Description of the application
This chapter shows the selection of the MOVIMOT® advanced drive unit with the following information by example of a roller conveyor for transporting wooden pallets:
Load weight | m | 2500 kg |
Conveying speed | v | 22 m/min |
Positioning speed | v | 5 m/min |
Acceleration | a | 0.4 m/s2 |
Number of rollers | a | 8 |
Efficiency of the application with rollers | ηapp | 0.7 |
Roller diameter | D | 140 mm |
Lever arm of the rolling friction (wood/steel) | f | 1.2 |
Bearing diameter | d | 28 mm |
Bearing friction value | µbearing | 0.005 |
Switching frequency | c | 6 mal/h |
Maximum external force at standstill | Fext | 800 N |
The following image depicts a schematic illustration:
