Simulation and Analysis during Conveyor Stop Process Based on AMESim

Abstract

This paper builds drive system model of belt conveyor during three kinds of stop process based on AMESim, and deduces belt tension equations. A case study on a long belt conveyor dynamic performance concludes that the braking stop process is shortest and motor stop process is longest. Also, the torque change rules of drive pulley among three kinds of stop process are same, that is increase at the beginning and decrease at last. The displacement of gravity take-up is largest during motor stop process, and the gravity moves far from the original point during power-off stop process.