Design And Energy Optimization Of Z-Type Chain Conveyor

摘要

Conveyor equipment selection is a complex, and sometimes, tedious task since there are literally hundreds of equipment types and manufacturers to choose from. From the variety of conveyors the selection of ZCs is because it provides fast, efficient, convenient and safe access to/from mezzanines, balconies, basements, and between levels in multiple story buildings. They can be installed for through-floor, interior or exterior applications. In this paper the design and energy efficiency of Z Conveyor is done. The improvement of the energ y efficiency of chain conveyor systems can be achieved at equipment and operation levels. This paper intends to take a model based optimization approach to improve the efficiency of chain conveyors at the operational level. An analytical energy model, originating from ISO 5048, is firstly proposed, which lumps all the parameters into four coefficients. Subsequently, both an off-line and an on-line parameter estimatio n schemes are applied to identify the new energy model, respectively