Development of a Control System for the Tensioning Device of Belt Conveyors

Belt conveyors are one of the most common conveying machines with high productivity, economy, ease of maintenance and reliability. The range of their application is very wide and therefore the improvement of their operational characteristics is an urgent task. The tensioning device of the belt conveyor is accepted as an object of modernization. The essence lies in the development of adaptive automation of the tension process by installing a hydraulic drive. In the article, based on the analysis of known designs of tensioning devices, a variant of a hydraulic tensioning station is proposed that provides an adaptive change in the tension of the belt. The practical value of the material is to reduce the wear of the conveyor belt