Universal Computer Model for Studying the Dynamics of a Two-Motor Scraper Conveyor

Abstract

The article proposes to study the dynamics of the scraper conveyor (SC), which is one of the main components of the mechanized complex of the coal face, to use a universal computer model in which the multi-mass system of the traction body (TB) with concentrated parameters is replaced by a script in the form of a MATLAB function, the code for modeling the system of equations of the TB in which is developed using the Matlab pro-gramming language. With the help of Simulink blocks, models of electric motors, transmissions, drive sprockets, as well as the elementary masses of TB are created. This solution made it possible to change the number of elementary masses in a wide range, and to ensure the study of dynamic processes in the electromechanical system of the SC with a predetermined accuracy. The most common type of multi-motor conveyor is considered: two-drive, with head and end drives connected through transmissions and sprockets by an infinite chain with scrapers. The simulation of the direct start modes at full load and empty load was carried out. The results showed that the proposed model provided 2 times faster simulation of the developed model compared to the model of a conveyor made up of the same number of individual elementary masses, while the accuracy of the simulation in terms of the speed of movement of the chain is 5% in the interval with the real conveyor. It is concluded that it is necessary to develop an effective method of controlling the head and tail drives of the scraper conveyor in order to equal their load. The results of the simulation can be used to predict the fatigue life and determine the optimal pretensioning force at an early design stage, when only a few design parameters are known.