P2.2 - Using a mechanical spring for monitoring conveyor systems

Event
AMA Conferences 2015
2015-05-19 - 2015-05-21
Nürnberg, Germany
Band
Proceedings SENSOR 2015
Chapter
P2 - Mechanical
Author(s)
H. Zur - Mechanische Werkstätten Wurzen GmbH, Bennewitz (Germany), C. Rücker, K. Eichhorn - FTZ Leipzig, Leipzig (Germany)
Pages
759 - 761
DOI
10.5162/sensor2015/P2.2
ISBN
978-3-9813484-8-4
Price
free

Abstract

To guarantee the directional stability of belt conveyor systems the required belt tension has to be ensured. This can be done through mechanical springs. Therefore, a possible sensor concept is shown in this paper. It describes a long-term stable measurement of the belt tension by using the electrical properties of a mechanical spring. The inductance of a spring varies inversely proportional to its length. With measuring the inductance and computing the spring extension, it can be used as a sensor. Initial experiments show that existing belt conveyor systems can be upgraded with this kind of sensor system.

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