How big is the motor of a typical belt conveyor

The motor size of the belt conveyor generally refers to the size of the motor power. And the motor power size, and the overall use of the belt conveyor can not be separated. For example, conveying distance, type of material, speed requirements, use of the environment, brand requirements and so on.
1. Conveying distance: when the longer the conveying distance, the greater the motor power. Because the conveying distance increases, need to overcome the friction, gravity and inertia and other resistance also increases, so need more power to drive conveying.

2. Material type: different material types and density have a certain impact on the conveying capacity. Generally speaking, the higher the density of the material requires more motor power.

3. Belt speed: the faster the belt speed, the more motor power is needed. But too fast belt speed will also increase the wear and tear of the equipment and maintenance costs.

4. environmental conditions: if working in high altitude, low temperature or high temperature environment, you need to consider the rated power of the motor and cooling method.

5. equipment quality: good quality equipment generally has higher mechanical efficiency and lower energy consumption.

6. engineering requirements: if the equipment is required to start a short period of time, a wide range of load changes, then the selected motor needs to have a higher power and instantaneous overload capacity.
Motor as a belt conveyor common drive, different belt conveyor models have corresponding to meet the motor power, ranging from 3-315kw, specific or with the actual prevail Oh!