Drive your energy savings, keeping your shafts in sync with Continental Synchronous Belts
Maximum precision plus maintenance-free operation and efficiencies up to 99% – as the manufacturer of the full line of power transmission belts, Continental offers a comprehensive range of timing belts made of rubber and polyurethane. To ensure that it can cover all industrial requirements, the portfolio contains an extensive variety of synchronous drive elements ranging from belts for household applications to heavy-duty timing belts to replace chains or for the most extreme ambient conditions.
In general according to Continental, timing belts are about 97% efficient and V-belts are about 92% efficient. In order to determine the energy savings, we can follow the steps below:
1.) Find the cost per year at 100% to run the drive. Use the formula below: - Cost of energy per year at 100% efficiency = (#hrs/week) x (#wks/yr) x (KW load) x ($.00 kw hr)
2.) Divide that cost by the efficiency. Timing belts are 97% efficient and V-belts are 92%.
- Belts are not 100% efficient. Additional energy costs are incurred due to heat buildup in the belt. - In addition to heat buildup, V-belts have a reduced efficiency due to slip. - Timing belts are more efficient than a V-belt and will use less energy.
Other factors that impact efficiency are: • The size of the sprockets. (Smaller is worse.) • The amount of load carried compared to the rated load of the belt. (Over design is worse.) • The motor efficiency.
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