Servomotor Sizing: A Step-by-Step Guide for Mechanical Engineers

Case One

Given away:

  • Disc mass M=50 kg
  • Disc diameter D=500 mm
  • Maximum disc speed 60 rpm

Select servo motor and reduction gear, component diagram as follows:

Calculation of the moment of inertia for disk rotation

J. l = MD 2 /8 = 50 * 50 2 / 8 = 15625 (kg cm 2 )

Assuming a gear reduction ratio of 1:R, the load inertia reflected on the servo motor shaft is 15625/R 2 .

According to the principle that the load inertia should be less than three times the rotor inertia J M of the motor,

if a 400 W motor is selected, J M = 0.277 (kg cm 2 ),

then: 15625/R 2 < 3*0.277,R 2 > 18803, R > 137,

the output speed = 3000/137 = 22 (rpm),

that does not meet the requirement.

If a 500 W motor is selected, J M = 8.17 (kg cm 2 ),

then: 15625/R 2 < 3*8.17,R 2 > 637, R > 25,

the output speed = 2000/25 = 80 (rpm),

that satisfies the requirement.

This type of transmission has minimal resistance, so torque calculations are ignored.

Case Two

Given away:

  • Load weight M = 50 kg
  • Synchronous belt wheel diameter D = 120 mm
  • Reduction ratio R 1 = 10, R 2 = 2
  • Coefficient of friction between load and machine table µ = 0.6
  • Maximum load movement speed: 30 m/min
  • Time for the load to accelerate from rest to maximum speed: 200ms

Ignoring the weight of each wheel on the conveyor belt,

What is the minimum power requirement for a motor to drive such a load?

The schematic diagram of the component is as follows:

1. Calculation of the inertia of the load reflected on the motor shaft:

JL = M * D 2 /4/R 1 2

= 50 * 144/4/100

= 18 (kg cm 2 )

According to the principle that the load inertia should be less than three times the motor rotor inertia (JM):

J. M > 6 (kg cm 2 )

2. Calculation of the torque required to drive the engine load:

Torque required to overcome friction:

T f =M*g*µ*(D/2)/R 2 /R 1

= 50 * 9.8 * 0.6 * 0.06/2/10

= 0.882 (N·m)

Torque required for acceleration:

Ta = M * a * (D / 2) / R 2 /R 1

= 50 * (30/60/0.2) * 0.06/2/10

= 0.375 (N·m)

The nominal torque of the servo motor must be greater than T f and the maximum torque must be greater than T f +T a .

3. Calculation of required engine speed:

N = v / (πD) * R 1

= 30 / (3.14 * 0.12) * 10

= 796 (rpm)

Case Three

Given away:

  • Load weight M = 200 kg
  • PB screw pitch = 20 mm
  • Screw diameter DB = 50 mm
  • MB screw weight = 40 kg
  • Friction coefficient µ = 0.2
  • Mechanical efficiency η = 0.9
  • Load movement speed V = 30 m/min
  • Total movement time t = 1.4 s
  • Acceleration and deceleration time t 1 = t 3 = 0.2s
  • Rest time t 4 = 0.3s

Select the servo motor with the minimum power that meets the load requirements,

The component diagram is as follows:

1. Calculation of Load Inertia Converted to the Motor Shaft

Load inertia of the weight converted to the motor shaft

J. C =M*(PB/2π)²

= 200 * (2/6.28)²

= 20.29 (kg·cm²)

The rotational inertia of the screw

J. B =M B *D B ²/8

= 40*25/8

= 125 (kg·cm²)

Total load inertia

JL = JW + JB = 145.29 (kg cm²)

2. Calculation of engine speed

Required engine speed

N=V/PB

= 30/0.02

= 1500 (rpm)

3. Calculation of the torque required to drive the motor load

The torque required to overcome friction

T f =M*g*µ*PB/2π/η

= 200*9.8*0.2*0.02/2π/0.9

= 1.387 (N·m)

Torque required when weight is accelerating

T A1 =M*a*PB/2π/η

= 200 * (30/60 / 0.2) * 0.02 / 2π / 0.9

= 1.769 (N·m)

Torque required when screw is accelerating

T A2 = JB * α / η

=J B *(N*2π/60/t 1 ) /η

= 0.0125 * (1500 * 6.28/60/0.2)/0.9

= 10.903 (N·m)

Total torque required for acceleration

T A =T A1 +T A2 = 12.672 (N·m)

4. Servo Motor Selection

Servo motor rated torque

T > T f and T > Trms

Servo motor maximum torque

T max. >T f +T A

Finally, the ECMA-E31820ES engine was selected.

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