The basic components of an electronic belt scale primarily include: (1) the belt conveyor and its drive unit (although manufacturers of integrated belt scales typically do not provide it, without it, the scale is incomplete and cannot operate properly.), (2) the weighing unit, (3) the speed measurement unit, and (4) the signal collection, processing, and control unit.
For conveyor belt scales, the entire conveyor belt system serves as the carrier; for platform belt scales, the weighing platform, the weighing drum, and the conveyor belt running directly above it form the carrier.
A weighing sensor is an element that converts the weight of the material being weighed into an analog or digital electrical signal. The combination of a weighing platform with a weighing sensor is often referred to as a weighing unit.
The electronic belt scale, a dynamic measuring instrument, and the speed sensor used to measure the running speed of the material being weighed are also important components for ensuring measurement accuracy.
The signal acquisition, processing, and control unit is an electronic device used to receive and process electrical signals from sensors, providing measurement results in units of quality, and completing other predetermined functions. It can be a single instrument (such as a "dynamic weighing display controller") or composed of several independent components (including separate sensor excitation power supplies, on-site signal collectors, and accumulators and supervisory computers located in the central control room, etc.). For convenience of description, this manual often refers to the signal acquisition, processing, and control unit (whether single or combined) as the "display and control unit."