Electrical · Controls & Automation
Industrial Conveyor Belt Control System
Intermediate 4 weeks 30-40 hours
Variable speed controller with soft-start. Implement speed ramps to reduce mechanical stress. Log operational data and detect maintenance needs.
Major
Electrical
Focus area
Controls & Automation
Total hours
30-40 hours
What you'll need
- Arduino Uno R3 ATmega328P microcontroller board
- variable frequency drive VFD single phase 220V motor controller
- infrared IR optical tachometer RPM speed sensor module
- motor soft starter module
- 16x2 LCD display module with I2C for Arduino
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Steps
- Sketch the control system and decide your target speeds and ramp times.
- Wire the VFD, tachometer, soft starter, and LCD, keeping mains wiring fully enclosed and fused.
- Program speed ramps for smooth starts and stops and display live RPM on the LCD.
- Compare a hard start against your soft-start ramp and measure the speed overshoot of each.
- Log run time and speed data and set a simple alert that flags when a maintenance check is due.
- Summarize the results and document the build for your portfolio.
What to photograph for your portfolio
- Speed ramp curves
- mechanical stress reduction
- maintenance alerts
- operational logs
- efficiency
Resume bullet starters
Copy one, then swap in your own numbers.
Designed and built an industrial conveyor belt control system using Arduino, motor control, PWM
Applied industrial automation and predictive maintenance to implement, test, and validate the system end-to-end
Quantified performance with [insert your result, such as accuracy, error reduction, response time, or load capacity] after iterative tuning
Skills you'll show off
Arduinomotor controlPWMindustrial automationpredictive maintenance