Review article

The article presents the developed method of optimal design of the power-drive station steel mass structure of conveyor equipped with suspended belt. This method includes the goal function of steel structure and the systems of structural, strength and stiffness restricts imposed on it. The basis on the presented optimal design method, calculations of the steel structure of the conveyor power-drive station equipped with suspended belt for different performance values were performed .As a result, there have been obtained the data on the optimum size values of steel structure parts of the power-drive station and the corresponding mass values.