The purpose of the article is to generate effective designs of storage and loading hopper systems with automation elements based on the application of structural-schematic synthesis by the method of hierarchical grouping using morphological analysis. The use of this method of carrying out structural-schematic synthesis makes it possible to obtain a limited number of design solutions for hoppers, taking into account the gradation of requirements that are applied to them in the process of their development. It allows to significantly save time and resources spent on the search for more effective alternatives. The generation of efficient designs of storage-loading hopper systems with automation elements was carried out based on the application of structural-schematic synthesis by the method of hierarchical grouping with the help of morphological analysis. As a result of the conducted synthesis, 57 variants of design solutions of storage and loading hoppers were obtained, the schemes of six of them are shown in the figures. Their advantages are the ability to change the volume of accumulation, the possibility of disturbing the bulk medium and avoiding its jamming, ensuring the forced intensive supply of materials when unloading from hoppers, the ability to loosen bulk materials and ensure uniform loading of the conveyor. A scheme of an automated adaptive limit control system for a screw conveyor with a storage-loading hopper has been developed, which provides a constant value of the given production parameters, in particular, the productivity of bulk materials transportation, the power of the screw drive under the influence of various external factors. By changing the number and composition of the elements of this system, it is possible to generate various design schemes of storage and loading hoppers with automation elements.

structural-schematic synthesis, accumulation, loading, hopper, element, screw conveyor, automation

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