The article was devoted to the study of an automated electric drive with a scalar closed-loop speed control system. Severe duty and operating modes of electric drive determine the actual service life. Wear of the induction motor, as a key link of the electric drive, was associated with deviation from nominal parameters. The deviation of parameters of the induction motor equivalent circuit determined the resultant change of characteristics. The parameters of the equivalent circuit determined the accuracy of the adjustment of regulators and optimal algorithms in the control system of the electric drive. In continuous operation modes the possibility of auto-tuning regulators, which requires stopping or no-load mode, was excluded. The paper considered the influence of the magnetization circuit mutual inductance value of the induction motor on the behavior of the electric drive control system. Evaluation of the behavior of the scalar closed-loop speed control system was performed on the basic energy (power factor, efficiency factor) and mechanical (speed, electromagnetic torque) characteristics of the electric drive.

Currently, the determination of the emission rate of suspended solids from a unit of the surface area of a man-made mass at various parameters of the wind flow is not sufficiently described. The analysis of the world experience of researchers shows that existing laboratory installations have various design features that do not allow to correctly determine the mass of the dust being flapped and wind-blown. Based on the analysis results, the concept of an innovative laboratory installation for the study of dust-forming surfaces has been developed. It takes into account the influence of wind shadows, the deturbulization of an artificially created air flow, the possibility of regulating not only the flow velocity mode, but also the creation of a vacuum or disturbance in the area of sample placement, as well as the formation of a certain angle of wind flow attack relative to the surface. The concept provides for the possibility of determining the volume of dust emissions by the values of the lost dust masses in the sample and by the values of dust concentrations in the outgoing stream. The calculation of the main basic elements of the installation using the ANSYS FLUENT software package was carried out. The model and configuration of the wind tunnel have been developed and calculated, the main geometric parameters and functional elements for the possibility of use in scientific work have been determined. For practical use of the empirical roughness value of the underlying surface, its values are recommended in a wide range – from zero for the water surface to 0.44 for large cities with tall buildings and skyscrapers.

The problem of DEM models calibration is considered in the article. It is proposed to divide models input parameters into those that require iterative calibration and those that are recommended to measure directly. A new method for model calibration based on the design of the experiment for iteratively calibrated parameters is proposed. The experiment is conducted using a specially designed stand. The results are processed with technical vision algorithms. Approximating functions are obtained and the error of the implemented software and hardware complex is estimated. The prospects of the obtained results are discussed.