Automotive Belt drives are used by one-third of electric motors in the industrial and commercial sectors. They provide flexibility in the positioning of the motor relative to the load. The different types of belts perform separate functions in an industry.

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2. Description:
 Automotive Belt drives are used by one-third of electric
motors in the industrial and commercial sectors. They
provide flexibility in the positioning of the motor relative to
the load. The different types of belts perform separate
functions in an industry.

3.  An aptly designed belt transmission system caters high
efficiency, reduces noise, needs no lubrication, and
presents low maintenance requirements. However, certain
types of belts offer potential energy cost savings. Pulleys
of different diameters permit the speed of the driven
machinery to be increased or decreased.
 Most of the belt drives use V-belts. V-belts use a
trapezoidal cross section to generate a wedging action on
the pulleys to escalate friction and improve the belt’s
power transfer capability. Joined or multiple belts are
specified for hefty loads. V-belt drives have a peak
efficiency of 95 percent to 98 percent at the time of
installation. Efficiency is also based on pulley size, driven
torque, under or over-belting, and V-belt design and
construction. Efficiency slumps by as much as 5 percent
over time if slippage occurs because the belt is not
regularly retensioned.

4. Cogged belts
 These have slots that run perpendicular to the belt’s
length. The slots curtail the bending resistance of the belt.
Cogged belts can be used with the same pulleys as
equivalently rated V-belts. They run cooler, last longer,
and have an efficiency that is about 2 percent higher than
that of standard V-belts.

5. Synchronous belts
 These are also called timing, positive-drive, or high-torque
drive belts. It is toothed and entails the installation of
mating toothed-drive sprockets. Synchronous renders an
efficiency of about 98 percent and maintains that efficiency
over a wide load range. Contrastingly, V-belts have an
acute reduction in efficiency at high torque due to surging
slippage. Synchronous belts require minimum
maintenance and retensioning, operate in wet and oily
environments, and run slip-free. However, it is noisy,
inappropriate for shock weights and transfer vibrations.

6. Synchronous belts
 These are also called timing, positive-drive, or high-torque
drive belts. It is toothed and entails the installation of
mating toothed-drive sprockets. Synchronous renders an
efficiency of about 98 percent and maintains that efficiency
over a wide load range. Contrastingly, V-belts have an
acute reduction in efficiency at high torque due to surging
slippage. Synchronous belts require minimum
maintenance and retensioning, operate in wet and oily
environments, and run slip-free. However, it is noisy,
inappropriate for shock weights and transfer vibrations.