Monitoring and control of main fans for minimization of power consumption
- Research Centre for Electrical Engineering and Automation in Mining, Katowice (Poland)
Ventilation process in deep mines features relatively low efficiency. Commonly used passive control by means of regulators and flow throttling leads to remarkable energy losses that could be lower if effective monitoring and remote control of main fan operating point were implemented. In the paper, some results of investigation carried out in Polish coal mines to evaluate real energy losses in ventilation process are described. Different methods for main fans performance monitoring and control are considered and compared especially those using fan drive speed control to minimize power consumption. On the other hand some criteria for power evaluation are analysed and algorithms for optimum location of controllers in ventilation network are considered. The results of investigation are being implemented in the first system for monitoring and control of main fan operating point in Miechowice colliery.
- OSTI ID:
- 269206
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9506227--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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