Control problems in armored face conveyors for longwall mines
- AMP Control SWG Pty. Ltd., Newcastle, New South Wales (Australia)
- Aalborg Univ. (Denmark)
This paper is a tutorial discussion of the current difficulties being experienced with the performance of armored face conveyor (AFC) drive systems, as used in longwall mining. It presents the traditional approaches to the design of the drive system and highlights the inadequacies. The final part of the paper presents a possible solution approach using variable-speed drive systems, emphasizing the advantages of this approach. The paper is significant, in that it discusses, in one document, a number of problems related to the operation of longwall AFC`s. Furthermore, it presents a solution path for these problems. The details of the control strategies to solve the problems highlighted are left to a companion paper.
- OSTI ID:
- 290096
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-961096-; ISSN 0093-9994; TRN: IM9834%%172
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 34, Issue 2; Conference: 1996 Industry Applications Society annual meeting, San Diego, CA (United States), 6-10 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: Mar-Apr 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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