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A novel coupled hydro-pneumatic energy storage system for hybrid mining
A novel coupled hydro-pneumatic energy storage system is proposed to improve the energy and power performance of the energy storage system in hybrid mining trucks. Based on four basic layouts, representing different energy conversion and storage approaches, of compressed air energy storage system and hydraulic energy
Reloaded: Introducing the Next Generation of Underground Mining Trucks
"To meet the demand of our customers seeking a truck to complement our 4-ton mining loaders (the L350D and L440B), our engineers are developing a new, more compact truck model," said Melkonian. "Based on the L440B loader, the new truck will be available in multiple versions to optimize its usage, ranging from full battery-powered to full diesel,
Bigger is better: on board the world''s largest electric mining vehicle
The haul truck has a hybrid design, allowing the vehicle to be powered by a combination of a scalable high-power modular lithium-ion battery system, a
Mining vehicles
2013 – The biggest dump truck. The world''s biggest dump truck, the Belaz 75710, weighs in at an incredible 496t. It was developed by Belaz, a mining manufacturing company from Belarus, in 2013, and sales began in 2014. At 20.6m-long, 8.16m-high and 9.87m-wide, the house-sized truck was the first to be able to transport more than 450t.
The technical parameters of the mining truck. | Download Table
The energy storage system of electric-drive heavy mining trucks takes on a critical significance in the characteristics including excellent load capacity, economy, and high efficiency.
Powertrain of regular electric-drive mining trucks. | Download
The energy storage system of electric-drive heavy mining trucks takes on a critical significance in the characteristics including excellent load capacity, economy, and high efficiency.
Downhill potential energy of electric‐driving mining truck
The mining trucks with heavy loads are widely used in open-pit mines, which are usually under working conditions where the recoverable potential energy accounts for more than 1/3 of the traction
Diesel-electric mining haul trucks
Sécheron offers electrical safety and drive control solutions for Diesel-electric mining haul trucks to ensure high uptime and flexibility during operation. Sécheron develops and manufactures electrical equipment to meet the needs of the mining industry. Specifically, we provide a broad range of products and solutions for high-voltage
Peak Demand Reduction in Mining Haul Trucks Utilizing an
A mining haul truck driven by electrical wheel motors is powered by a trolley power system during an uphill climb. Retard energy captured during braking action on either the uphill climb or downhill descent is stored by an on-board electrical energy storage system.
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FIG. 2 is a block diagram of control and braking features of the mining truck of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic view of a fleet of mining trucks in a trolley-assisted mine environment; FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating power demand, output, and energy storage, for several features in a trolley-assisted mine environment;
A novel coupled hydro-pneumatic energy storage system for
Based on four basic layouts, representing different energy conversion and storage approaches, of compressed air energy storage system and hydraulic energy
Journal of Energy Storage
PMET uses a renewable braking system to convert the gravitational energy storage released as the cargo descends the mountain into electrical energy to
Numerical study on the heat transfer performance of mine ice-storage cooling device
Abstract. The thermal performance of the ice-storage cooling device used in the underground mine refuge chamber is poor, which causes a waste of energy. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the heat transfer performance of ice latent heat storage devices. In the current work, the effects of fin height, fin thickness and number
Integrated data mining for prediction of specific capacitance of porous carbon materials for flexible energy storage devices
Integrated data mining was employed to achieve the strategy of designing and manufacturing flexible energy storage devices. • A layer fusion model based on gradient enhanced decision tree can predict the synthesis of carbon electrode materials. • The importance
Optimal Sizing, Gear Ratios, and Shifting Schedule of Battery-Electric Mining Haul Trucks to Enhance Energy
Energy Technology is an applied energy journal covering technical aspects of energy process engineering, including generation, conversion, storage, & distribution. At present, mining haul trucks (MHTs) directly deploy the on-road heavy-duty trucks'' battery-electric powertrain, as they can cut down costs and emissions in mining.
Frontiers | Investigation on Thermal Characteristics of the Oil
The improved hydraulic energy storage system (IHESS) is a novel compact hydraulic ESS with only 10% of oil and 64.78% of installation space of the regular ones. However, its novel circulating structure and lightweight material result in poor heat dissipation. The thermodynamic and heat transfer model of IHESS with an oil-circulating layout is
CURRENT STATE OF THE ART AND TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FIELD
The paper describes control algorithms for a combined power plant made according to a sequential scheme for a 6x6 mining dump truck. The general approaches used in the development of control
Technology Selection and Sizing of On-Board Energy Recovery
Installing an energy recovery system (ERS) on a mining haul truck has the potential to save a significant amount of fuel by recovering energy while descending
Powertrain configuration of a mining truck
Electric drive mining trucks, which are of heavy loads and high efficiencies, are widely used for off-road applications such as large-scale open-pit metal mines, coal mines, and water conservancy
A Battery Power Breakthrough For EV Cars And Trucks Called SCiB
6 · Researchers continue to work on battery technology trying new materials to meet the growing demand for storage in transportation, devices and grid operations. Lithium-ion is today''s standard with anodes made from graphite. Toshiba in partnership with Sojitz, a Japanese aerospace company, and CBMM, a Brazilian mining company, have entered
The Future of Energy Storage | MIT Energy Initiative
Video. MITEI''s three-year Future of Energy Storage study explored the role that energy storage can play in fighting climate change and in the global adoption of clean energy grids. Replacing fossil fuel-based power generation with power generation from wind and solar resources is a key strategy for decarbonizing electricity.
Comprehensive overview: Fleet management drives green and
Also, by using electric mining trucks, energy consumption could be reduced by more than 1/3 and 1500 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year. In addition, $245 million has been invested in a carbon capture and storage project in Queensland, which is expected to test inject 180,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide for
Research on the braking energy reuse management strategy of hybrid electric mining trucks
The braking energy recovery and reuse technology are significant to the energy-saving and emission reduction of hybrid mining dump trucks. Therefore, this paper proposes a technical scheme to increase the speed of the heavy-load uphill section by using the light overload of the motor.
Block diagram of the drive system. | Download Scientific Diagram
Aiming at the efficient energy recovery and utilization of the system in the uphill process of the mining truck, an energy management strategy of the circulating hydro-pneumatic energy storage
Mine Planning and Selection of Autonomous Trucks
Abstract. Autonomous trucks achieve greater productivities (up to 30%), and do so with reduced fuel, maintenance and tyre wear. This is in addition to the lower costs for personnel, offset by costs of communication networks and control room operators. This paper discusses the mine planning and selection of rendering trucks autonomous,
Mining electrification and infrastructure |
The future for mining electrification has already started. Electricity transformation of off-grid mining to battery energy storage and renewables is underway. A lot of progressive companies are investing in fully-electric or hybrid-electric vehicles to dump diesel, cut costs and pollution and use new technologies more appealing to the millennials.
Optimal energy management strategy of fuel‐cell battery
The fuel efficiency-oriented energy management strategy (EMS) cannot guarantee the improvement of total operating costs. This paper proposes an EMS to minimize the overall operation costs of FCEVs, including the cost of hydrogen fuel, as well as the cost associated with the degradations of the PEMFC system and battery energy
Deploying battery energy storage systems in mining
Sandfire''s DeGrussa''s Mine in Western Australia. Built in 2016, the hybrid solar, diesel and energy storage system has reduced Sandfire''s CO 2 emissions by 30,789 tons and offset 11 million litres of diesel. In addition to the environmental benefits, the project has provided a blueprint for the adoption of renewable energy at mine sites
LSTM-based adaptive energy management of connected hybrid
In this study, we show how such historical information on driving conditions of connected hybrid mining trucks can be leveraged to develop a new adaptive equivalent fuel
How electric mining equipment is leaving its mark on the industry
Boliden will also build a 1.8km electric line at Kevitsa in northern Finland, and convert 13 trucks to electric engines. The conversion will decrease greenhouse gas emissions from transport at Aitik by 15% and Kevista by 9%, and cut diesel consumption by 5,500 cubic metres annually. The company will invest SEK300m ($35m) in the project,
Comparative study on the economy of hybrid mining trucks for
Although the fuel consumption is nearly 1,000,000 kg per year for a mining truck with a 400,000 kg load, the huge profit margins of mines diminish the industry''s energy-saving motivations. Another obstacle to hybrid mining is that a large energy storage system (ESS) should be used when recycling such a large downhill
Powertrain of regular electric-drive mining trucks. | Download
The energy storage system of electric-drive heavy mining trucks takes on a critical significance in the characteristics including excellent load capacity, economy, and high
Research on Energy Management Strategy of Mining Truck Based
The truck power system model including the hybrid energy storage system is built in which the energy management of mining truck is designed with the minimizing fuel
Journal of Energy Storage
Researchers have estimated the amount of energy recovered with off-road mining dump trucks to be as high as 65 % [17]. For example, The Infinity Train, A new concept of highways infrastructure integrating energy storage devices for e-mobility transition. J. Energy Storage, 65 (2023), p.
Potential of on-board energy recovery systems to reduce the costs
Using a simulation program incorporating appropriate models for a diesel-electric mine haul truck, capital costs, operating costs and four energy recovery
All electric operation of ultraclass mining haul trucks
In the article "All Electric Operation of Ultra class Mining Haul Trucks" [18], it is proposed to combine a high ERS coverage with small energy storage in the form of ultracapacitors or batteries