MINING VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ITS ENERGY SUPPLY

• US 20140365052A1
• Filed: 06/06/2014
• Published: 12/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction OY (Sandvik AB)
• Original Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction OY (Sandvik AB)
• Inventors: KOUHIA, Samuli, KOUVO, Mikko
• Application Number:
  US14/297,719
• Publication Number:
  US 20140365052A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/22
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 1/003 to auxiliary motors, e.g. for pumps, compressors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 1/20 Energy regeneration from auxiliary equipment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/40 Working vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/425 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/28 Four wheel or all wheel drive
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0061 relating to electrical machines
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/04 Cutting off the power supply under fault conditions protective devices and circuit arrangements in general H01H; H02H
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/40 using propulsion power supplied by capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/50 using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/51 characterised by AC-motors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 9/24 fed from ac supply lines
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 7/025 Rock drills, i.e. jumbo drills
• CPC Class Codes: E21F 17/06 Distributing electric power; Cable networks; Conduits for cables circuit arrangements for supplying or distributing electric power in general H02J
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/64 Electric machine technologies in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a mining vehicle and to a method for its energy supply. The mining vehicle has a carriage, driving equipment for moving the carriage and at least one mining work device. The mining vehicle has a connection for supplying the mining work device from the electrical network of the mine and an energy source for supplying energy to the driving equipment. The energy source is charged by using a generator, and the mechanical energy arranged to rotate the generator is obtained from the electrical network of the mine, whereby the electric energy from the electrical network of the mine is transformed into mechanical energy, which is arranged to rotate the generator.

Claims

1. A mining vehicle comprising:

a carriage;

driving equipment for moving the carriage;

at least one mining work device;

an energy source for supplying energy to the driving equipment;

a generator for charging the energy source;

a connection for supplying electric energy to the mining work device from an electrical network of the mine and arranged to connect the mining vehicle during charging to the electrical network of the mine; and

means, arranged during charging, for transforming electric energy into mechanical energy, wherein the electric energy from the electrical network of the mine is transformed into mechanical energy and arranged to rotate the generator.

2. A mining vehicle as claimed in claim 1, further comprising means, arranged during charging, for transforming electric energy into kinetic energy, means for transforming kinetic energy into pressure energy and means for transforming the pressure energy again into kinetic energy to rotate the generator.

3. A mining vehicle as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a hydraulic system disposed between said connection and the generator for supplying, during charging, the electric energy from the electrical network of the mine for rotating the generator.

4. A mining vehicle as claimed in claim 2, wherein the means for transforming pressure energy into kinetic energy comprises a hydraulic pump that is supplied from the energy source, and the hydraulic pump is used as a hydraulic motor for rotating the generator for charging the energy source.

5. A mining vehicle as claimed in claim 4, wherein the hydraulic pump is a gear pump.

6. A mining vehicle as claimed in claim 4, wherein the hydraulic pump is a piston pump.

7. A mining vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the generator is a high-speed motor for providing rapid charge for the energy source.

8. A method for the energy supply of a mining vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

charging an energy source of a mining vehicle, the mining vehicle comprising a carriage, driving equipment for moving the carriage, at least one mining work device, a connection for supplying electrical energy to the mining work device from the electrical network of the mine, the energy source for supplying energy to the driving equipment and a generator for charging the energy source; and

connecting the mining vehicle during charging to the electrical network of the mine and, during charging, transforming electric energy supplied from the electrical network of the mine into mechanical energy and arranging the mechanical energy to rotate the generator.

9. A method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising, during charging, transforming electric energy from the electrical network of the mine into kinetic energy, transforming the kinetic energy into pressure energy, transforming the pressure energy again into kinetic energy and arranging the kinetic energy to rotate the generator.

10. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the energy source is charged by using rapid charge such that during rapid charge the temperature of at least one mining work device is measured and the at least one mining device is controlled to supply its maximum power until its maximum temperature is reached.