MECHATRONIC COMPLEXES FOR MINING MACHINERY: JOINT POWER COMPANY LLC – 35 YEARS

Abstract

This article examines the key areas of activity of “Joint Power” Company LLC in the development of control equipment for quarry equipment – drilling rigs, excavators, and dump trucks. The architecture of mechatronic systems for excavators and draglines has received standard status and is used at the enterprises of “IZ-KARTEX named after P.G. Korobkov” LLC and Uralmashzavod PJSC. Advanced technical solutions are used in complete control devices for drilling rigs: AC electric drives for the rotation and travel, thyristor soft-start devices for AC compressor drives, a microcontroller module for measuring the borehole depth during drilling, an automatic leveling system for the rig, etc. In cooperation with the Ruselprom Concern, serial production of converters and control systems for traction electrical equipment of dump trucks with a lifting capacity of 90 tons and 240 tons has been mastered.

Keywords

Mechatronics, excavator, drilling rig, dump truck, motor, transistor, converter.

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