The future of AC static drive systems on open cast mining machinery
CIM Bulletin, Vol. 83, No. 939, 1990
T.W.Sullivan, Bucyrus-Erie Company, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This paper explores the history of AC static variable frequency control drive systems on open cast mining machinery, in particular electric mining shovels and electric walking draglines, over the past ten years. It critiques the peformance of these drive systems from a productivity and operating cost standpoint and evaluates the over-all success of the original design concepts as they were envisaged in the 1970s. The paper details the state-of-the-art as it exists today as well as design improvements contemplated for the immediate future.
Keywords:
AC static drive systems, Equipment, Excavators, Technology.
