New method for determining the elements of movement of a mine electric locomotive haulage

Abstract

In the existing calculation methods of mine electric locomotive haulage for determining the elements of motion - traction force, speed and time of movement, energy consumption - an average or equivalent slope of the haulage tracks is usually adopted. An equivalent slope is a constant slope that is equivalent to the actual profile in terms of the operation of traction motors. For newly designed coal and ore mines, a slope of equal resistance or close to it is often adopted in calculations of mine electric locomotive traction, ensuring normal drainage of water from the workings. A slope of equal resistance is understood to be a constant slope at which the traction force of the electric locomotive when moving with a load downhill and the traction force when moving with an empty train uphill will be the same. The calculations imply that the operation of electric locomotives at a steady speed of movement occurs without acceleration, with a traction force and, accordingly, with a current value corresponding to the uniform movement of the train on the adopted constant slope.