The model of wireless charging infrastructure for electric transport of open-pit mining enterprises
- 1 — Ph.D., Dr.Sci. Senior Researcher T.F.Gorbachev Kuzbass State Technical University ▪ Orcid ▪ Elibrary ▪ Scopus ▪ ResearcherID
- 2 — Ph.D., Dr.Sci. Professor T.F.Gorbachev Kuzbass State Technical University ▪ Orcid ▪ Scopus
- 3 — Postgraduate Student T.F.Gorbachev Kuzbass State Technical University ▪ Orcid
- 4 — Ph.D. Supplementary Education Teacher Sevastopol Station of Young Technicians ▪ Orcid ▪ Elibrary
Abstract
The prospects for implementing battery-powered dump trucks at open-pit mining enterprises are considered. Main attention is on the problem of charging infrastructure for adopting the unmanned production concept. The suggestion is to use wireless charging stations to join charging with particular technological operations, thereby reducing battery capacity and increasing the utilization rate of electric vehicles. To determine effective charging infrastructure solutions, it is necessary to evaluate the interaction between the dump truck and charging stations. The research aims to develop a model reflecting the power flows between the charging infrastructure and the dump truck battery while an operational process is being executed. The model takes into account the work cycle parameters, dump truck parameters with powertrain options providing energy recovery at braking, and charging infrastructure parameters in three options: one stationary charging station located outside the operating routes designed for the simultaneous charging of several dump trucks (option A); stationary charging stations for one dump truck located at loading points (option B); and a dynamic charging station that charges in motion (option C). The method for determining the power of a single wireless charging station is proposed, along with a related method for determining battery capacity. When establishing capacity, the parameters of the charge-discharge cycle and the charging current ratio are considered. The described model is implemented in MATLAB Simulink using m-files for processing satellite data of route parameters from geographic information systems, as well as elements of the Stateflow and Simscape Electrical libraries. The capabilities of the model were demonstrated on the example of the Lebedinsky GOK, with the BelAZ-7558E selected as a battery-powered dump truck. In the example considered, the total capacity of the wireless charging infrastructure for options A, B, and C was 10.6; 6.3, and 13.5 MW, with option B providing the highest value of the battery average state of charge of 0.65 p.u., with the lowest specific power demand per dump truck of 2.4 MW·h. The simulation results allow us to determine various operating factors of the system, evaluate the power compliance of system elements, compare wireless charging infrastructure options, and make informed design decisions.
Funding
The research was supported by the State assignment of Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (N 075-03-2024-082-2).
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