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Testing the Impact of Braking Algorithm Parameters on Acceleration and Braking Distance for a Suspended Monorail with Regard to Acceptable Travel Speed in Hard Coal Mines

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  • Jerzy Świder

    (Department of Engineering Processes Automation and Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland)

  • Kamil Szewerda

    (KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland)

  • Krzysztof Herbuś

    (Department of Engineering Processes Automation and Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland)

  • Jerzy Jura

    (KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland)

Abstract

Increasing the maximum speed limit of suspended monorails, which became a very popular means of auxiliary transport, is one of the aspects of improving the efficiency of work in underground coal mines. It is especially important to enable higher (than allowed by the law) travel speed, when moving the crew to and from the workplace, which is often very distant from the shaft, and can take more than one hour of travel. Increasing this speed will make it possible to extend the effective working time of miners, which should have a positive impact on the economics of the mine. However, driving at a higher speed is also associated with increased risk of a negative impact of dynamic overload to people, e.g., during emergency braking of the suspended monorail. The concept of sequential emergency braking was developed in order to avoid excessive deceleration affecting passengers and the operator of the monorail, as well as to minimize the dynamic loads acting on the rail suspensions and on the roadway support frames, which could cause serious accidents. The developed assumptions with regard to the new method of braking are innovative in the area related to hard coal mining, where there are currently no such solutions. According to the principles of the developed concept, the total braking force was divided into two stages. The activation of the second stage depends on the deceleration measured after the time delay from activation of the first stage of braking. We present the results of the numerical simulations, which aimed to analyze the impact of changing the parameters of the braking algorithm on the braking deceleration, the braking time, and the braking distance. The possibility of changing the braking force and downward emergency braking on a high inclination angle were also taken into account during the numerical simulations. Use of the developed emergency braking algorithm enables the optimization of this process at a higher speed than is currently used. This aspect is also very important in increasing the safety for people travelling at a higher speed limit. The numerical simulations provide knowledge for safety in terms of the dynamic overload during emergency braking, without injury risk to miners or damage to equipment.

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  • Jerzy Świder & Kamil Szewerda & Krzysztof Herbuś & Jerzy Jura, 2021. "Testing the Impact of Braking Algorithm Parameters on Acceleration and Braking Distance for a Suspended Monorail with Regard to Acceptable Travel Speed in Hard Coal Mines," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-20, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:21:p:7275-:d:671432
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    1. Kamil Szewerda & Jarosław Tokarczyk & Andrzej Wieczorek, 2021. "Impact of Increased Travel Speed of a Transportation Set on the Dynamic Parameters of a Mine Suspended Monorail," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-15, March.
    2. Guang Li & Fengshan Ma & Jie Guo & Haijun Zhao, 2021. "Case Study of Roadway Deformation Failure Mechanisms: Field Investigation and Numerical Simulation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(4), pages 1-15, February.
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    1. Nikodem Szlązak & Marek Korzec & Jianwei Cheng, 2022. "Using Battery-Powered Suspended Monorails in Underground Hard Coal Mines to Improve Working Conditions in the Roadway," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-19, October.
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