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Predictive Modeling of Conveyor Belt Deterioration in Coal Mines Using AI Techniques

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  • Parthkumar Parmar

    (Department of Laser Technologies, Automation and Production Organization, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, ul. Łukasiewicza 5, 50-371 Wrocław, Poland)

  • Leszek Jurdziak

    (Department of Mining, Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, ul. Na Grobli 15, 50-421 Wrocław, Poland)

  • Aleksandra Rzeszowska

    (Department of Mining, Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, ul. Na Grobli 15, 50-421 Wrocław, Poland)

  • Anna Burduk

    (Department of Laser Technologies, Automation and Production Organization, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, ul. Łukasiewicza 5, 50-371 Wrocław, Poland)

Abstract

Conveyor belts are vital for material transportation in coal mines due to their cost-effectiveness and versatility. These belts endure significant wear from harsh operating conditions, risking substantial financial losses if they fail. This study develops five artificial neural network (ANN) models to predict conveyor belt damage using 11 parameters from the Belchatow brown coal mine in Poland. The models target five outputs: number of repairs and cable cuts, cumulative number of repairs and cable cuts, and their ages. Various optimizers (Adam, Nadam, RMSprop, Adamax, and stochastic gradient descent or SGD) and activation functions (ReLU, Swish, sigmoid, tanh, Leaky ReLU, and softmax) were tested to find the optimal configurations. The predictive performance was evaluated using three error indicators against actual mine data. Superior models can forecast belt behavior under specific conditions, aiding proactive maintenance. The study also advocates for the Diagbelt+ system over human inspections for failure detection. This modeling approach enhances proactive maintenance, preventing total system breakdowns due to belt wear.

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  • Parthkumar Parmar & Leszek Jurdziak & Aleksandra Rzeszowska & Anna Burduk, 2024. "Predictive Modeling of Conveyor Belt Deterioration in Coal Mines Using AI Techniques," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-30, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:14:p:3497-:d:1436422
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