Analysis of the electric energy consumption components for mine train traction

¹ DNURT, Department of Electric Rolling Stock of Railways, Lazariana St. 2, Dnipro, 49010, Ukraine
² DNURT, Lviv branch, Department of Transport Technologies, I. Blazhkevich St. 12-a, Lviv, 79052, Ukraine

^* Corresponding author: wasiljew@ukr.net

Abstract

The paper considers the issues of reducing the energy intensity of transportation at opencast mining enterprises, the relevance of which has now increased due to the rise in the cost of fuel and energy resources. It presents the study results concerning the cost structure of the electricity consumed by electric mine transport, which form the basis for the development of technical and operational measures to reduce the energy intensity of the transportation process. It is shown that the work to reduce the electricity consumption for mined rock transportation should be aimed at:

• Reduction of losses in the power circuits of the traction rolling stock due to the use of more advanced electric rolling stock and regulation of the degree of utilization of the installed traction power;

• Introduction of new contact materials for electrical circuits with the lowest possible resistivity, including for current collector plates;

• Introduction of measures to reduce energy consumption for power supply of auxiliary circuits;

• Development and implementation of rational train control techniques.

The introduction of energy-saving measures should include the development and application of effective methods for calculating individual norms of energy consumption and incentives for energy saving of the employees involved in the organization of the transportation process.