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A Step-by-Step Procedure for Tests and Assessment of the Automatic Operation of a Powered Roof Support

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  • Dawid Szurgacz

    (Center of Hydraulics DOH Ltd., 41-906 Bytom, Poland)

  • Sergey Zhironkin

    (Department of Trade and Marketing, Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodny av., 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
    Department of Open Pit Mining, T.F. Gorbachev Kuzbass State Technical University, 28 Vesennya St., 650000 Kemerovo, Russia
    School of Core Engineering Education, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 30 Lenina St., 634050 Tomsk, Russia)

  • Michal Cehlár

    (Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Technologies and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia)

  • Stefan Vöth

    (Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola (THGA), Westhoffstraβe 15, 44791 Bochum, Germany)

  • Sam Spearing

    (School of Mines, China University of Mining and Technology, 1 Daxue Road, Tongshan District, Xuzhou 221116, China)

  • Ma Liqiang

    (School of Mines, China University of Mining and Technology, 1 Daxue Road, Tongshan District, Xuzhou 221116, China)

Abstract

A powered longwall mining system comprises three basic machines: a shearer, a scraper (longwall) conveyor, and a powered roof support. The powered roof support as a component of a longwall complex has two functions. It protects the working from roof rocks that fall to the area where the machines and people work and transports the machines and devices in the longwall as the mining operation proceeds further into the seam by means of hydraulic actuators that are adequately connected to the powered support. The actuators are controlled by a hydraulic or electro-hydraulic system. The tests and analyses presented in the developed procedure are oriented towards the possibility of introducing automatic control, without the participation of an operator. This is important for the exploitation of seams that are deposited at great depths. The primary objective was to develop a comprehensive methodology for testing and evaluating the possibility of using the system under operating conditions. The conclusions based on the analysis presented are a valuable source of information for the designers in terms of increasing the efficiency of the operation of the system and improving occupational safety. The authors have proposed a procedure for testing and evaluation to introduce an automatic control system into the operating conditions. The procedure combines four areas. Tests and analyses were carried out in order to determine the extent to which the system could be potentially used in the future. The presented solution includes certification and executive documentation.

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  • Dawid Szurgacz & Sergey Zhironkin & Michal Cehlár & Stefan Vöth & Sam Spearing & Ma Liqiang, 2021. "A Step-by-Step Procedure for Tests and Assessment of the Automatic Operation of a Powered Roof Support," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-16, January.
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    1. Dawid Szurgacz, 2021. "Dynamic Analysis for the Hydraulic Leg Power of a Powered Roof Support," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-12, September.
    2. Sergey Zhironkin & Dawid Szurgacz, 2022. "Mining Technologies Innovative Development: Industrial, Environmental and Economic Perspectives," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-5, February.
    3. Sergey Zhironkin & Dawid Szurgacz, 2021. "Mining Technologies Innovative Development: Economic and Sustainable Outlook," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-9, December.
    4. Dawid Szurgacz & Beata Borska & Sergey Zhironkin & Ryszard Diederichs & Anthony J. S. Spearing, 2022. "Optimization of the Load Capacity System of Powered Roof Support: A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(16), pages 1-15, August.
    5. Dawid Szurgacz & Beata Borska & Ryszard Diederichs & Anthony J. S. Spearing & Sergey Zhironkin, 2023. "Minimizing Internal Leaks of a Powered Roof Support’s Hydraulic Prop Based on Double Block with Charging," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-14, January.

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