Underground 12 Ton Battery Accumulator Locomotive for Mining

Underground 12 Ton Battery Accumulator Locomotive for Mining

A mining locomotive plays a critical role in the transportation of materials and personnel within mining operations. It is specifically designed to withstand the harsh conditions found in mining environments while providing reliable and efficient movement underground. In this article, we will explore how a mining locomotive works and the key components that enable its operation.

At its core, a mining locomotive is an electrically powered machine that operates on a track system. It draws power from an overhead line, a third rail, or an onboard battery, depending on the type of locomotive. Let's delve into the main components and their functions:

1. Power Source:

   - Electric Locomotive: Electric locomotives are powered by electricity supplied through an overhead wire or third rail. They utilize electric motors to convert electrical energy into mechanical power, which propels the locomotive.

   - Battery Locomotive: Battery locomotives are equipped with onboard batteries that store electrical energy. These batteries power electric motors, which drive the locomotive's wheels.

2. Electric Motors:

   - Mining locomotives are typically equipped with electric motors that drive the wheels and provide the necessary propulsion. The electric motors receive electrical energy from the power source and convert it into rotational motion, driving the locomotive forward or backward.

3. Control Systems:

   - A mining locomotive incorporates sophisticated control systems that allow operators to manage speed, direction, and braking. These systems include control panels, switches, and sensors that enable precise control over the locomotive's movement.

4. Braking System:

   - Mining locomotives employ robust braking systems to ensure safe and controlled deceleration and stopping. These systems can include mechanical brakes, dynamic braking, regenerative braking, or a combination thereof. They are crucial for maintaining safe operating speeds and preventing accidents.

5. Safety Features:

   - Mining locomotives are equipped with various safety features to protect operators, workers, and the overall mining environment. These can include emergency stop buttons, warning alarms, lighting systems, and advanced safety monitoring devices.

6. Track System:

   - Mining locomotives operate on a track system specially designed for underground mining. The tracks provide stability, guidance, and a secure path for the locomotive to traverse. The tracks are laid out in tunnels or on surfaces specifically constructed for mining operations.

7. Maintenance and Inspection:

   - Regular maintenance and inspection are essential for ensuring the efficient and safe operation of mining locomotives. This includes inspections of electrical systems, motors, brakes, and track conditions. Timely maintenance helps identify and rectify potential issues, ensuring optimal performance and minimizing downtime.

In conclusion, a mining locomotive is a complex machine designed to navigate and transport materials and personnel within mining environments. It relies on electric power, with various types of locomotives utilizing different power sources such as overhead lines, third rails, or onboard batteries. Electric motors drive the locomotive's wheels, while control systems and braking systems allow for precise operation and safe stops. With a robust track system and safety features, mining locomotives are engineered to withstand the demanding conditions found in mining operations, contributing to efficient and reliable transportation underground.

Advantages of our product

1.Using high-quality steel plates, special rust removal process make sure it more anti-corrosion and suitable for harsh mining environment.
2. Producing motors ourselves, using high lever insulation material and pure copper, ensure the powerful traction force, and suitable for harsh mining environment.
3.Gear anastomosis surface to reach more than 80%, which is far more exceeding the standard.
4.Professionally designed and adjusted frame ensure safe driving and avoids falling off rails.
5.A variety of braking methods can be choose, air brake, hydraulic brake, electric brake, mechanical brake to ensure the safety drive.
6. 40 years richful experience with the ability to design and make customized product according to your requirements.
7. Proving factory online-visiting

Mining Locomotive test
1.Before Running the locomotive,carry out gear debugging, lighting, gear, and brake adjustment etc.To ensure the normal operation of the locomotive.
2.Carry out a tensile test before leaving the factory to ensure the load performance of the locomotive meets the standard. Our design standards generally exceed the national standard by 10%-20%.
3.Carry out different type running test before leaving the factory to ensure the performance and normal operation of the whole locomotive. It can adapt to various harsh conditions under simulated working conditions.

Motor test
The motor has to go through many inspection procedures before leaving the factory, and each motor has to be carried out with load running experiments.
Explosion-proof motors are carried out with water pressure test.
All the test of motor is to ensure that can adapt to harsh working conditions.

1. A good feedback of our lithium battery locomotive from a client of Latin America
2. In order to solve the exist problems of lead-acid batteries. More than 30 lead-acid battery electric locomotives in this large mining were changed into lithium battery electric locomotives, which improved the work enthusiasm and production efficiency of employees, reduced costs,and more environment-friendly.
3. The mining rock drill car designed by Sunward Co., has a small size and simple structure, so the space for placing the lithium battery on the body is very limited.
According to the limitation size, our company design a lithium power supply power plan, which
perfectly solves the problem of lithium power supply space.
In order to adapt to the special industrial and mining environment and improve transportation efficiency, a batch of 2.5-ton lithium battery electric locomotives are designed to Myanmar Clients.