Most underground mining operations currently use diesel-powered trackless mobile machines but BEVs (battery-powered electric vehicles) are far more energy efficient than their internal ombustion engine counterparts. As an additional benefit, they can further increase efficiency by using regenerative braking to convert kinetic energy into potential energy, which can then be re-used when accelerating. Mining operations could save a considerable amount of their operational expenditure when using electric equipment instead of a diesel-driven fleet. Battery-powered machines, unlike their power cord-tethered or trolley-connected counterparts, have an unlimited range of motion, the freedom to work in development areas without outlets, and few exposed fragile parts.
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Fuel systems consultation, integration, build & support
Charging systems design, manufacture & integration
Battery Systems and Hybrid Solutions
OEM Integration
Benefits of Electrical TMM:
- Zero underground emissions
- Major financial impediment due to diesel particulate matter
- Reduced development requirements
- Smaller cross sections due to lower ventilation needs
- Improved NPV and increase IRR due to faster development
- Reduction in safety and environmental risks
- Noise
- Diesel Handling
- Ventilation - Dilution and Heat
Converting a diesel vehicle into an electric one means removing the engine, the gearbox and the fuel tank – as well as a few other bits and pieces – and replacing them with a motor and a set of batteries. The initial cost might be high but the saving on diesel and underground emissions monitoring makes up for it in no time.
