DocumentCode
2853446
Title
Considerations for an integrated transport system using linear synchronous motors for ultra-deep level mining
Author
Gore, Vincent C. ; Cruise, Rupert J. ; Landy, Charles F.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
fYear
1999
fDate
36281
Firstpage
568
Lastpage
570
Abstract
Current hoisting technologies employed on South African gold mines is limited in terms of depth. A long stator, short secondary linear synchronous motor is suggested as an alternative in transporting men, material and ore, in order to access reefs in excess of 3000 m
Keywords
linear synchronous motors; mining; stators; transportation; South Africa; gold mines; integrated transport system; linear synchronous motors; long stator; material transport; miner transport; ore transport; short secondary; ultra-deep level mining; Africa; Economic forecasting; Employment; Gold; Payloads; Personnel; Production; Shafts; Stators; Synchronous motors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electric Machines and Drives, 1999. International Conference IEMD '99
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5293-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMDC.1999.769177
Filename
769177
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