Automated control of mine dewatering pumps to reduce electricity cost
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Smith, T; Joubert, HPR; van Rensburg, JF
- Source
- 2015 International Conference on the Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE) Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE), 2015 International Conference on the. :62-69 Aug, 2015
- Subject
- Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Manuals
Reliability
Ear
Silver
Lakes
Instruments
Valves
Pump automation
clear water pumping
DSM
mine dewatering pumps
pump control
- Language
- ISSN
- 2166-0581
2166-059X
Deep gold mines use a vast amount of water for various purposes. After use, the water is pumped back to the surface. This process is energy intensive. Pump control is traditionally done with manual interventions. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of automated control on mine dewatering pumps.