MODEL STUDIES WITH IDENTIFICATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT MODES OF FUNCTIONING OF MAIN FAN UNITS

Abstract

Purpose. The paper analyzes the system and methods of starting synchronous electric motors of fans of the main ventilation of iron ore mines. It is concluded that it is necessary to modernize the method of starting a synchronous electric motor, despite the fact that the installed direct start-up system has a number of disadvantages, and negatively affects the energy indicators of the electromechanical complex of the main ventilation fan of mines. The priority direction in solving the complex of the above problems is the use of modern achievements in the field of semiconductor conversion technology, in terms of the development of effective circuits and methods for starting and controlling a synchronous electric drive. Originality. The method of separate regulation of size and frequency of output voltage of the multilevel converter of a clock at quasi-frequency start of the synchronous electric drive is offered, limits admissible values of starting currents to admissible values. Methodology. Simulation of transient processes of starting a synchronous electric motor with step-by-step changes in voltage and frequency of supply, which made it possible to determine the energy efficiency of this method. Result. A new method of starting with a step-by-step change in the voltage and frequency of a synchronous motor is proposed. The modeling of the proposed starting method for a synchronous electric motor with a fan torque on the motor shaft was carried out, while it allowed to get rid of the main drawback, namely, a large starting current and made it possible to increase the energy efficiency of the electromechanical complex of the main ventilation fans due to the fact that the consumed active energy during start-up will decrease approximately 50% compared to a direct starting system. Practical value. The proposed method and the obtained results of the study made it possible to prove that the effectiveness of the proposed method is very high and this will save most of the electrical energy when starting the fans of the main ventilation of iron ore mines. Figures 15, references 15