Ball and SAG mills form the heart of many mining processes. Drive systems used must be very reliable. Drives are often required to produce high torque (typically 150% of rated or more) during starting.
Frequently mills turn at constant speed, but must be started on weak power systems. Variable speed drives are often used in such situations to accelerate the mill to synchronous speed, and then switch the motor to the utility for continuous operation. One drive often is used to service several mills, using contactors or breakers to select the starting motor. This makes the best use of drive hardware and gives high value to the mill.
TM GE Dura-Bilt5i MV, LCI, and TM GE TMdrive-70 are drives commonly applied to ball and SAG mills. Please click on any of these products for more details.
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