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US 10,151,199 B2Granted
Automatic dust suppression system and method
AssigneeJoy Global Surface Mining Inc
InventorEric J. Kuiper
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Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling dust. One method includes automatically detecting an operating status of a mining machine. The method also includes automatically, with an electronic processor, adjusting operation of a dust suppression system based on the operating status of the mining machine.
Claims26
A method of controlling dust, the method comprising:
- automatically detecting an operating status of a mining machine;
- and
- automatically, with an electronic processor, adjusting operation of a dust suppression system based on the operating status of the mining machine, wherein the electronic processor adjusts the operation of the dust suppression system by setting a first operating level for the dust suppression system from a plurality of operating levels in response to the mining machine drilling at a first depth and by setting a second operating level for the dust suppression system from the plurality of operating levels in response to the mining machine drilling at a second depth.
A system for controlling dust, the system comprising:
- a controller including an electronic processor communicating with non-transitory computer-readable media and an input/output interface, wherein the electronic processor is configured to:
- automatically detect an operating status of a mining machine, and
- automatically adjust operation of a dust suppression system based on the operating status of the mining machine, wherein the electronic processor adjusts the operation of the dust suppression system by setting a first operating level for the dust suppression system from a plurality of operating levels in response to the mining machine drilling at a first depth and by setting a second operating level for the dust suppression system from the plurality of operating levels in response to the mining machine drilling at a second depth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.