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US 12,722,940 B2Granted
Brake system for use in shaft and inclined conveyor systems
AssigneeSIEMAG TECBERG GmbH
InventorsSergei Stärklow, Sergej August
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AssigneeSIEMAG TECBERG GmbH
InventorsSergei Stärklow, Sergej August
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A brake system for use in shaft and inclined conveyor systems in mining, with several brake channels for releasing or applying brake force generators to provided braking surfaces (2), wherein a first main pressure control path and a second secondary pressure control path, which is activated in the event of a fault in the main pressure control path, are provided for each brake channel and wherein a plurality of, preferably safe, central processing units (CPUs) with associated signal and voltage supply are provided for redundant control of the main and secondary pressure control paths of the several brake channels, wherein each, preferably safe, CPU is provided for controlling the main pressure control path of at least one brake channel associated therewith, as well as a secondary pressure control path of at least one other of the plurality of brake channels.
A brake system for use in shaft and inclined conveyor systems in mining, with several brake channels for releasing or applying brake force generators to provided braking surfaces, wherein a first main pressure control path and a second secondary pressure control path, which is activated in the event of a fault in the main pressure control path, are provided for each brake channel and wherein a plurality of central processing units (CPUs) with associated signal and voltage supply are provided for redundant control of the main and secondary pressure control paths of the several brake channels, wherein each CPU is provided for controlling the main pressure control path of at least one brake channel associated therewith, as well as a secondary pressure control path of at least one other of the plurality of brake channels, wherein said secondary pressure control path of the at least one other of the plurality of brake channels is separate from the main pressure control path of at least one brake channel associated therewith.
A method for controlling a brake system for use in shaft and inclined conveyor systems in mining, having a plurality of brake channels for releasing or applying brake linings to brake surfaces provided, comprising the steps:
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