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Aboutthismanual Aboutthismanual Thischaptercontainsimportantinformationthatmakesiteasierfor youtousethismanual.Italsoprovidesyouwithinformationabout thestructureofthemanualandthesymbols,charactersandabbreviationsused,aswellasfrequentlyusedterms.
Beforestartingwork Ifyoushouldbeusinganoperatingmanualwhichisnotspecifically fortheexistingprogram,youcouldendangeryourselfandothersor damageequipmentcomponents.
Thisoperatingmanualbelongstotheminingmachine
Longwallshearerswithmobilemachinecontrol, anddescribestheVShearervisualizationprogram, Version10.87
Iftheseoperatinginstructionsareusedforotherversions,thenitis possiblethatexistingpartsarenotdescribedorthatdescribed partsarenotavailable.Asageneralrule:thegreaterthedifference betweentheversionnumbersoftheprogramandoftheoperating manualused,thegreaterthedifferenceswillbe.
Personsforwhomtheoperatingmanualisintended
Thisoperatingmanualisintendedforallpersonswhohandleor whocomeintocontactwiththesystemduringitslifecycle,starting withtransportandthroughtofinalshutdownanddisposal.
Thisincludespersonswho: installanduninstalltheprogram, usetheprogramonaPC, performtroubleshootingandmaintenancework.
Thisoperatingmanualisintendedtofacilitatesafeandefficient handlingwiththeprogram.Theresponsibleoperating,setupand maintenancepersonnelmustread,understandandcomplywiththis operatingmanual.Itisonlywiththeknowledgecontainedinthisoperatingmanualthatyoucanavoiderrors,damageandinjuriesand ensuretrouble-freeoperation.
Theoperatingmanualistobestoredwithinreachofthe system andtobekeptreadyathandforoperatingandmaintenancepersonnel.Itmustbepassedalongtoallownersorusersofthe system.Everysupplementreceivedmustbeinsertedintotheoperating manual.
. Requestanewoperatingmanualimmediatelyifthepresentoperatingmanualisnolongercompleteorhasbecomeillegible.
Important! CaterpillarGlobalMiningEuropeGmbH assumesnoliability fordamageoroperatingmalfunctionsresultingfromnon-compliancewiththisoperatingmanual.
ThewarrantyprovidedbyCaterpillarGlobalMiningEuropeGmbH becomesvoidintheeventofnon-compliancewiththisoperating manual.
Beforestartingwork Readthechapter“Yoursafety”closely.Thischaptercontainsimportantinformationfordrawingyourattentiontopossiblehazardsin thecontextofhandlingtheproduct.
Signsandsymbolsused
Thefollowingsignsandsymbolsareusedforimportantandhelpful informationinthisoperatingmanual.
Structureofthesafetyinstructions
Allsafetyinstructionshavethefollowingstructure:
1.:Hazardsymbolnexttothetextpassage
2.:Signalword(DANGER,WARNING,CAUTION)
3.:Typeofhazard
4.:Possibleconsequencesintheeventofnon-compliance
5.:Instructionforavoidingthehazard
Caution!
Pointsinthetextmarkedwiththissymboldrawattentiontoa dangerwhich,ifignored,couldleadtoinjuriesand/ordamage tothemachinery.
Example:
Caution!
Faultyprogramfunctionduetomodificationstoconfiguration files
Possibleconsequences:damagetomachinerycausedbymodifiedprogramconfiguration. Nevermodifytheconfigurationofthisprogram. Onlythemanufacturer'sServicepersonnelisauthorizedtodo so.
Structureofotherinstructions
Informationsymbolnexttothetextpassage
1stline:signalword(NOTICE,IMPORTANT!)
Followinglines:descriptionofthecircumstances
Notice!
Sectionsmarkedwiththissymboldrawyourattentiontoharmfulsituations.Thegearbox,motor,couplings,driveframe,conveyororsurroundingequipmentcouldbecomedamaged.
Example Notice!
Alwaysexaminethewarnings.Theyrefertoanypotentially criticalsituations,whichcanthusbeavoidedintime.
Important!
Textpassageswhicharemarkedwiththissymbolprovideyou withusefultipsandinstructionsinordertofacilitateyour work.Thisinstructionisnottobeunderstoodasawarning!
Example: Important!
Notethattheservicelifeofinformationstoredondatastorage mediamayvary,dependingonthedatamediumandambient conditions.
Itemsinlistsaremarkedbybullets,pointsinsub-listsbylong dashes.
Example: Columnswithfaultmessagesfollowforeachvalue: –sensornotconfigured! –shortcircuit!
Workstepsorworksequencesareindicatedbythehandsymbol. Followtheseinstructionsstep-by-stepinordertoperformthework safelyandquickly.
Example:
. Saveallfilesyouworkedonlast.
. Closeallrunningprograms.
Menucall-upsareindicatedbyanarrowandthetextofthemenu iteminquotationmarks.Menulevelsaredepictedbyadash.
Example:
“View”-“GrapicOptions...” Terms Variablesaredistinguishedaccordingtotheircharacteristics (generationoftheassignedcontents).
Statusparameter Astatusparametercontainsmeasuredvaluesofsensorsand, ifnecessary,informationconcerningthequalityofthemeasured valueorthestatusofthesensor.
examplesofstatusparameters: motorcurrent[A],gearboxtemperature[°C],actualslip[%], drivespeed[rpm]
examplesofmeasuredvalues(forthestatusparameterslisted above):
350A,87C,0.18%,1500rpm
examplesofmeasuredvaluestates: currentorprevious,or0or1 exampleofsensorstatus: on,offor0,1(respectively)
Inthisoperatingmanual,iftheLEFTandRIGHTdirectionsare writtenincapitalletters,thenthedirectionfromtheminer'sviewpointismeant.Forexample,theleftshieldisalwaystheshield whichistotheleftwhenlookingatthecoalface,inwhateverdirectionyouarecurrentlylooking.
Fig.1:Leftandrightfromtheminer'sviewpoint
1miner'sviewpointRIGHT2miner'sviewpointLEFT
Statusmessages Thesearemessagesbytheapplicationonthestatusofe.g.motors orsensors.
Therearefourdifferentmessages: OK:functionwithoutfaults warning:occurrenceofastatethatdoesnotrepresentafault yet,butthatcouldresultinfaults fault:faultstate,monitoringnecessary invalid:connectioninterruptedornotavailable
Measuredvaluesandranges Astatusparameterhasameasuredvalueorastatus.Ameasured valuemaybewithinoroutsidevariousranges:
Figure2showstherangesthatresultinmessagesonthestatus parameter.
Fig.2:Rangesofameasuredvalue
1normalrange
2lowerwarningrange
3upperwarningrange
4lowerfaultrange
5upperfaultrange
Ifameasuredvalueiswithinthenormalrange(1),thisisindicated bythecontrolbyagreencoloredfield.
Ifameasuredvalueiswithinthelower(2)orupper(3)warning range,thecontrol systemdisplaysawarningwithayellowcolored field.
Thenormalrangeandthewarningrangeformthepermittedrange formeasuredvalues.
Ifameasuredvalueiswithinthelower(4)orupper(5)faultrange, thecontrolsystemdisplaysafaultmessagewitharedcoloredfield. Afaultmayresultinthesystembeingshutdown.
Notice!
Youshouldalways examineandassessthereasonforwarnings.Thecauseofawarningmaysoonresultinerrorsand thusinafailureofthesystemorofasubsystem.
Meaningsofthedisplaycolorsused
Colorindicatorsareusedwithintheentireapplicationtoclarifythe differentgraduationsofamessage(seeabove).
Tab.1:Generalmeaningsofthecolors
ColorMessage/meaning
J OK,automatic,yes,running
J Warning,inspection,caution,toolow,wait,transition
J Errors,no,stop,toohigh/low
J Notavailable,notactive,invalid
Operationinformation Userswhoarenewcomersreceivehereinformationregardingthe handlingofthecomputermouse,keyboard,buttonsandprinters.In addition,theyaregiventipsforhandlingwindowsandtables.Ifyou arefamiliarwithhandlingprogramsunderMicrosoftWindows® you canskiptherestofthischapter.Afterwards,readchapter2“Your safety”.
Youcanusethekeyboardandthecomputermouse(henceforth simplyreferredtoasthe“mouse”)toworkwiththeprogram.You canusebothtonavigatethroughthemenusandopenandcloseinformationwindows.However,theinformationwindowscanonlybe movedusingthemouse,notwiththekeyboard.
Keyboard Keysonthekeyboardaremarkedwithpointedbrackets<>. Example:<Alt>.
Keycombinationsaredesignatedbyaplussign+.Example: <Ctrl>+<c>.
Designationsofbuttonsaresetinquotationmarks.
Mouse
left-clickorclick: presstheleft-handmousebutton right-click: presstheright-handmousebutton double-click: presstheleft-handmousebuttontwiceinquicksuccession buttonsareactivatedwiththeleft-handmousebutton(left-click)
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Usingthewindows Tooltips Theprogramcandisplaytooltipsformanyfields.Ifyoumovethe mousepointerontoafieldwithtooltipsupport,thetooltipappears forafewseconds.Tooltipsdisplayadditionalinformationontherespectivefieldorthecurrentcursorposition.
Fig.3:Tooltipfordisplayingthedirectionofmovement
Usingthewindows Ifyoumovethemousepointertotheedgeofthewindow,the mousepointerturnsintoadoublearrow.
. Movethemousepointerinoneofthearroweddirectionswith theleftmousebuttonpressed. Thewindowchangesinsize.
. Releasethemousebuttononcethesizeofthewindowisthe oneyouneed.
Ifthewindowistoosmallforthecontentstobedisplayed,image scrollbarswithscrollingarrowsandslidersappearnexttothecontent.Thelengthofthesliderscorrespondstothepercentageshare ofthevisiblecontenttothecontentsasawhole.
. Clickonanimagescrollingarrow.
Thecontentsofthewindowwillbeshiftedonelineatatimeinthe directionofthearrow.
. Clickonanimagescrollingslider,keepthemousebutton pressedandmovethesliderinanydirection.
Thecontentsofthewindowfollowthemovementoftheslider. Youcanchangethewidthofthewindowintheapplication.
. Movethemousepointertoawindowborder.
Theimageofthemousepointerchangesintoadoublearrowwitha verticalline.
. Keeptheleftmousebuttonpressedatthispositionandmove themousetotheleftorright.
Iftheapplicationwindowisinconvenientlyplacedonthemonitor, itcanbemovedtoadifferentposition.Therearetwoprocedures foraccomplishingthis:
. Clickonthetitlebarofthewindow,keepthemousebutton pressedandmovethewindowintothedesiredposition.
or
. Clickwiththerightmousebuttononthetitlebarandthenon “Shift”inthesystemmenu.
Themousepointerisplacedautomaticallyonthetitlebarand changesintodoublearrowsintersectingatrightangles.
. Keeptheleftmousebuttonpressedandusethemouseto movethewindowtothedesiredposition.
Thistypeofmovingdoesnotworkwiththeinformationwindows. Theycanonlybemovedusingthefirstmethoddescribedabove.
Service Shouldyourequiresupportoriftechnicalproblemsoccur,please contactourafter-salesservicepersonnelorcontactusdirectly (homepage: https://mining.cat.com).
Yoursafety Generalinformation The“VShearer”programisusedincombinationwithacoalmining machineoftheshearertype.VShearerisalsousedincombination withtheMMCcontrol(MMC:MobileMachineControl)formobile machines.Theapplicationisalmostsolelyforthevisualizationof theshearer'scontrol-relevantdata.
Thischapterprovidesinformationforyoursafetywhenusingthis program.
Personnel Qualification Theoptionsprovidedinthisprogramforcontrollingthemachine mayonlybeusedbypersonsspeciallytrainedforthisbythemanufacturer.
Configurationoftheapplication Changestotheapplication'sconfigurationmayonlybemadeby themanufacturer'sservicepersonnel.
Operatingconditions Intendeduse Theintendeduseofthe“VShearer”programconsistsof: visualizationofeventsrelatingtotheshearerattheface. controllingthepositionoftheface(horizoncontrol)
Thissoftwaremayonlybeusedforothermachinesandtaskson agreementwiththemanufacturer.
Usethisprogramonlyasintended!
Unauthorizeduse Usewhichisnotexplicitlyspecifiedasintendeduseand/orhasnot beenapprovedbythemanufacturerisunauthorizedandmaynot beperformedwiththesystem.
CaterpillarGlobalMiningEuropeGmbHcannotbeheldliablefor damagecausedbyunauthorizeduse.
Horizoncontrol Youcanusethisprogramtointerveneinthehorizoncontrol.
Caution! Riskofmachinedamage.
Damagestothemachine'scutterdrumsarepossibleifincorrectdataisused.Thehorizoncontrolfunctionmayonlybe usedbyauthorizedpersonnel.
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Storageandtransport Thischaptercontainsimportantinformationonthecorrectstorage andtransportofelectroniccomponents.Observanceoftheinstructionsandmanualswillincreasetheservicelifeandreliabilityofthe systemcomponents.Readingthischapterthoroughlywillhelpyou tomakeyourday-to-dayworkeasier.
Notice! Neverstoreelectronicequipmentpartsordatastoragemedia outdoorsunderanycircumstances.
Inthischapter,wedescribethestorageofdatastoragemedia,how tocreatebackupcopiesandarchivesoftware.
Important! Everydatastoragemediumandthecorrespondingreading/ writingdevicemighthaveitsowninformationmaterialandoperatingmanualswhichyoushouldreadcarefully.Theseinstructionsonlyprovidesomegeneralinformationforhandling datastoragemedia.
Storageofdatastoragemedia Ifsoftwareisnotcopiedviadatalines,thefollowingtypesofdata storagemediaaregenerallyused: diskettes(seldom)
CDsorDVDs
exchangeablediskmedia(forexample,externalUSBhard disks)
Diskettes Thefollowinginfluenceswilldamagediskettesorthestoreddata: dirtanddust
magneticfields
sunlight
heat(>50C)
cold(<10C)
moisture
bendingthedisk
Thebestplacetostorediskettesisinplasticorcardboardsleeves inadust-anddirt-free,lockablecabinetinanair-conditionedroom. Diskettescanbestoredforupto5years,dependingonthestorage place,buttheycanbeveryeasilydamagedandarethereforenot tobeconsideredtobeadurablestoragemedium.
Copyingandarchivingsoftware CDsandDVDs damagingeffects
beststorageplace
durablestoragemedium
ThefollowinginfluenceswilldamageCDs(CompactDisc)and DVDs(DigitalVersatileDisc)orthestoreddata: dirtanddust sunlight heat extremecold scratches
CDsandDVDsarebeststoredinplasticsleevesinadust-anddirtfree,lockablecabinetinanair-conditionedroom.
CDsandDVDscanbestoreduptotenyears,dependingonthe quality,andcanthereforebeconsideredtobedurablestoragemedia.CDsandDVDsarenotsuitableforlong-termarchiving.
Exchangeablediskmedia damagingeffects
beststorageplace
Dependingonthetypeofexchangeablediskmedium,thefollowing influenceswilldamagethemediumorthestoreddata: dirtanddust magneticfields heat extremecold moisture vibrationsandshocks staticdischarge
Exchangeablediskmediaarebeststoredinplasticsleevesina dust-anddirt-free,lockablecabinetinanair-conditionedroom.
Exchangeablediskmediacanbestoredforvaryingperiodsoftime dependingonthetype,qualityandusageandarethereforeneither consideredtobedurablenornon-durablestoragemedia.Exchangeablediskmediaarenotsuitableforlong-termarchiving, however.
Copyingandarchivingsoftware Makesureyourdataisbackedupregularly.Observethefollowing generalinformationforstoringbackupcopies:
Important! Storeyourbackupcopyonotherdatastoragemediaastheoriginalsoftware.
. keepthedatastoragemediumandthebackupcopyindifferent places.
. storethedatastoragemediuminasuitableenvironment.
. checkregularly(atintervalsthatarenottoolong)thatthe backupcopiesarereadable.
4 Installation Installation Systemrequirements Thefollowingminimumsystemrequirementsmustbefulfilledfor theinstallationofthevisualizationprogram:
MicrosoftWindows® XP,WindowsVistaSP1orWindows® 7
IntelCore2Duo1.5GHzorcompatibleprocessor
1GBRAM
Atleast15MBytesofavailablestoragespaceonthehard drive.Therequiredstoragespaceisincreasedtoapprox. 1GByteperdayiflogfiles(protocols)arewritten.
Installationofthesoftware ThevisualizationprogramisinstalledbypersonnelofCaterpillar GlobalMiningEuropeGmbHandadaptedtothelocalconditions.
5 Operation Operation General Youcanusethevisualizationprogramforthediagnosticsandoverviewoffunctionsoftheshearerconvenientlyusingthekeyboard andmouse,likewithconventionalWindowsapplications, e.g.MSWord.
Thisprogramvisualizesthestatesoftheminingequipmentatthe face.Youarethusprovidedwithaconstantoverviewofvariousdifferentparameters.However,usingthisprogram,youcanonly changedefaultparametersandthusinterveneinthecontrolatone point.Atallotherpoints,itisonlyforanoverviewandforyour information.
Important! Thefollowingillustrationsaresnapshots.Theircontentswill differfromyourcurrentprogramview.Theillustrationsinthis manualwerecreatedonPCswithWindows® 7astheoperating system.TheappearanceofthisprogramonyourPCdepends onyouroperatingsystemandtheconfigureddesignofyour useraccount.HowwindowsandoperatingelementsaredisplayedonyourPCmaydeviatefromthismanual.
HierarchyofVShearerinstallations HierarchyofVShearerinstallations TheVShearervisualizationprogramcanbeinstalledandusedsimultaneouslyondifferentstations.
undergroundcentralcontrol(4)
PCaboveground(server)(3)
PConyourcompany'sintranet(1)
PCviatheInternetworldwide(2)
Fig.4:Connectionhierarchy
1PCaboveground(intranet)
2PCaboveground(Internet)
3PCaboveground(server)
4undergroundcentralcontrol 5shearer
Theundergroundcentralcontrol(faceedgecomputer)(4)isconnecteddirectlytothesheareronsite(5)andreceivestherequired datafromthere.Thisdataisprovidedtotheapplicationbytheundergroundcentralcontrol.
ThePCaboveground(3)canestablishacommunicationlinkwith theundergroundcentralcontrolandreceivedatafromthere.For this,thecomputersmustbeinthesamenetwork.
PCsat“external”sites(1,2)canestablishaconnectionwiththePC abovegroundasclientsviaanintranetorviatheInternetusinga VPN(virtualprivatenetwork).
Theoperatorsatthesitescanonlyinterveneinthe systemata specificpointinVShearer.Otherwise,thisapplicationisonlyforthe visualizationofoperationsthatconcerntheshearer.
Fig.5: VShearermainwindow
Informationonusingpasswords Thisprogramcanbeprotectedfrombeingclosedunintentionallyor byanunauthorizedperson.Forthis,apasswordcanbeassigned, whichisqueriedbeforeexitingtheapplication.Thisfunctionisnormallyconfiguredbyservicepersonnel.Formoreinformationabout passwords,pleasecontactCaterpillarservicepersonnel.
TheVShearerapplication Layoutoftheapplicationwindow
Theapplicationwindowisdividedintoseveralareas: titlebar menubar
mainwindow
statusbarthatcanbedisplayedandhidden(seepage5.22) additionallyplaceableinformationwindows(seepage5.30)
1titlebar
2menubar
3analogindicatorsformotorcurrentsand orientation,aswellasthesymbolforthecooling system
4illustrationofshearerwithstatusparameterson drumheight,shearermode,inclinationand settingangles
5indicationofthestatesofthesubsystems 6indicatorsforposition,movingdirection, machinemode,collisionwarningandspeed 7statusbar
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TheVShearerapplication Important! Thecombinationofmessagesandvaluesinthis illustration andinthefollowingillustrationscomesfromasimulation. Theydonotcorrespondtorealdata.
Titlebar Thetitlebar(figure5(1))containsthenameoftheprogramandthe familiarbuttonsforenlargingandreducingthesizeoftheprogram windowaswellasforclosingtheprogramwindow.Usingtheprogramwindowsisdescribedinchapter1.
Menubar Themenubarislocatedunderthetitlebar(figure5(2)),viawhich youcanaccessallprogramfunctions.Youcanclickonanitemto openamenuandthenclickonamenuitemtoselectthedesired programfunction.Alternatively,youcanusethe<Alt>keytoselect themenuandnavigatethroughthemenususingthearrowkeys andthe<Return>or<Enter>key.
Displayarea Thedisplayareabelowthemenubarconsistsofthemainwindow and,dependingonthesetting,ofseveraladditionalinformationwindows.Youcanhideorshowtheseinformationwindowsasdesired via “View”-“Panes”(seepage5.30).Youcannothidethemain window,butyoucanchangeitssize,however.
Statusbar Whetherthereiscurrentlyaconnectiontotheshearerand/orother PCsisdisplayedonthestatusbar(seefigure5(7)andpage5.21).
Arrangementofthewindows Themainwindowisvisibleeverytimetheapplicationisstarted,regardlessofwhetherandwhichadditionalwindowsyouselectedthe lasttimeyouwereusingthisprogram.
Therearedifferenttypesofinformationwindows:
1.withgraphics
2.withtables
3.withdiagrams
4.withlists
Tab.2:Typesofinformationwindows
ExampleTypeof window Classification
Graphic Motors(page5.32),oiltemperature(page5.38)
Table Diagnosticsensors(page5.40),analoginputs (page5.41),digitalinputs(page5.42),digitaloutputs (page5.43),faults(page5.44),alarms(page5.45)
Fig.6:Defaultview
Diagram Shearerpasses(page5.46),horizoncontrol(page5.48)
List Log(page5.31)
Youcanarrangethemainwindowandinformationwindowsasdesired.Theinformationwindowsareopenedbydefaultontheleft sideoratthebottomofthemainwindow,whichisscaledinthe process(figure5,(3)).
1informationwindow 2mainwindow
3tabsforadditionaldisplaywindows
Ifinformationwindowsarelyingontopofeachother,clickonthe correspondingtabtodisplaythedesiredwindowintheforeground. Youcanhoweveralsoremoveallinformationwindowsfromthearrangementbyclickingontheirtitlebarsanddraggingthemandplacingthemasrequiredwithinoralsooutsidetheapplicationwindow.
TheVShearerapplication Toattachtheinformationwindowagainwithintheapplication,drag itintotheapplicationwindowwiththemouse.Attachmentpoints thenappearbothinthecenteroftheapplicationwindow(figure7(4))andalsoonallfoursides,towhichyoucanre-attachthe windowbydraggingitwiththemouse.Atransparentbluearea(figure7(5))indicateswherethewindowcanbeattached,depending onwhichattachmentpointthemousepointerisplaced.
Fig.7:Attachmentpoints
1windowatthebottom 2windowtobepositioned 3mousepointer
4attachmentpoints 5indicationoftheattachmentpoint
Youcanattacheachinformationwindowindividuallyor,usingthis method,alsoasagroupoutsidethemainwindow.Youselectwindowslyingontopofeachotherusingthetabs.Todisplaythewindowsagainindividually,clickonthetabanddragthewindowoutof thegroup.
Inaddition,theinformationwindowscanbeattachedtoallfour sidesofthemainwindowandbefoldedinthereinsuchawaythat theyareonlyvisibleastabs.Todothis,attachtheinformationwindowtothedesiredsideofthemainwindowandclickonthepin symbol(seefigure8(6)):
Fig.8: Attachmentwithpinsymbol
1minimizeapplicationwindow
2maximizeapplicationwindow
3closeapplicationwindow
4windowname
5currentlywithoutfunction
6pinsymbol(foldinwindow)
7closeinformationwindow
Thewindowisfoldedinandisnowonlyvisibleintheformofatab (figure9(1)):
Fig.9:Folded-inwindowwithtab
1folded-inwindow,displayedastab
Clickonthetabtoopenthewindow.Tofolditin,clickonthemain window.Toopenthewindowagainandattachitthere,clickonthe pinsymbolagain,whichisnowinahorizontalinsteadofvertical position,todisplaytheattachment(figure10(1)).
Fig.10:Indicationof theattachmentbyhorizontalpin
1horizontalpin
Theinformationwindowsareclosedbyclickingonthe“Close”icon (figure10(2))inthetoprightcorner.
Onexitingtheapplication,theselectedwindowlayoutissavedand openedinthesamewaythenexttimeitisstartedagain.
Themainwindow Analogindicators Anumberofanalogindicatorsarearrangedatthetopofthemain window.
Fig.11:Motorcurrentindicators
Theyindicatemotorcurrentsinthecuttermotors,thehaulageunits andthehydraulicpump,aswellasthemotorcurrentsinthecoal sizerandtransformer.Thevaluesaredisplayedinpercentofthe parameterizablemaximumvalue.Thewarningareasdisplayedresultfromtheparameterssetattheshearerforthemaximumand minimumvalues.
Likeinthecompleteapplication,colorrangesalsoindicate thresholdvalueshere(seepage1.6).Iftheindicatorisinthegreen range,themotorcurrentisintheacceptablerange.Iftheindicator movesintotheyellowrange,themotorcurrenthasexceededan alarmlevel.Thatisnotanindicationofamalfunctionyet,butitisa warningofasituationinwhichafaultmayoccur.Thecontrolwill shutdownthemotorifthemotorcurrentindicatorisintheyellow rangeforalengthyperiod.Iftheindicatorexceedstheredrange, thecontrolwillshutdownthemotorimmediately.
Thepumpsymbolontheleftsidenexttotheindicatorforthecoal sizerdrumindicatesinautomationmodethecurrentstatusofthe coolingsystemusingcolors:
Tab.3:Statusindicationofthecoolingsystem
ColorStatus
Coolingsystemactive(tooltip:WaterOn)
Coolingsysteminactive(tooltip:WaterOff)
Orientationindication Inminingmode,therearedifferentaxesfortheorientationofthe directionindicators,suchasthehorizontalandthevertical.
Theorientationindicatorinthemainwindowshows,inasimplified form,thecurrentorientationoftheshearerparalleltothecoalface. Thehorizontalisappliedasthereferenceline,regardlessofthe progressionofthebaseorofthecoalface.Themeasurementis performedbyacontrolunit(inclinometer,IMARunit),whichisinstalledinthedriveframeoftheshearer.
Fig.12:Orientationindicator
1illustrationofshearer 2auxiliarylines 3auxiliaryorientationline
4directionofinclination 5deviationindegrees
Theorientationindicatorconsistsofaschematicviewandanumericvaluethatindicatesthelongitudinalinclination(thedeviation oftheshearerfromthehorizontal)indegrees.Theabbreviation AFTstandsfor“AlongFaceTilt”.
Theorientationisindicatedbytiltingtheschematicviewtotheright orleft.Tomakeiteasiertoidentify,thereareblack,horizontalauxiliarylinesinthebackgroundofthediagram.Theschematicdiagramintheforegroundusesanorangelinetoindicatethecurrent inclinationoftheshearer.Iftheshearerisexactlyinahorizontal position,theorangelineisparalleltotheauxiliarylines.
Important! Regardlessofthedirectionoftravelandalsoofthepositionof thetailgateandtheheadgate,theangleisalwayspositiveif theLEFTsideisraised;iftheRIGHTsideofthesheareris raisedtheangleisalwaysnegative.
Fig.13:Orientationdeviatingfromthehorizontal
1auxiliarylines
2illustrationofshearer 3horizontal
Ahorizontalposition Bpositivedeviation(LEFT) Cnegativedeviation(RIGHT)
Figure13showsdifferentversionsoftheorientationindicator.Part Ashowstheexacthorizontalpositionoftheshearer,inpartByou canseeadeviationinthepositivedirectionandinpartCadeviationinthenegativedirection.Theindicatedvaluesindegrees changeaccordingly.
Illustrationoftheshearer
Aschematicviewoftheshearerisdisplayedroughlyinthecenter ofthemainwindow.Theviewshowsthesidefacingawayfromthe coalface,whichmeansthattheshearerisbetweenyouandthe coalface.Theviewchangesdependingonthesettinganglesthat thetwoshearerarmsassume.
Thisgraphicisforaquickoverviewofthecurrentpositionofthe twoshearerarms.
Shearermode Differentoperatingmodescanbeappliedatbothshearerdrums separately.Itisdisplayedinautomationmodefortherightandleft shearerdrumsaccordingtothecurrentlysetmode:
Fig.15:Indicationof thecurrentshearermode
Theshearerdrumscanbeoperatedindependentlyofeachotherin thefollowingmodes:
Manual
StateAutomation(navigator2)
AutoSuspend
Idle
DrumOverride
Program
Themeaningandfieldsofapplicationofthedifferentmodesare describedinthedocumentationoftheshearer(documentnumber 1999001044TB00enVLSP05CAT_EU).
Fig.14:Shearer
Drumheightanddrumangle Belowtheschematicviewoftheshearer,thefollowingstatusparametersaregivenwiththeircurrentvalues:
–drumheightontheleft[mm]
–drumangleontheleft[°]
–drumheightontheright[mm]
–drumangleontheright[°]
Fig.16:Statusparameters
Thedrumheightismeasuredindifferentwaysfortheleadingand trailingdrums.
Inthecaseoftheleadingshearerdrum,thedrumheightismeasuredasthedistancebetweenthe upper edgeofthedrumandthe referenceline(figure17(5)).
Fig.17:Heightmeasurementof leadingshearerdrum
1conveyorpan 2ground(referenceline) 3shearerarm
4shearerdrum 5drumheight
Inthecaseofthetrailingshearerdrum,thedrumheightisthedistancebetweenthe lower edgeofthedrumandthereferenceline (groundlineoftheconveyor,(figure18(6)).
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