Graphite Brush Wear Sensor | Miguel Carrasco

InnovaChile (Voucher) (2015), Company Prodin SPA Role: IT engineer designer / developer ($14k USD). The project focuses on developing an instrument for measuring and recording operating parameters and wear control of graphite brushes in direct current motors, belonging to critical equipment in mining operations, such as: loading shovels and SAG mills. This instrument will record the length of the graphite brush and the pressure of its spring measured in-situ, relating them to the manufacturer’s recommendations, providing as a response whether it is necessary to change these elements or not.

Active carbon measurement system

Cite: (Carrasco et al., 2019).

References

2019

Brush-Holder Integrated Load Sensor Prototype for SAG Grinding Mill Motor

M. Carrasco, F. Álvarez, R. Velázquez, J. Concha, and I. Pérez-Cotapos

Electronics, 2019

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@article{carrasco2019brush,
  title = {Brush-Holder Integrated Load Sensor Prototype for SAG Grinding Mill Motor},
  author = {Carrasco, M. and Álvarez, F. and Velázquez, R. and Concha, J. and Pérez-Cotapos, I.},
  journal = {Electronics},
  volume = {8},
  number = {11},
  pages = {1227},
  year = {2019},
  doi = {10.3390/electronics8111227}
}