Designing the world's largest hoisting systems

摘要

BHP Billiton has selected ABB to design, manufacture, supply and install four complete mine hoist systems for the Jansen Potash project, located in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The 6m diameter friction hoists to be supplied for the production shaft of the potash mine will be the largest mine hoists ever designed and manufactured, each with a total connected motor power of close to 14000kW. ABB said the complexity and ultrahigh performance of the brake systems on these massive hoisting systems requires the development of new mine hoist brake system technology.