15000 HP gearless ball mill drive in cement-why not!

Significant energy and cost economies can be achieved with a gearless mill drive working with a ball mill in these upper power ranges. This prospect should also be of interest to the cement industry. The technology is available for an up-sizing of cement grinding installations and the gearless mill drive is a proven, reliable drive.

11 System Overview (Gearless Mill Drive) | PDF

11 System Overview (Gearless Mill Drive) - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online.

ABB wins $51 million order from largest copper producer in Kazakhstan

This agreement follows two previous orders worth $45 million each for gearless mill drive packages, and covers the complete electrification, instrumentation and automation for both sites. The overall scope of supply includes substation and power transformers, high-voltage power factor compensation and harmonic filters, distribution …

Remote Diagnostic Services for Gearless Mill Drives

Gearless mill drives As was mentioned above, a gearless mill drive constitutes both an important part, but also one of the most critical elements of a concentrator or a cement plant. Their purpose is to ensure the continuous rotation of specific types of tumbling mills, more specifically autogenous grinding (AG) mills, semi-

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Gearless mill drive training courses

Gearless mill drive training. ABB is number one in gearless mill drives (GMD) and combines its extensive industry knowledge with its application experience to select the most economical drive solution for your particular circumstances. The wrap around motor is designed with so-called Roebel bars for the stator winding, which have a positive ...

Grinding | Innomotics

Innomotics (former Siemens Large Drives) has provided 100 gearless mill drives to the mining industry since 1980. In these thirty-plus years, gearless mill drives have accumulated a combined total of over 500 years in operation time – and this number is steadily growing even as you read this. This is a benchmark we are immensely proud of.

GMDs: the driving force behind sustainable mill operations

Gearless mill drives (GMDs) constitute a compelling alternative to traditional ring-geared mill drives (RMDs) in such environments. Both drive types can be used to …

QdX4 Mill Drive system

A high powered mechanical solution Up to 32 MW in horizontal mill comminution QdX4TM Mill Drive system Subject to alteration without prior notice Brochure No. -ESBL/Sala - English ©2015 Printed in Canada

High voltage motors for mills More for mining

The selection between variable speed drive (VSD), direct-on-line or gearbox solutions usually depends on economic life cycle evaluation and site requirements. Gearless mill drive For mills that are large in diameter or require over 20 MW (approx.) of power, the only viable alternative is currently the gearless mill drive (GMD).

TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL BENEFITS OF …

The first Gearless Mill Drive (GMD) with a power of 6.5 MW was installed 1969 in a cement milling process in the cement plant Le Havre in France. In the first few years, the GMD was only used in the cement industry. The GMD is also known as "wrap-around motor" or "ringmotor". Almost 25 years later, the first GMD with 12.0 MW power

TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL BENEFITS OF GEARLESS …

Gearless mill drives are a well established solution for grinding applications in the minerals and mining industries. The paper describes the functionality and technical …

Research on Cooling Problem of a Modular Permanent …

Due to the huge volume of gearless ball mill direct drive permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM), an unwinding modular technology is convenient for its redundant power control, manufacture and maintenance. Several module units are wrapped around the ball mill roller for direct drive. The motor frame adopts a modular structure to …

ABB's Gearless Mill Drive Ring Motor factory in Bilbao

Building on over 130 years of experience in the mining industry, ABB's Ring Motor factory located in Galindo provides the engineering and manufacturing of ring motors, the main component of ABB's Gearless Mill Drive (GMD) systems manufactured by ABB for the mining sector. The 20,000 m2 plant manufactured over 110 motors delivered in over 25 …

QdX4 Mill Drive

QdX4™ Mill Drive provides the next step in the evolution of change in mill drive architecture, while allowing the system to be built with components that are within current manufacturing capabilities. Menu Close About us. About us main in brief. Learn about us, our purpose, vision & values, business and strategy. ...

The Siemens 42ft gearless mill drive, still an evolutionary …

Abstract. This document summarizes the current design criteria and the due diligence approach from Siemens in designing the next size Gearless Mill Drive, i.e. a 42ft mill. It …

GMDs: the driving force behind sustainable mill operations

ABB delivered the world's first gearless mill drive to a cement plant back in 1969. More than 50 years on, GMDs are well-positioned to contribute to the building of larger, ever more powerful mills. When combined with 21st century digital solutions, they have the potential to improve efficiency and reduce both energy usage and carbon …

Gearless Mill Drive Protection Improvements and Its …

Gearless Mill Drive Protection Improvements and Its Behaviour at Minera ndida Ltda luis anderson garcia nieto 2007, 2007 IEEE Industry Applications Annual Meeting

The Siemens 42ft gearless mill drive, still an …

next size Gearless Mill Drive, i.e. a 42ft mill. It is a dual design approach considering, on the one hand, the experi-ences Siemens made with Gearless Mill Drive (GMD) instal-lations over the past 40 years and, on the other hand, using computerized design tools calculating the system behavior where experience does not yet exist.

Gearless Mill Drive Protection Improvements and Its …

implemented in the gearless mill drives currently operating at the Laguna Seca concentrator of Minera ndida Ltda. The background of the new protection functions, related analysis and solutions are explained and experimental results are presented showing their operation. Keywords-cycloconverter; gearless mill drive; GMD; protection;

Making remote mines and low ore grades economical and …

ABB gearless mill drive (GMD) system explained in 3 min. Highest power, availability and energy savings up to 3%. Unlike more traditional ring-geared mill drives – where a ring-shaped gear encircles the mill and drives it through one or two pinions followed by conventional motors – GMDs work by mounting rotor poles directly to the mill body ...

Grinding | ABB

More powerful and larger mills, higher ball charges and demanding ambient conditions call for a strong partner for grinding solutions. We help you meet these challenges with our drive systems that come with a long track record in improving performance and extending technical frontiers of all three mineral grinding applications: Gearless mills, ring-geared …

SIMINE Gearless mill drives

to low-wear drive processes SIMINE Gearless mill drives' rpms can be tailored to your operations at any time, and are infinitely variable and uncomplicated. Whether manually or fully automatic – rpms can be adjusted to account for the proper-ties of the ore, resulting in significantly less wear to the mill lining. The mill's direction

CHH624 – Gearless Mill Drive Operation and …

CHH624 – Gearless Mill Drive Operation and Maintenance Course goal The goal of this course is to provide participants with the required practical knowledge and in-formation on safe operation and maintenance of the gearless mill drive (GMD) system. This training will help to enhance the operation and the maintenance of the GMD in order to ensure

Gearless mill drives

The ABB gearless mill drive (GMD) is the most powerful mill drive system available, combining the highest levels of efficiency, reliability, flexibility and availability. 3 Competence in grinding For many decades, ABB's optimized mill drive solutions have consistently set new productivity

Ring-geared mill drives

Gearless mill drive training . GMD theoretical system overview, operation and maintenance, ring motor knowledge and maintenance, PSR2 controller, System 800xA GMD applications. Ring-geared mill drive training . Operation and maintenance aspects of a medium voltage RMD with or without E-house.

TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL BENEFITS OF GEARLESS …

The first Gearless Mill Drive (GMD) with a power of 6.5 MW was installed 1969 in a cement milling process in the cement plant Le Havre in France. In the first few years, the GMD was only used in the cement industry. The GMD is also known as "wrap-around motor" or "ringmotor". Almost 25 years later, the first GMD with 12.0 MW power

Revolutionary Drive Controller for Gearless Mills

Ringmotor of the Gearless Mill Drive (GMD) System. CYCLOCONVERTER Principle The Cycloconverter is a frequency changer which converts a poly-phase voltage with the frequency f1 into a single or poly-phase voltage with a different, lower frequency f2. On Gearless Mill Drives (GMD), the operational output frequency varies from 0.3 Hz up to …

ABB's new Gearless Mill Drive generation: Maintenance …

The gearless mill drive (GMD) has been continuously developed since its introduction in 1969. The structural design, the electrical parts and of course motor monitoring and control have all experienced major developments that have enabled larger, more efficient operations and higher productivity.

How digitalized gearless drive technology results in …

Technologies for extraction and processing, including gearless mill drives (GMDs) and gearless conveyor drives (GCDs), help operators save energy and achieve greater throughput at large mills with higher grinding capacities. When big data is also applied, this lowers costs using preventive and predictive maintenance.

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With this innovative concept the gearless mill drive eliminates all critical mechanical components inherent within a conventional mill drive system, such as ring gear, pinion, …

The Case for Going Gearless

Gearless drive systems for conveyors or mills can simplify installation, increase machine efficiency and reduce maintenance costs, according to a company that's been a pioneer in the technology. A Siemens gearless …

Increasing availability through advanced Gearless Drive …

Learn how Siemens' gearless drive solutions for grinding and conveying can increase availability, efficiency and productivity in the mining industry. Compare the benefits and …

Gearless mill drive (GMD) and digital services for Kinross

ABB's gearless mill drive offering is part of the innovative ABB Ability™ MineOptimize portfolio. MineOptimize is a framework that encompasses optimised solutions, developed engineering, digital applications and collaborative services to help mining companies achieve the most efficient design, build and operation of any mining and mineral ...

The World's First Gearless Mill Drive

The first gearless mill has recently been put into service in Le Havre, France. This is probably the world's largest cement mill. The cement output is rated at 200 ton/h, and the motor rating is 8700 hp (7400 kW) at 15 r/min. For the first time in the history of tube mills the driving motor has been built directly on the mill, i. e., the mill drum is also the motor …

Gearless mill drives

• 28 MW GMD for 42' SAG mill Whether it is size or an installation at the highest altitude (4600 m.a.s.l.), ABB's GMDs are well positioned to contribute to the building of larger and ever more powerful mills. — Leading the gearless mill drive evolution The ABB gearless mill drive (GMD) is the most powerful mill drive system available,