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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2017
Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy, Tampere, FI;
Mikko Kouvo, Tampere, FI;
Ville Vare, Tampere, FI;
Mikko Kitula, Tampere, FI;
Jorma Hongisto, Tampere, FI;
Sami Huhtamaa, Tampere, FI;
Severi Eerola, Tampere, FI;
Sami Haikio, Tampere, FI;
Matti Joutsela, Tampere, FI;
Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy, Tampere, FI;
Abstract
An underground mining vehicle includes an electric motor for driving the vehicle, a rechargeable battery for supplying electric energy to the electric motor and a charging system for recharging the rechargeable battery. A control unit is configured to control an operation of the charging system for controlling the recharging of the battery. The control unit is configured to have a number of selectable recharging modes (FRM, SLRM, SERM) and to control the recharging of the battery according to the selected recharging mode (FRM, SLRM, SERM). The vehicle also has a transmitter controlled by the control unit for sending a status notification about an automatic change from a recharging mode to another recharging mode to an operator remote terminal device of an operator of the vehicle.