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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
May. 26, 2015
Joy MM Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Gareth Rimmington, Barnsley, GB;
Joy MM Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling a conveyor in a mining system. The conveyor includes a chain, a first sprocket, a second sprocket, a drive mechanism, a first sensor, a second sensor, and a controller. The method includes receiving a first signal associated with a characteristic of at least one of a first sprocket or a second sprocket, determining a value for the characteristic of the at least one of the first sprocket or the second sprocket based on the first signal, receiving a second signal associated with a characteristic of a chain, and determining a value for the characteristic of the chain based on the second signal. The method further includes comparing the value for the characteristic of the at least one of the first sprocket or the second sprocket and the value for the characteristic of the chain and determining the amount of slack in the chain based on the comparison.