AC Haul Trucks
Surface Haulage Safety Workshop
National Mine Health and Safety Academy
Beckley, West Virginia
May 2005
T 282
Final Drive
Electric Motor (one per drive) with
motor speed dry disc brakes
T 282
T 282
inside
NOTE:
The main system used to slow down a Liebherr truck is NOT its
mechanical brakes but instead the
NOTE:
When retarding, the energy to slow down the truck is transformed
into electric energy. This electric energy is dispersed via the
electric resistor grids into the air in form of heat.
During retarding there is no friction of any components.
So, when slowing down the truck electrically
ISO 3450:
The service brakes are required to bring the fully
loaded truck to a safe and complete stop five times
consecutively on an actual down hill grade of 9 1 %.
25%
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hil
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Dumping
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Loading
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Loading
Service
brake
Electric
retarding
Service
brake
Electric
retarding
1- Difference between
Hand Brake, Park Brake and Emergency Brake
A- HAND BRAKE, all Liebherr truck models:
1. Applied by operator via toggle (or rocker-)
switch, located on center console
2. Applies full brake pressure from the two
brake accumulators to all service brakes
on front and rear wheels
3. Will only function with accumulators
pressurized. If one of the two brake
circuits has a line failure, the second one
will still function
4. Used when operator is inside cab with engine running and truck
stopped, i.e. during loading, dumping and while
being stopped and waiting
5. In an emergency the Hand Brake could be used to stop the truck
6. Designed to HOLD the fully loaded truck on inclines of up to 25%
1- Difference between
Hand Brake, Park Brake and Emergency Brake
C- EMERGENCY BRAKE, all Liebherr truck models:
1. In an emergency, i.e. electric retarding failure,
the Service Brake System is used
2. Operator controlled via the left foot pedal in the cab
3. Two independent Brake Circuits:
4. The service brakes are tested to fully comply with ISO 3450,
requiring to bring the fully loaded truck to a safe and
complete stop five times consecutively on an actual
down hill grade of 9 1 %
T 282 (outside)
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ISO 3450:
The service brakes are required to bring the fully
loaded truck to a safe and complete stop five times
consecutively on an actual down hill grade of 9 1 %.
Operating conditions:
12% down hill,
2% rolling resistance
GVW 820 000 lbs
(Required rim pull for
retarding: 81 000 lbs )
Retarding limit:
Any retarding speed
between 6.5 and 16 mph
Speed too high or too low:
above 16 mph or below 6.5
Service brakes must
be applied
Retarding Window
Retarding Power
2x3 inverters
2x3 rectifiers
inverters
Choppers
DC
R L
3-phase
AC
Amount of retarding is
controlled by the computer
within the wheel drives via the retarding pedal
Retarding
What are the basics of electric retarding?
The rear wheels turn their respective electric wheel
motor, which now is working in alternator fashion,
producing electric current
The produced electric current is turned into heat
energy within the resistor grids
The produced heat is dissipated into the outside air
by a large blower fan
The total amount of all dissipated heat energy equals
the braking energy used to slow down the truck
Wheel Motor
Continuous extended
range retarding
300
280
260
240
220
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
1200 lbs
Performance Chart
24
Curves based on
0% rolling resistance
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
Percentage Grade
Rimpull x 1000
US units
2
0
10
15
20
25 30
Speed
35 40
45 mph
300
280
260
240
220
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
1200 lbs
Performance Chart
24
Curves based on
0% rolling resistance
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
10
15
20
25 30
Speed
35 40
45 mph
Percentage Grade
Rimpull x 1000
The Performance Curve shows a total truck Retarding Rimpull of 700,000 Newtons, or 350,000 Newtons per wheelmotor.
SIBAS shows a maximum toque of 16573 Nm from each wheelmotor during Retard at 14 MPH and less.
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Thank you
Liebherr Mining Equipment
Newport News, Virginia
www.liebherr.com