Mining engineering system as an energy asset in industry 4.0

Abstract

Mines now absorbing Industry 4.0 technologies face the challenges of production energy efficiency enhancement and energy safety improvement. Following the environmental standards involves the requirement of turning from diesel to electric drive of mining machinery and equipment. This significantly improves miners’ working environment in ore mines. At the same time, the share of energy consumption increases in the situation of low energy security of mines, particularly at peak loads. The article discusses the conditions, and proposes a scenario of mine energy supply system reliability enhancement. For this purpose, a mining engineering system is viewed as an energy asset, with identification of its expanding capabilities.