Information Circular 9258: Mine Power Systems

Details

• Personal Author:
  Morley, Lloyd A.
• Description:
  The U.S. Bureau of Mines publication presents a comprehensive review of mine electrical power-system theory and practice. It discusses fundamental theory and the vital aspects to be considered in planning and designing mine electrical power systems. The report is divided into three major sections. The first presents the history of electricity in mining and the fundamentals of electrical phenomena and components. The second focuses on power-system components: motors, grounding systems, cables, and protective equipment and devices. The final section includes mine power-center equipment, switchhouses and substations, batteries, and mine maintenance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Electric Injuries Electricity Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Coal-mining Electric-power-transmission-lines Electrical-equipment Electrical-hazards Electrical-safety Electrical-systems Mining-equipment Mining-industry Safety-practices Underground-mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Information Circular
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  462 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032657
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91-241729
• Citation:
  Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 9258, 1990 Jan; :1-437
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Performing Organization:
  Pennsylvania State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:86ccd054dac1fa3b314d0329602183839d633a942c051fbe6ce662ec69829d6d96758ee99cedd2845c674d2e542b8274c782734a30f2c10ad17b4e94c3089136
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206379/cdc_206379_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 26.14 MB ]