Development and Application of Measurement and Control Systems in Coal Mines

Abstract

The paper presents an analysis of the process of application of measurement and control systems in underground coal mines in Serbia. Particular attention is paid to the experience with the first systems introduced in the mines ‘Soko’ and ‘Aleksinacki Rudnici’. A significant part of the paper is devoted to the description of the process of the development and improvement of systems, described by three aspects (technical, exploitation and commercial/financial). The technical aspect is described by seven criteria (imported systems, basic technical knowledge, input/output properties, real-time functions, offline processing, alarm processing and presentation and education) and 18 indicators. The exploitation aspect is described by six criteria (system design, reliability and accuracy, data presentation, alarm processing, use of information, and operation and maintenance) and 21 indicators. The commercial and financial aspects are described by financial indicators that show the positive effects of domestic development of the system.