Assessment of the factors influencing on the formation of energy-oriented modes of electric power consumption by water-drainage installations of the mines

Purpose. Performing the analysis to determine energy-efficient modes and assess the characteristics of the main indicators of electric power consumption by mine water-drainage installations based on the developed research mathematical model. Methods. To achieve the purpose set, a methodology is used to develop the multiple multifactor correlation-regression modeling with respect to the modes of electric power consumption by electrical and mechanical complexes of mine water-drainage installations. The amount of consumed electric power is found as an effective feature. The expediency of using the nonlinear multiple regression analytical ratios has been substantiated during the model development. A comparative analysis of a multiple multifactor regression model, presented in the form of a power and linear function, has been performed. Findings. The research results make it possible to determine that the greatest influence on the electric power consumption is made by water inflow, and the smallest influence – by the depth of water pumping from underground horizons. The expediency of using a multiple multifactor regression model in the form of a power function has been substantiated. The elaborated quantitative values of the factors of electric power consumption by electrical and mechanical complexes of mine water-drainage installations have become the basis for the introduction of innovative technological solutions at the relevant iron ore enterprises to optimize the cost characteristics of the electric power consumption. Originality. For the first time for the analysis and assessment of the operating modes of the main water-drainage installations of mines, the use of mathematical modeling based on the multiple correlation-regression method is proposed. The developed model takes into account a complex of technological parameters of influence on the water-pumping process. The analysis of the proposed model makes it possible to identify significant factors influencing the modes of electric power consumption by electrical and mechanical complexes of water-drainage installations in the mines and to conduct water-drainage assessment for constructing an algorithm for optimal control of this process in the cost-target direction. Practical implications. The research tactics are proposed for determining the energy-efficient operating modes of the main water-drainage installations of the mines by the method of mathematical modeling. The analysis of the obtained results of mathematical and statistical modeling makes it possible to take into account the complex of technological parameters of the influence on the water-pumping process, to identify and assess the modes of electric power consumption by the main water-drainage installations, as well as to obtain the initial data for the development of the structure of the control algorithm for mine stationary installations of this type in the cost-target aspect.