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US 12,544,763 · App. 17/995,474 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

System for controlling an internal state of a tumbling mill

Inventor: Tim Sundström (Åkers Styckebruk, SE)
Assignee: S.P.M. Instrument AB
B02C17/1805B02C25/00G01H1/003
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Patent No.
US 12,544,763
App. No.
17/995,474
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for controlling an internal state of in a tumbling mill ( 10 ) having a shell ( 20 ) that rotates around an axis ( 60 ) at a speed of rotation (f ROT ) for grinding a charge of material ( 30 ) by tumbling the material in the rotating shell; said shell ( 20 ) having an internal shell surface ( 22 ) including a first number (L) of protrusions ( 310 ) configured to engage material as the shell ( 20 ) rotates about the axis ( 60 ), the system comprising a status parameter extractor ( 450 ) being configured to detect occurrence of an event signature (S p (r); Sp) in a time sequence of vibration sample values (Se(i), S(j), S(q)); said status parameter extractor ( 450 ) being configured to generate data indicative of a first temporal relation (R T (r); T D ; FI(r)) between said said event signature occurrence, and two other occurrences; and a regulator for controlling an angular toe position (FI(r), A TOE ) based on a toe position reference value (FI REF (r)), said first temporal relation (Rr(r); T D ; FI(r)), and a toe position error value (FI ERR (r)).

Claims (68)

1 . A system for controlling an internal state of a tumbling mill having a shell that rotates around an axis at a speed of rotation for grinding a charge of material by tumbling the material in the rotating shell; said shell having an internal shell surface including a first number of protrusions configured to engage material as the shell rotates about the axis, the system comprising

a device for generating a position signal indicative of a rotational position of said rotating shell, said position signal including a time sequence of position signal sample values;

a sensor configured to generate a vibration signal dependent on mechanical vibrations emanating from rotation of said shell, said vibration signal including a time sequence of vibration sample values;

a status parameter extractor configured to detect a first occurrence of a first reference position signal value in said time sequence of position signal sample values;

said status parameter extractor being configured to detect a second occurrence of a second reference position signal value in said time sequence of position signal sample values;

said status parameter extractor being configured to detect a third occurrence of an event signature in said time sequence of vibration sample values;

said status parameter extractor being configured to generate data indicative of a first temporal relation between

said third occurrence i.e. said event signature occurrence, and

said first and second occurrences; and

a regulator for controlling an angular toe position based on

a toe position reference value,

said first temporal relation, and

a toe position error value, wherein said toe position error value depends on

said toe position reference value, and

said first temporal relation.

2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein said toe position error value depends on a difference between said toe position reference value, and said first temporal relation.

3 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

said regulator is configured to control a solid material feed rate set point in dependence on said toe position reference value, and wherein a solid material feed rate depends on said solid material feed rate set point, said solid material feed rate being an amount of solid material per time unit that is being fed into an input of said tumbling mill.

4 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

said regulator is configured to control a liquid feed rate set point in dependence on said toe position reference value, and wherein

a liquid feed rate depends on said liquid feed rate set point, said liquid feed rate being an amount of liquid per time unit that is being fed into an input of said tumbling mill.

5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

said first temporal relation is indicative of a proportion of a distance between two adjacent of said protrusions.

6 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

said first temporal relation is indicative of a toe position.

7 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

said event signature is indicative of an impact force generated when a projection on an internal shell surface of the rotating shell interacts with a toe portion of the charge material.

8 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

said status parameter extractor is configured to generate said first temporal relation as a phase angle.

9 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

said status parameter extractor is configured to generate said event signature as an amplitude value.

10 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein said status parameter extractor comprises a Fourier Transformer configured to generate said first temporal relation.

11 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

said status parameter extractor is configured to count a total number of samples from the first occurrence to the second occurrence, and

said status parameter extractor is configured to count another number of samples from the first occurrence to the third occurrence, and

said status parameter extractor is configured to generate said first temporal relation based on said another number and said total number.

12 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

said status parameter extractor is configured to count a total number of samples from the first occurrence to the second occurrence, and

said status parameter extractor is configured to count another number of samples from the first occurrence to the third occurrence, and

said status parameter extractor is configured to generate said first temporal relation based on a relation between said another number and said total number, wherein:

said relation between said another number and said total number is indicative of a toe position.

13 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein said first number is higher than one.

14 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

said device is configured to generate a certain number of reference position signal values per revolution of the rotating shell, said certain number being equal to said first number.

15 . A method for controlling an internal state of a tumbling mill having a shell that rotates around an axis at a speed of rotation for grinding a charge of material by tumbling the material in the rotating shell; said shell having an internal shell surface including a first number of protrusions configured to engage material as the shell rotates about the axis, the method comprising:

receiving a position signal indicative of a rotational position of said rotating shell, said position signal including a time sequence of position signal sample values;

receiving a vibration signal dependent on mechanical vibrations emanating from rotation of said shell, said vibration signal including a time sequence of vibration sample values;

detecting a first occurrence of a first reference position signal value in said time sequence of position signal sample values;

detecting a second occurrence of a second reference position signal value in said time sequence of position signal sample values;

detecting a third occurrence of an event signature in said time sequence of vibration sample values;

generating data indicative of a first temporal relation between a first temporal duration and another temporal duration; wherein

said another temporal duration is indicative of time between said first occurrence and said second occurrence; and

said first temporal duration is indicative of time between said first occurrence and said third occurrence, or

said first temporal duration is indicative of time between said third occurrence and said second occurrence; and

controlling, by a regulator, an angular toe position based on a toe position reference value, said first temporal relation, and a toe position error value, wherein said toe position error value depends on said toe position reference value, and said first temporal relation.

16 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein

said toe position error value depends on a difference between

said toe position reference value, and

said first temporal relation.

17 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein

said controlling includes control of a solid material feed rate set point in dependence on said toe position reference value, and wherein a solid material feed rate depends on said solid material feed rate set point, said solid material feed rate being an amount of solid material per time unit that is being fed into an input of the tumbling mill.

18 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein said controlling includes control of a liquid feed rate set point in dependence on said toe position reference value, and wherein a liquid feed rate depends on said liquid feed rate set point, said liquid feed rate being an amount of liquid per time unit that is being fed into an input of said tumbling mill.

19 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein said event signature is indicative of an impact force generated when a projection on an internal shell surface of the rotating shell interacts with a toe portion of the charge material.

20 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein said first number is higher than one.

21 . The method according to claim 15 , further comprising

generating a certain number of reference position signal values per revolution of the rotating shell, said certain number being equal to said first number.

22 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform the method according to claim 15 .

23 . An apparatus comprising the non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 22 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2023
From: SUNDSTRÖM, TIM
To: S.P.M. INSTRUMENT AB
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Priority Claims (1)
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