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Ski lifts

Ski lifts

Ski lifts

Product catalog summary
Overview
Mersen specializes in technology designed to reduce brush wear, maintenance, and downtime for ski lift electric motors. Their customized carbon brushes, brush-holders, and services are tailored to handle extreme conditions such as cold temperatures, dry atmospheres, and variable loads.
Carbon Brushes
Mersen's carbon brushes, such as the EG7593 grade, are engineered to withstand the challenging requirements of ski lift motors. These brushes are treated for cold and rarefied atmospheres, ensuring durability and performance.
Brush-Holders
To reduce uneven brush wear, Mersen offers brush-holders with constant force pressure systems, enhancing the reliability and availability of DC machines.
Technical Specifications
  • Relative Density: 1.73
  • Resistivity: 4,100 μΩ.cm
  • Flexural Strength: 39 MPa
Challenges and Solutions
  • Extreme Cold and High Altitude: These conditions can lead to dusting and excessive brush wear. Mersen's brush grade impregnations lubricate commutators and facilitate film formation.
  • Variable Load: Ski lift motors must handle variable loads, which can cause burn marks on commutators. Mersen provides tailored solutions based on operating conditions.
  • Electric Motor Configuration: Standard motor configurations may not suit extreme conditions. Mersen recommends starting external cooling fans only when necessary to maintain suitable humidity levels for film formation.
Services
Mersen offers local diagnostic and technical support, in-situ maintenance services, maintenance tools, and training to ensure optimal performance of ski lift motors.
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Catalog excerpts

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CUSTOMIZED CARBON BRUSHES, BRUSH-HOLDERS AND SERVICES CARBON BRUSHES Extreme cold temperatures, very dry atmospheres, variable loads… Our grades can handle the difficult running requirements of ski lift electric motors. EG7593 is one of our most popular grades for this application with the following specifications: Relative density TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED TO REDUCE:  BRUSH WEAR,  MAINTENANCE,  AND DOWNTIME Flexural strength Treated for cold rarefied atmospheres BRUSH-HOLDERS Local dedicated diagnostic and technical support In-Situ maintenance services (machining, grinding) Maintenance tools Trainings Reducing uneven brush wear, brush-holders with constant force pressure systems are the perfect solution to increase DC machine reliability an

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CARBON BRUSHES, BRUSH-HOLDERS AND SERVICES EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES HIGH ALTITUDE In addition to the extreme cold, high altitude reduces humidity levels, which can affect film (patina) formation, resulting in excessive brush wear. • Solution : Mersen brings its experience with altitude treated aircraft starter generator brushes to the ski lift motor application. Special treatments compensate for the lack of humidity. VARIABLE LOAD Unlike industrial applications, electric motors on ski lifts have to handle variable loads and may be restarted with hundreds of skiers on board. These types of operations...

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