With SANY Group Chairman Xiang Wenbo in attendance, the Chinese mining equipment major has celebrated the launch of its largest tonnage hybrid mining truck yet, the SET320S. Featuring a 300-ton loading capacity and electric drive, SANY describes the truck as a game-changer.

The new model, the largest mining truck made yet by SANY, rolled off the production line at SANY Heavy Equipment Industrial Park in Shenyang, China. SANY adds: “Following the success of its predecessors SET150S and SET240S, the SET320S also employs the multi-power coupling hybrid technology but is designed with more power to haul, which is ideal for more efficient open-cast mining operations.”

The technical specifications of the truck have not yet been released but the SET240S uses three smaller 565 kW Weichai WP17 engines plus a 396 kW battery pack for a gross power of 2,091 kW. On these hybrid mining truck models, through electric turbine control technology and energy flow management, SANY says the engines can supply different power levels to work reliably under different working conditions. SANY says this will overcome the pain points of traditional mining trucks, such as high fuel consumption, high noise, and emissions, while greatly improving their energy efficiency and reliability.

The performance of the electric drive system depends on the gross vehicle weight, gradient and length of transport road, rolling resistance, engine power, and other parameters. SANY says the drive system can adjust to the actual working conditions to realise the optimal performance of the mining dump truck.