A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CRUSHER AND A CRUSHER

摘要

A crusher and a method for controlling a crusher (11) comprising a first crushing member (5) and a second crushing member (6) defining a crusher setting (S) of a crushing cavity (7) into which material to be crushed is being fed. The method comprises the step of: measuring continuously instantaneous load on the crusher; recording instantaneous load peaks exceeding a predetermined target level for the load peaks; keeping track of the number of the load peaks exceeding the predetermined target level during a predetermined period of time; and controlling loading of the crusher on the basis of the number of the load peaks experienced by the crusher during the predetermined period of time.