“Enabling Energy Savings in Offshore Mechatronic Systems by using Self-Contained Cylinders”
Authors: Daniel Hagen, Damiano Padovani and Martin Choux,Affiliation: University of Agder and University of Agder
Reference: 2019, Vol 40, No 2, pp. 89-108.
Keywords: Electrification of hydraulics, linear actuator, offshore mechatronic systems, self-contained electro-hydraulic cylinder, proportional directional control valve, passive load-holding, energy savings
Abstract: This paper proposes a novel actuation system for an offshore drilling application. It consists of three self-contained electro-hydraulic cylinders that can share and store regenerated energy. The energy saving potential of the proposed solution is analyzed through a multibody system simulation. The self-contained system demonstrates superior energy efficiency compared to the benchmark system representing the state-of-the-art approach used today (i.e., valve-controlled cylinders by means of pressure-compensated directional control valves and counter-balance valves, supplied by a centralized hydraulic power unit). Due to the power on demand capability, the cancellation of the throttling losses, and the opportunity to recover energy in motoring quadrants, the self-contained system consumes 83.44% less energy without affecting the system's performance.
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DOI: 10.4173/mic.2019.2.2DOI forward links to this article:
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BibTeX:
@article{MIC-2019-2-2,
title={{Enabling Energy Savings in Offshore Mechatronic Systems by using Self-Contained Cylinders}},
author={Hagen, Daniel and Padovani, Damiano and Choux, Martin},
journal={Modeling, Identification and Control},
volume={40},
number={2},
pages={89--108},
year={2019},
doi={10.4173/mic.2019.2.2},
publisher={Norwegian Society of Automatic Control}
};