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An Overview of Energy Savings Approaches on Hydraulic Drive Systems

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Mahato, Anil C., Ghoshal, Sanjay K·2020·International Journal of Fluid Power
DOI 10.13052/ijfp1439-9776.2114
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Different procedures to improve the energy efficiency of a hydraulic drive system have been surveyed in this article. The energy-saving approaches are classified into four categories: hybridization, control algorithms, waste energy recovery and reduction of energy losses. Also, the sub-categories of each strategy are discussed individually in brief. The energy efficiency can go up to 69% using a hybridization strategy, whereas using a fuel-saving strategy is within the range of 20–40%. Another strategy, i.e., control algorithms, yields 40% of fuel savings on the displacement-controlled excavator system. Similarly, the maximum potential to recover the braking energy is about 78% in the case of the Constant Pressure System (CPS) system using flywheel under the category of waste energy recovery. Moreover, 56–66.1% throttling energy saving potential is observed on an On/Off high-speed valve-controlled hydraulic system under the reduction of energy loss strategy. Different energy saving potentials of the hydraulic system have been presented in tabular form for a clear understanding of the historical development in this field.

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  • The state-of-the-art in this field does not offer a general approach to increasing the efficiency of a system driven by a hydraulic actuator.

    “The state-of-the-art in this field does not offer a general approach to increasing the efficiency of a system driven by a hydraulic actuator.”

    From A systematic management and control methodology for high energy saving in applications equipped with hydraulic servo-axes (2024) · cites this paper as Mahato & Ghoshal, 2020

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Authors
Mahato, A. C., & Ghoshal, S. K.
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Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (IN)
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International Journal of Fluid Power
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River Publishers
Published
2020-06-26
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  • 1439-9776 (ISSN-L)
  • 2332-1180
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10.13052/ijfp1439-9776.2114
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  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Energy Efficiency and Management
Keywords
hydraulic drive, energy efficiency, energy conservation, control algorithms, waste-to-energy, braking energy recovery, flywheel energy storage, fuel consumption reduction

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