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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Fluid Power ExpoPhil O’Neill
Bosch Rexroth PneumaticsCleveland, OH
10/26/2011
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Global Trends Reduce costs
Consider total cost of ownership- Not just acquisition costs
Increase efficiency Improve throughput Reduce cycle times Minimise waste Reduce power consumption
Environmental awareness Carbon emissions
Has to have a short payback period
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
So what’s the problem ?
Pneumatics has a bad name Inefficiency
Inefficient design by rule of thumb- Using higher pressures than necessary- Using higher wattage coils than necessary- Oversized valves- Oversized actuators- Not minimizing pressure drops
- Long tube runs- Undersized tubes
Leakage Poor connections Worn seals
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Why do we care ?
Because it’s expensive More expensive than it needs to be
Where’s the problem ? After all, air is free !!
Compressed air isn’t free. One of the most expensive energy storage media
What does it cost to run your compressor ? There is a need for a TCO balance
Operating costs (approx. 70%) Initial investment (30%)
- Acquisition cost- Installation & commissioning- Maintenance
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
How big is the problem ? Source - www.energystar.gov “Leaks are a significant source of wasted energy in a compressed
air system, often wasting as much as 20-30% of the compressor’s output.
Compressed air leaks can also contribute to problems with system operations, including: Fluctuating system pressure, which can cause air tools and other
air-operated equipment to function less efficiently, possibly affecting production
Excess compressor capacity, resulting in higher than necessary costs
Decreased service life and increased maintenance of supply equipment (including the compressor package) due to unnecessary cycling and increased run time.”
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Google “Compressed air leak”
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
What can we do about it ? Establish a baseline Measure air consumption at no-load
Leakage How to measure leakage ?
- Hearing ?- More sophisticated ?
- Totalising mass flow meters- Measure overall leakage
- Ultrasonic leak detectors- Locate leak points
Quantify the cost That gets attention !
Source - www.airbestpractices.com/
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
What can we do about it ?
Optimise work cycles Minimise cycle times
More than cylinder speed- Minimise bounce at end of
stroke- Reduce off-cushion time
delays- Minimum time between
valve switching and cylinder moving
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Totalising Mass Air Flow Sensors Sensor emits an electrical
pulse after a certain volume of air is flowed
Count the pulses over time Calculate the average flow
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Ultrasonic leak detectors Air leaks “Hiss”
Broad spectrum white noise Contains an ultrasonic components Leak detectors “listen” for this ultrasonic
component Loudest at the source
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Ultrasonic leak detectors
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Reduce leakage Best practices for tube connections
Square cuts on tube for push connect fittings Reusable fittings
- ISO “G” threads seal on a spot face with “O” ring- Don’t re-use tapered thread fittings
- Seal by deforming threads- PTFE tape
Low leakage valves- Elastomeric seals- Preferable to lapped spools
- Leakage increases over time Take advantage of air-pilot valve technology
- Lower wattage solenoid coils- 0.35 W, not 3.5W
- Especially important for spring return valves- Where coil voltage needs to be maintained
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Size actuators correctly for the application Very common to guesstimate on the high side
- Just in case How fast ? How much load ? Orientation ? Web-based calculation tools are available
Optimize the actuator based on application parameters- Load - Speed - Line pressure- Tube lengths
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Pressure drops in tube Easy win
Match tube diameter and length to needed flow
Example – 3/8” tube (10mm) 2400 Nl/min / 85
cfm1700 Nl/min / 60 cfm1300 Nl/min / 46 cfm
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Web-based calculation tools
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Size actuators correctly for the application
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Size actuators correctly for the application
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Size actuators correctly for the application
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Reduce distances between valves and actuators Decentralised pneumatics
Fieldbus- Minimal wiring
Avoid larger valve manifolds- Multiple smaller
manifolds Lets you keep valves and
actuators closer together- Reduce tube lengths
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Valve / Cylinder combinations Valve mounted on cylinder
- Best case to minimise tube lengths- Minimises dead volumes
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Reduce your pressures Force = Pressure x Area
More force if more pressure – Right ?- Not the whole story
Net force = Pressure x piston area – Pressure x (piston
area – rod area) What about double rod cylinders ? What about rodless cylinders ? Need to control the DIFFERENTIAL pressure
across the piston Speed controlled by exhaust rate of second
chamber- Exhaust rate slower the higher the
pressure
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Simple application, one pressure One valve
Same pressure for extend and retract
Speed limited by amount of air to be exhausted
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Different pressures High pressure to extend Lower pressure for return
stroke Insert pressure regulator in
retract line Needs check valve for
exhaust line Saves energy Unexpected benefit
- Increases extend speed- Easy retrofit for
existing applications
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Stroke time with 6 bar main, different “no-load” pressures
35
42
1
2 1
12
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Cycle time reduction for different strokes:
2 bar “no-load stroke”
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Application example Lab exercise Rodless cylinder Two ISO size 2, 3/2 valves Multiple ports 4.4 lb 36 ft / sec
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Case study Press fit application
Rexroth in-house production
6 inch bore cylinder 100 psi 2800 lbf
Regulator added for return stroke 10 psi Air pressure reduced 90%
38% energy savings ROI 2100 cycles
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
High air consumption devices Vacuum generators
Venturi effect requires a constant air supply
Not needed after required vacuum level achieved
Air Economiser technology Vacuum switch to sense vacuum level Turns off venturi air supply while vacuum
is sufficient Turns venturi air supply back on after
vacuum level degrades Needs NO controls logic
Vacuum switch and on/off circuitry onboard
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
But what does it cost ? HOW MUCH air am I using ?
Need to know cylinder internal volumes- Extend- Retract- Single or double acting ?
- Do I use air on 1 or 2 strokes ?
Tube dimensions- ID- Length
Air pressure- Compression ratio
Compressor efficiency Cost per kW-hour
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
You could do it in Excel . . .
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Or you can use online tools
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Air costs with differential pressures
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Conclusions If you want to be efficient and economical -
Don’t tolerate leakage- Poor installation- Aging, worn components- Fix leaks - ongoing
Size components correctly- Don’t neglect the tube size – very important- Take advantage of online tools
Use minimum pressure to do the work- Is the return stroke a “No-Load” stroke ?- Also increases speed
- Reduces cycle times Bigger isn’t always better
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Energy Savings with Pneumatics
Thank YouFluid Power Expo
Phil O’NeillBosch Rexroth Pneumatics
Cleveland, OH10/26/2011