Reduction of Energy Consumption by Optimized Robot Cell Design

verfasst von

K. Eggers, C. Hansen, Jens Kotlarski, Tobias Ortmaier

Abstract

This paper presents an approach to reduce the energy consumption of industrial robots by optimizing the position of the robot base platform. The approach utilizes a comprehensive energy model for electrical drive systems with DC-bus coupling. The position is optimized for a predefined task in terms of energy consumption and the energy saving potential is analyzed. The results are compared to existing approaches that do not consider the DC-bus energy exchange and it is shown that the utilization of a comprehensive model helps in further improving the energy efficiency. The impact of the base position on the energy consumption is examined by varying the position in a discrete grid. The optimization takes kinematic and dynamic boundaries into account.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Mechatronische Systeme

Typ

Aufsatz in Konferenzband

Seiten

65-70

Publikationsdatum

2014

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 7 – Erschwingliche und saubere Energie