System Integrators Energy Challenge: Follow Up
There are some prerequisites for reading this article: you need to read last month’s article entitled “System Integrators: An Energy Challenge,” you need …
System Integrators: An Energy Challenge
I have to admit that I am a little bit skeptical. Now, don’t get me wrong. I am not saying that system integrators don’t know anything about saving …
Reducing Pressure: A Way to Save or Waste Energy?
If you are a pneumatics person, you will be thinking of a pressure regulator; the hydraulic people among us will be thinking of pressure-reducing valves. In …
Efficient Hydraulic Systems
I think I may have a surprise for you. We will look at a system and try three different hydraulic systems and see which is best from an energy perspective. The …
Outside the Box
I’ve got an idea. Tell me what you think. You have an application where you need to store 20 liters of hydraulic fluid to be used at 120 bar. You know that …
Accumulators: Energy Savers/Energy Wasters
It looks like the next few articles will be about some specific components and how they can be best utilized in a circuit for maximum energy savings. Previous …
Power Factor…An Opportunity
I know, I know, you’re tired of having to think about energy, and you can’t find your calculator. We’ve covered a lot of bad news about our fluid power …
Power Factor
For the purpose of this article, I would like you to divide yourselves into two groups: the “Energy Suppliers” and the “Energy Consumers.” While you …
Flow Control: If In Doubt, Think About…Energy
I see some of you forgot to bring your calculators with you. We’ll wait right here and chat a bit while you go fetch your equipment… I stated in my first …
Flow Controls: If in Doubt…
Ok, let me see a show of hands. How many of you have designed or installed fluid power systems that used flow controls? Keep them up so I can count… It looks …
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