Cost Analysis Investigation of Toothed Belt Driven Electromechanical and Pneumatic Long Stroke Actuators

Elif Erzan Topçu; Mehmet İnci

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Cost Analysis Investigation of Toothed Belt Driven Electromechanical and Pneumatic Long Stroke Actuators

Authors:

Elif Erzan Topçu | Mehmet İnci

Publisher:

Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi

Main Topics:

Makine Mühendisliği

Journal:

Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.161-180

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001284847

pISSN:

2687-3729

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Abstract:

 Although pneumatic is widely used in automation systems, it is observed that the use of electromechanical driven systems has become widespread today. There are many different types of electromechanical systems. Generally, the motion transfer is provided by controlling the servo motor, the rotational motion is converted into linear motion with the system elements used as screw ball, toothed belt driven etc. In addition to the advantages such as being easy to control, high positioning accuracy, and long-term maintenance, the biggest disadvantage in the preference of this type of system by the user seems to be the high initial investment costs. However, while the initial investment cost comes to the fore in product selection, the necessity of evaluating parameters such as energy consumption and maintenance generally remains in the background. In this study, the evaluation of a long-stroke rodless-cylinder pneumatic system and a toothed belt-driven electromechanical system in terms of initial investment, maintenance and predicted energy consumption cost during its lifetime were examined with different operating scenarios and comparatively evaluated. Experimental and theoretical calculations were made and evaluated considering the equivalent load, stroke, and annual operating and usage time in both systems moving in the horizontal direction. It has been seen that the initial investment cost of the servo motor, the supply pressure, the number of cycles, the standby time are important and should be considered in the costing of the systems.

 Although pneumatic is widely used in automation systems, it is observed that the use of electromechanical driven systems has become widespread today. There are many different types of electromechanical systems. Generally, the motion transfer is provided by controlling the servo motor, the rotational motion is converted into linear motion with the system elements used as screw ball, toothed belt driven etc. In addition to the advantages such as being easy to control, high positioning accuracy, and long-term maintenance, the biggest disadvantage in the preference of this type of system by the user seems to be the high initial investment costs. However, while the initial investment cost comes to the fore in product selection, the necessity of evaluating parameters such as energy consumption and maintenance generally remains in the background. In this study, the evaluation of a long-stroke rodless-cylinder pneumatic system and a toothed belt-driven electromechanical system in terms of initial investment, maintenance and predicted energy consumption cost during its lifetime were examined with different operating scenarios and comparatively evaluated. Experimental and theoretical calculations were made and evaluated considering the equivalent load, stroke, and annual operating and usage time in both systems moving in the horizontal direction. It has been seen that the initial investment cost of the servo motor, the supply pressure, the number of cycles, the standby time are important and should be considered in the costing of the systems.

 Although pneumatic is widely used in automation systems, it is observed that the use of electromechanical driven systems has become widespread today. There are many different types of electromechanical systems. Generally, the motion transfer is provided by controlling the servo motor, the rotational motion is converted into linear motion with the system elements used as screw ball, toothed belt driven etc. In addition to the advantages such as being easy to control, high positioning accuracy, and long-term maintenance, the biggest disadvantage in the preference of this type of system by the user seems to be the high initial investment costs. However, while the initial investment cost comes to the fore in product selection, the necessity of evaluating parameters such as energy consumption and maintenance generally remains in the background. In this study, the evaluation of a long-stroke rodless-cylinder pneumatic system and a toothed belt-driven electromechanical system in terms of initial investment, maintenance and predicted energy consumption cost during its lifetime were examined with different operating scenarios and comparatively evaluated. Experimental and theoretical calculations were made and evaluated considering the equivalent load, stroke, and annual operating and usage time in both systems moving in the horizontal direction. It has been seen that the initial investment cost of the servo motor, the supply pressure, the number of cycles, the standby time are important and should be considered in the costing of the systems.

 Otomasyon çalışmalarında pnömatik sistemler yaygın olarak kullanılmakla birlikte günümüzde elektromekanik tahrikli sistemlerin kullanımının yaygınlaşmaya başladığı gözlemlenmektedir. Elektromekanik sistemlerin pek çok farklı çeşidi bulunmaktadır. Genellikle servo motorun kontrol edilmesi ile hareket aktarımı sağlanmakta, bilyalı vidalı mil, dişli kayış vb. sistem elemanları ile dönme hareketi doğrusal harekete çevrilmektedir. Kontrol edilebilirliklerinin kolay, konumlama hassasiyetlerinin yüksek olması, uzun yıllar boyunca bakım istememesi gibi avantajlarıyla beraber bu tip sistemlerin kullanıcı tarafından tercih edilmesindeki en büyük tereddüt ilk yatırım maliyetlerinin yüksek olması olarak görünmektedir. Ancak ürün seçiminde ilk yatırım maliyeti ön plana çıkarken enerji tüketimi, bakım gibi parametrelerin de değerlendirilmesinin gerekliliği genellikle ikinci planda kalmaktadır. Bu çalışmada uzun stroklu, milsiz silindirli pnömatik bir sistem ile dişli kayış tahrikli elektromekanik bir sistemin ilk yatırım, bakım ve kullanım ömrü boyunca öngörülen enerji tüketim maliyetleri farklı çalışma senaryoları ile incelenmiş ve karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Yatay yönde hareket eden iki sistemde de eşdeğer yük, strok, yıllık çalışma süresi ve kullanım zamanı dikkate alınarak deneysel çalışmalar ve teorik hesaplamalar yapılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Servo motorun ilk yatırım maliyetinin, pnömatik sistemin besleme basıncının, çevrim sayısının, bekleme süresinin sistemlerin maliyetlendirilmesinde önemli ve dikkate alınması gereken kriterler olduğu görülmüştür.

Article Details

Cost Analysis Investigation of Toothed Belt Driven Electromechanical and Pneumatic Long Stroke Actuators

Authors:

Elif Erzan Topçu | Mehmet İnci

Publisher:

Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi

Main Topics:

Makine Mühendisliği

Journal:

Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.161-180

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001284847

pISSN:

2687-3729

pneumatic

toothed belt drive

actuator

cost analysis

pnömatik

dişli kayış

eyleyici

maliyet analizi

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Article Details

Authors: Elif Erzan Topçu | Mehmet İnci

Publisher: Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi

Main Topics: Makine Mühendisliği

Journal: Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.161-180

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001284847

pISSN: 2687-3729

Issues

Authors:

Elif Erzan Topçu | Mehmet İnci

Publisher:

Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi

Main Topics:

Makine Mühendisliği

Journal:

Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.161-180

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001284847

pISSN:

2687-3729