Energy Flow Analysis of Excavator System Based on Typical Working Condition Load

Abstract

Accurate energy flow results are the premise of excavator energy-saving control research. Only through an accurate energy flow analysis based on operating data can a practical excavator energy-saving control scheme be proposed. In order to obtain the excavator’s accurate energy flow, the excavator components’ performance and operating data requirements are obtained, and the experimental schemes are designed to collect it under typical working conditions. The typical working condition load is reconstructed based on wavelet decomposition, harmonic function, and theoretical weighting methods. This paper analyzes the excavator system’s energy flow under the typical working condition load. In operation conditions, the output energy of the engine only accounts for 50.21% of the engine’s fuel energy, and the actuation and the swing system account for 9.33% and 4%, respectively. In transportation conditions, the output energy of the engine only accounts for 49.80% of the engine’s fuel energy, and the torque converter efficiency loss and excavator driving energy account for 15.09% and 17.98%, respectively. The research results show that the energy flow analysis method based on typical working condition load can accurately obtain each excavator component’s energy margin, which provides a basis for designing energy-saving schemes and control strategies.