Verification of Fuel Efficiency Improvement by Application of Highly Effective Silicon Carbide Power Semiconductor to HV Inverter

Due to the strengthening of air-quality regulations, researchers have been investigating methods to improve excavator energy efficiency. Many researchers primarily conducted simulation studies employing mathematical models to analyze the energy consumption of excavator systems, which is necessary to examine the fuel efficiency improvement margin and the improvement effect. However, to effectively study the improvement of excavator efficiency, the real-time energy consumption characteristics must be examined through simulations and analyses of actual equipment-based energy consumption. Accordingly, this study establishes an energy flow-down model for the entire excavator system based on actual equipment tests. A measurement system is built to measure the required data, thereby establishing an experimental methodology for modeling each component. This paper presents an excavator system energy flow-down methodology that integrates the energy flow-down model, measurement system, and experimental methodology. This methodology was applied to dig and dump operations, and the energy consumption characteristics were analyzed. An analysis of the operating modes indicates that 59.8% of the total fuel energy was consumed in the engine system, 17% in the hydraulic system, and 23.2% in the hydraulic actuation systems. The methodology can be used to help analysis of the fuel efficiency improvement margin under various conditions.

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Use of a PPS Sensor in Evaluating the Impact of Fuel Efficiency Improvement Technologies on the Particle Emissions of a Euro 5 Diesel Car

10.4271/2014-01-1601 ◽

2014 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Stavros Amanatidis ◽

Leonidas Ntziachristos ◽

Zissis Samaras ◽

Chariton Kouridis ◽

Kauko Janka ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fuel Efficiency ◽

Efficiency Improvement ◽

Particle Emissions ◽

Fuel Efficiency Improvement ◽

The Impact

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Three-phase active front-end rectifier efficiency improvement with silicon carbide power semiconductor devices

2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) ◽

10.1109/ecce.2016.7855515 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Saijun Mao ◽

Tao Wu ◽

Xi Lu ◽

Jelena Popovic ◽

Jan Abraham Ferreira

Keyword(s):

Silicon Carbide ◽

Semiconductor Devices ◽

Efficiency Improvement ◽

Power Semiconductor ◽

Power Semiconductor Devices ◽

Front End ◽

Three Phase

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TOWARDS MEETING THE IATA-AGREED 1.5% AVERAGE ANNUAL FUEL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN 2010 AND 2020: THE CURRENT PROGRESS BEING MADE BY U.S. AIR CARRIERS

Aviation ◽

10.3846/aviation.2019.12019 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 123-132

Author(s):

Kit Sum Cho ◽

Guanying Li ◽

Nicholas Bardell

Keyword(s):

Fuel Efficiency ◽

Aircraft Engine ◽

Efficiency Improvement ◽

The World ◽

Efficiency Performance ◽

Fuel Efficiency Improvement ◽

Overall Performance ◽

Using Data ◽

The One ◽

Air Carriers

The purpose of this paper is to see if airlines in general, and U.S. air-carriers in particular, are meeting their IATA-agreed 1.5% average annual fuel efficiency improvements between 2010 and 2020. To assess the fuel efficiency performance, a quantitative analysis was performed using data provided by ICAO, IATA and the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Form 41 Schedules P 12(a) and T-2. The metric used to assess fuel efficiency is the one advanced by ICAO, namely Litres per Revenue Tonne Kilometre performed. Trends are examined over an extended timeframe to establish annual fuel efficiency improvements. The findings show that the overall performance of U.S. air-carriers from 2010 to 2018 has just met IATA’s 1.5% target with a 1.52% year-upon-year annual fuel efficiency improvement, with domestic operations showing a greater level of improvement than international operations. Such performance suggests that the U.S.A, and by inference, the rest of the world, are just likely to meet their IATA target by 2020. This achievement has largely been made possible through industry’s tremendous efforts to enhance aircraft engine technologies, implement operational improvements, and reduce airframe weight through the extensive application of composite materials.

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