TY - GEN
T1 - Comparative Study of Scissor Lift Drive Systems
AU - Kosucki, Andrzej
AU - Stawiński, Łukasz
AU - Skowrońska, Justyna
AU - Minav, Tatiana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - In recent years, alongside the adaptation green energy sources, emphasis on optimizing energy consumption has been growing. In the area of hydrostatic drive systems, the trend is reflected in the use of energy-saving drive, control components and systems. Innovative solutions such as electrification or hybridization of hydrostatic drives offer significant improvement in the performance characteristics of conventional machines. Current studies have demonstrated that existing traditional fully hydraulic systems are less efficient compared to innovative, purely electromechanical actuator (EMA) solutions or Variable Speed Fixed Displacement (VSFD) pump systems. Therefore, this paper compares a conventional drive system with an EMA-based system and a VSFD-based system, which were utilized to operate the same machine - a scissor lift. The aim of these studies is to compare the energy consumption of the tested systems for different loads. The verified mathematical models of the systems were used for simulation tests of the working cycle consisting of lifting the load to a specified height and lowering it to the starting point with different load masses.
AB - In recent years, alongside the adaptation green energy sources, emphasis on optimizing energy consumption has been growing. In the area of hydrostatic drive systems, the trend is reflected in the use of energy-saving drive, control components and systems. Innovative solutions such as electrification or hybridization of hydrostatic drives offer significant improvement in the performance characteristics of conventional machines. Current studies have demonstrated that existing traditional fully hydraulic systems are less efficient compared to innovative, purely electromechanical actuator (EMA) solutions or Variable Speed Fixed Displacement (VSFD) pump systems. Therefore, this paper compares a conventional drive system with an EMA-based system and a VSFD-based system, which were utilized to operate the same machine - a scissor lift. The aim of these studies is to compare the energy consumption of the tested systems for different loads. The verified mathematical models of the systems were used for simulation tests of the working cycle consisting of lifting the load to a specified height and lowering it to the starting point with different load masses.
KW - Electromechanical Actuator (EMA)
KW - Energy Efficiency
KW - Hydraulics
KW - Scissor Lift
KW - Variable Speed Fixed Displacement (VSFD) Pump
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105020720021
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-032-07392-1_23
DO - 10.1007/978-3-032-07392-1_23
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105020720021
SN - 9783032073914
T3 - Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
SP - 229
EP - 240
BT - Advances in Hydraulic and Pneumatic Drives and Control, Centrifugal Pumps, Valves, and Seals, 2025
A2 - Stryczek, Jaroslaw
A2 - Warzynska, Urszula
A2 - Banas, Michal
PB - Springer
T2 - 21st International Scientific-Technical Conference on Hydraulic and Pneumatic Drives and Control, Centrifugal Pumps, Valves, and Seals, NSHP 2025
Y2 - 7 October 2025 through 10 October 2025
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