Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.17559/TV-20161219112306

Energy regeneration in automated high bay warehouse with stacker cranes

Boris Jerman ; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mech. Engineering, Ljubljana Aškerčeva cesta 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Nenad Zrnić orcid.org/0000-0002-0078-7275 ; University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mech. Engineering, Belgrade Kraljice Marije 16, 11120, Beograd 35, Serbia
Matjaž Jenko ; Riko d.o.o., Ljubljana; Tehnološki park 18/C1, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tone Lerher ; University of Maribor, Faculty of Logistics, Mariborska cesta 7, 3000 Celje, Slovenia

Abstract

Fully automated electrically powered stacker cranes are the most common transportation devices used in automated high bay warehouses. When high throughputs are attained, the amount of the electric energy used is high. Taking this into account, together with relatively high rack configuration the energy saving by employing the regeneration of potential energy during the lowering of the stored goods seems to be a promising choice. In the paper real life data for deployment of four stacker cranes in high bay warehouse of bigger dairy is introduced and analysed. The cranes’ working cycles are determined and their energy consumption is estimated. Finally, the probable energy and costs savings are determined taking into account the regenerated energy for crane operations and lower energy consumption for refrigeration purposes.

Keywords

energy consumption; energy regeneration; high bay warehouses; stacker crane

Hrčak ID:

188237

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/188237

Publication date:

25.10.2017.

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