Increasing performance and energy efficiency of Gas Metal Arc Welding by a high power tandem process
- Standard Gas Metal Arc Welding (Standard GMAW) and a high power Tandem GMAW (TGMAW) process are evaluated with respect to energy efficiency. Current, voltage and overall equipment power are measured and energy consumption is determined. The new key performance indicator Electrical Deposition Efficiency is introduced to reflect the energy efficiency of GMAW processes. Additionally, wallplug efficiency of the equipment is determined in order to identify the overall energy consumption. Results show that energy efficiency as well as economic process performance can be significantly increased by application of the TGMAW process. Furthermore findings indicate that wall-plug efficiency of the equipment is independent of power Level and material transfer mode. A metal plate of 30 mm thick structural steel is joined by Standard GMAW and TGMAW to demonstrate the total energy savings for a real weld. Electricity consumption is reduced by more than 20 % using the high power TGMAW process.
Autor*innen: | Gunther Sproesser |
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Koautor*innen: | Michael RethmeierORCiD, Andreas PittnerORCiD |
Dokumenttyp: | Vortrag |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Präsentation |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2015 |
DDC-Klassifikation: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften / Angewandte Physik |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Energy efficiency; Tandem Gas Metal Arc Welding; high power welding; thick metal plate welding |
Veranstaltung: | 13th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing |
Veranstaltungsort: | Ho Chi Minh City & Binh Duong, Vietnam |
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 16.09.2015 |
Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 18.09.2016 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 16.03.2016 |
Referierte Publikation: | Nein |
Eingeladener Vortrag: | Nein |