Forklift energy storage switch

How can a forklift with electric lifting device improve energy management?

We also proposed energy management strategy development of a forklift with electric lifting device to achieve a system that can be controlled easily with different speeds up and down, and at the same time, recover as much energy as possible in the downward movement and braking, which used supercapacitor as the energy storage system.

Can a battery-EC storage system improve performance of an electric forklift?

In this specific application, the use of composed (hybrid) battery-EC storage systems is able to improve performances (availability, durability, range, and much more) of the electric forklift, as already proposed by Komatsu in its commercial ARION electric forklifts.

Should electric forklifts be used for hybrid battery-EC storage systems?

The choice of an electric forklift for the application of hybrid battery-EC storage systems has been motivated by the availability of experimental data and preliminary studies on lead-acid batteries [ 16 – 21] and on the introduction on the market of a commercial electric forklift with a hybrid storage system.

What are the benefits of electric forklift?

The results show that the fuel consumption of the forklift with electric lifting device can be reduced by about 46.72% compared with the hydraulic forklift and its transmission efficiency is improved 82.3% when the loads is 3t. And its Energy saving is the most significant, as shown in Fig. 10, Fig. 12.

How does a forklift lift system work?

The lifting system is controlled directly with an electric motor drive instead of pump. First, we analyzed the working condition and energy flows of the forklift and proposed an energy recovery system for forklift. Second, we built the system model including supercapacitor model, vehicle model and the simulation model in AMESim.

How efficient is a hydraulic forklift?

We use the supercapacitor as the energy storage system, and maximum recovery efficiency of the electric system is 46.72%. In recent years, the forklift is facing two challenges energy saving and environmental. However, the hydraulic forklift has low transmission efficiency and energy efficiency.