A case study of replacing pneumatic tools with battery-powered ones at an automobile assembly plant [electronic resource]
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
2020.
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| Abstract: | Compressed air is ubiquitous in manufacturing facilities and vital for the proper operation of numerous types of manufacturing equipment and processes, but compressed air systems are highly inefficient. One way of reducing compressed air usage and the associated electricity consumption is to replace pneumatic tools with battery-powered ones. This paper studied the energy cost savings and return on investment (ROI) of replacing pneumatic torque wrenches with battery-powered ones at a typical automobile assembly plant. With a total triggered time of 400.6 hours and an assumed electricity rate of $0.10/kWh, the annual energy cost savings was estimated to be $104/year per tool. The simple payback period and ROI were 5.8 years and 17.3%, respectively. |
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| Item Description: | Published through Scitech Connect. 10/01/2020. "Journal ID: ISSN 2643-6779." Swindler, Joe ; Guo, Wei ; |
| Physical Description: | Size: p. 7-12 : digital, PDF file. |