Theoretical Analysis on Energy Consumption for Industrial Robots

Abstract

This paper presents a theoretical analysis on energy consumption for industrial robots. In this project, the industrial robot used is a virtual robot resembling the FANUC LR Mate 200iB robotic arm. The first two joints consume the most electrical energy, this research focuses only on the first two joints. The calculation of the electrical energy consumed is based on a previous established research done by Herman (2009) from Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) in the year 2009. In this research, three different time intervals were used to set the speed of the robotic arm to be at 50%, 100% and 200% speed and they were tested on 10 different angles with 10 time intervals for the 1st and the 2nd robotic joints.

Powering Electronics by Scavenging Energy from External Metals

“…The low gravimetric and volumetric energy densities of energy storage technologies limit the mobility and performance of modern robots and electronics. , In many cases, the size and weight of energy storage technologies required to power robotic systems are too large or massive for a robot to carry, − leading to limited operational times and long recharging times over which the robot remains unused. Energy storage is especially restrictive for small robots, vehicles, and electronics, as the total available energy unfavorably scales with the device volume ( L 3 ), while the performance of electronics increases as they get smaller (1/ L 2 ), − following Moore’s law.…”