Title :
Power demand and energy usage of container crane - comparison between AC and DC drives
Author :
Tran, Thanh ; Nahavandi, Saeid ; Reid, Robert
Author_Institution :
Intell. Syst. Res. Lab., Deakin Univ., Geelong, VIC
Abstract :
The electrical data of two quay cranes, one has a DC drive system and the other has an AC drive system, in actual working conditions at a container terminal are measured and presented in this paper. Peak demand, energy usage, power factor and power quality are examined and compared.
Keywords :
electric drives; power factor; power supply quality; AC drives; DC drives; container crane; energy usage; peak demand; power demand; power factor; power quality; Australia; Containers; Cranes; Employee welfare; Intelligent systems; Marine vehicles; Power demand; Power harmonic filters; Power quality; Reactive power;
Conference_Titel :
Universities Power Engineering Conference, 2008. UPEC 2008. 43rd International
Conference_Location :
Padova
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3294-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-88-89884-09-6
DOI :
10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651655
