Examensarbetet har genomförts på Väderstad AB som tillverkar jordbruksredskap i övre premiumsegmentet av marknaden. I Väderstads såmaskiner finns idag hydrauliskt styrda fläktar som driver pneumatiska funktioner som till exempel transport av utsäde och gödning. Fläktarna styrs idag från traktorn med manuell reglering av flödet till fläktmotorn och varvtalstabeller. Väderstad AB ser den manuella styrningen som ett problem då omgivande faktorer som yttertemperaturen, lufttryck och driftstid kan påverka varvtalet i drift. Målet med detta projekt är att utreda och föreslå systemlösningar som kan övervaka och automatiskt kontrollera en eller flera fläktar från såmaskinens styrsystem. Detta minskar kraven på jordbrukaren och säkerställer optimal drift, vilket bidrar till att effektivisera sådden. Arbetet har innefattat konceptgenerering, modellering och en parameterstudie. Det har resulterat i en metod för att analysera hydrauliska fläktdrifter. Ett koncept som klarar av drift från traktorns samtliga mekaniska och hydrauliska uttag skulle bli komplicerat och kräva onödigt många komponenter. Det koncept som valdes ut för modellering och parameterstudie är ett system med ingående strypning, i form av en 2/2-styrventil, tillsammans med en kulventil för redundans och omkoppling till manuell styrning. Detta koncept drivs ifrån traktorns PTLS-system. För att kunna garantera en stabil återkoppling med det valda konceptet visade parameterstudien att det krävs en ventil med responstid på 111 ms eller snabbare.

<p>Emotron is a company specialised in developing, producing and marketing equipment to con-trol, monitor and protect processes and machinery driven by electric motors, with an applica-tion focus. Examples of uses for their products are fans, pumps, lifts and cranes.</p><p>The project is to look at Emotrons end of line test. The company has seen that at the final test-ing there is a bottleneck that restricts the outflow and prevents an increase in the number of tested products.</p><p>The purpose of this project is to review how Emotrons end-of-line test works today and if there is a possibility to make the test more efficient in such a way that the quality is not at risk, while increasing the outflow of tested products.</p><p>The projects first step is to look at and analyse what is causing the bottleneck at the end-of-line. When the analysis is complete, the next step is to review whether there is a possibility to solve the bottleneck and if so in what way can this be done. Emotrons most overall objective of the project is to increase the outflow of the number of tested products without jeopardizing the quality.</p><p>An analysis has been made on frequency inverters, soft starters and shaft power monitors. Fail reports for the year 2007 have been reviewed. Faults that have been detected have been sub-mitted by type and size. The testing has been divided into various phases of error. A time pre-cision has been established to show the time of the test stages. The distinction has been made to provide a picture of where and when errors occur during the testing.</p><p>A logging test has been carried out on the largest frequency inverter types to determine the characteristics of frequency inverters when tested with load by today's test method. It has also carried out a logging test with an artificial load. An analysis is made on a test machine that is under construction, which today is called PEBB test.</p><p>The conclusions to be drawn from the analyses and tests carried out, in order to meet the company's objectives, and answer the project's problem is that it is possible to make the end of line test more efficient. The end of line test can be more efficient by combining the strength of the PEBB test, which is its measurement equipment, with the artificial load method where the frequency inverter is tested as it is expected to serve at the final customer. This can in-crease the outflow of tested products and maintain Emotrons requirements for quality.</p>

Emotron is a company specialised in developing, producing and marketing equipment to con-trol, monitor and protect processes and machinery driven by electric motors, with an applica-tion focus. Examples of uses for their products are fans, pumps, lifts and cranes. The project is to look at Emotrons end of line test. The company has seen that at the final test-ing there is a bottleneck that restricts the outflow and prevents an increase in the number of tested products. The purpose of this project is to review how Emotrons end-of-line test works today and if there is a possibility to make the test more efficient in such a way that the quality is not at risk, while increasing the outflow of tested products. The projects first step is to look at and analyse what is causing the bottleneck at the end-of-line. When the analysis is complete, the next step is to review whether there is a possibility to solve the bottleneck and if so in what way can this be done. Emotrons most overall objective of the project is to increase the outflow of the number of tested products without jeopardizing the quality. An analysis has been made on frequency inverters, soft starters and shaft power monitors. Fail reports for the year 2007 have been reviewed. Faults that have been detected have been sub-mitted by type and size. The testing has been divided into various phases of error. A time pre-cision has been established to show the time of the test stages. The distinction has been made to provide a picture of where and when errors occur during the testing. A logging test has been carried out on the largest frequency inverter types to determine the characteristics of frequency inverters when tested with load by today's test method. It has also carried out a logging test with an artificial load. An analysis is made on a test machine that is under construction, which today is called PEBB test. The conclusions to be drawn from the analyses and tests carried out, in order to meet the company's objectives, and answer the project's problem is that it is possible to make the end of line test more efficient. The end of line test can be more efficient by combining the strength of the PEBB test, which is its measurement equipment, with the artificial load method where the frequency inverter is tested as it is expected to serve at the final customer. This can in-crease the outflow of tested products and maintain Emotrons requirements for quality.

Hus byggs idag allt tätare för att möta högre miljökrav, ställda av både konsumenter och politiker. När hus byggs täta minskar luftläckaget genom klimatskalet. Tack vare det sänks energiåtgången då nästan all luft styrs genom en värmeväxlare. Tätheten i de nya husen har lett till att utsugande köksfläktar inte fungerar som de ska, beroende på att de behöver mycket luft. I detta projekt utvecklades ett utsugande köksfläktsystem för passivhus, de allra tätaste husen på marknaden. Resultatet blev en utsugande köksfläkt som hela tiden tillförs luft utifrån huset. Tilluften sugs in i huset med hjälp av det undertryck som köksfläkten skapar, luften sprutas in i kåpan och sugs sedan ut ihop med matoset. För att hålla nere energiförbrukningen användes en svag köksfläkt. För att hjälpa fläkten att fånga upp matoset är fläktkåpan utformad för att utnyttja ejektorverkan och coandaeffekten. Under projektet utvecklades även en värmeväxlare som tar tillvara på värmen i frånluften. / Today houses are built more airtight to meet higher environmental standards, initiated by both consumers and politicians. When houses are built airtight it reduces air leakage through the building, which gives reduced energy consumption since almost all air is guided throw a heat exchanger. Since the new houses are very airtight it has caused extractor hoods to work improperly, because they need a lot of air. In this project a extractor hood system has been developed for passive houses, which are the most airtight houses on the market. The result was an extractor hood which is constantly getting air from outside the house. The air from outside is sucked into the house because of the vacuum created by the extractor hood, the air is injected into the hood and then sucked out together with the cooking odors. In order to minimize the energy consumption a weak extractor fan was used. To help the fan capture the cooking fumes, the hood is designed to use ejector- and coandaeffect. During the project a heat exchanger was also developed, which transfer the heat from the cooking odors to the air from the outside.

This study has been conducted in cooperation with Fläkt Woods, an industrial supplier of ventilation systems. The study only concerned chilled beams which are an explicit group of ventilation products within Fläkt Woods’ product portfolio. The purpose of the study was to explore how Fläkt Woods’ customers perceive certain elements when choosing Fläkt Woods as a supplier of chilled beams and why they perceive them the way they do. The elements include quality, service, technical performance, technical knowledge, communication, time of delivery, installation, calculation program, flexibility, market adjustment, technical documentation, relationships and geographic distance. The study has been conducted employing a combination of both a quantitative and a qualitative approach in which a questionnaire has been sent out to Fläkt Woods’ customers in order to shed light on their opinions. The results showed that most of Fläkt Woods’ customers are satisfied or even very satisfied with the elements that were investigated. The elements that the customers were most satisfied with concerning the chilled beams were quality, service and technical knowledge. They believe that Fläkt Woods’ products have a good finish, that they are easy to get in touch with, that they are able and willing to give quick answers and feedback and that they have great knowledge about their chilled beams. The element that the customers are least satisfied with and that Fläkt Woods need to improve is flexibility. Even if Fläkt Woods believe that their special solutions are flexible, their customers do not fully agree. The customers’ attitude towards the flexibility is that Fläkt Woods prefer to provide standard solutions of chilled beams rather than offering special solutions. The results also showed that Fläkt Woods’ competitors are one step ahead considering the design of chilled beams. Thus, design is an element of the marketing program that Fläkt Woods need to improve. Furthermore, the study showed that relationships and communication which represent the “soft” elements concerning human interaction are just as important as the rest of the elements. Thus, Fläkt Woods need to consider these elements as well as the others when outlining the marketing program.

<p>This study has been conducted in cooperation with Fläkt Woods, an industrial supplier of ventilation systems. The study only concerned chilled beams which are an explicit group of ventilation products within Fläkt Woods’ product portfolio. The purpose of the study was to explore how Fläkt Woods’ customers perceive certain elements when choosing Fläkt Woods as a supplier of chilled beams and why they perceive them the way they do. The elements include quality, service, technical performance, technical knowledge, communication, time of delivery, installation, calculation program, flexibility, market adjustment, technical documentation, relationships and geographic distance. The study has been conducted employing a combination of both a quantitative and a qualitative approach in which a questionnaire has been sent out to Fläkt Woods’ customers in order to shed light on their opinions.</p><p>The results showed that most of Fläkt Woods’ customers are satisfied or even very satisfied with the elements that were investigated. The elements that the customers were most satisfied with concerning the chilled beams were quality, service and technical knowledge. They believe that Fläkt Woods’ products have a good finish, that they are easy to get in touch with, that they are able and willing to give quick answers and feedback and that they have great knowledge about their chilled beams. The element that the customers are least satisfied with and that Fläkt Woods need to improve is flexibility. Even if Fläkt Woods believe that their special solutions are flexible, their customers do not fully agree. The customers’ attitude towards the flexibility is that Fläkt Woods prefer to provide standard solutions of chilled beams rather than offering special solutions. The results also showed that Fläkt Woods’ competitors are one step ahead considering the design of chilled beams. Thus, design is an element of the marketing program that Fläkt Woods need to improve. Furthermore, the study showed that relationships and communication which represent the “soft” elements concerning human interaction are just as important as the rest of the elements. Thus, Fläkt Woods need to consider these elements as well as the others when outlining the marketing program.</p>

Energiflöden i fläkt och fläktkoppling har undersökts för att öka förståelsen om hur fläktvarvtalet varierar med fordonshastigheten. Problemet har studerats på en lastbil vid olika fordonshastigheter och fläktvarvtal. Undersökningen har genomförts genom att studera olika förluster, geometri på fläktblad, data från tidigare prover och genom CFD-simulering. De förlusterna som undersökts är lagerförluster och viskoförluster. Utifrån den befintliga geometrin på fläkten och från simulering har inloppshastigheterna mot fläkten jämförts. Simuleringarna är gjorda på en befintlig provbil där fläkten är simulerad med hjälp av MRF-modellering. Studien visar att fläktkopplingsmodell, fläkttyp och fläktens diameter inte är av så stor betydelse för att förklara problemet, däremot kan det ses att bilens modul är av vikt. Detta tros vara av vikt på grund av vad modulen får för tryckuppbyggnad. Luftens hastighet in mot fläkten kan vara en parameter som är av betydelse utifrån analys av tidigare provning och från simulering. Utifrån det kan det funderas på om fläkten bör dimensioneras om, att den bör dimensioneras efter låga fläktvarvtal istället för höga. Detta på grund av att fläkten endast är aktiv, och då har höga varvtal, cirka X % av bilens drifttid för typisk långtradartrafik, det vill säga inte så lång tid av bilens drifttid. Resultatet från den här undersökningen bör ses som en vägvisare hur man ska gå vidare för att förklara problemet och om man utifrån det kan minska bränsleförbrukningen. / Energy flows in fan and fan-clutch has been investigated to increase the understanding of how fan speed varies with the vehicle speed. The problem has been studied on a truck at different vehicle speeds and fan speeds. The thesis has been conducted by studying various losses, the fan geometry, data from previous tests and by CFD-simulation. The losses noted are bearing losses and visco losses. Based on the existing fan geometry and from simulation, the inlet velocities against the fan has been compared. The simulation are made from an existing test vehicle where the fan is simulated using MRF modeling. The study shows that the model of the fan clutch, the fan type and fan diameter are not so important to explain the problem, however, it can be seen that the truck’s module is of importance. This is thought to be important because of the modules pressure build-up. It can also be seen that the air velocity towards the fan can be a parameter that is important based on analysis of previous testing and from simulation. However, on this basis we should be reconsidering if the fan should be dimensioned the way it is today, at high fan speeds, or if it should be dimensioned at low fan speeds. This because the fan is only active, and then has high speeds, about X % of the car’s operating time for a typical long haulage truck, i.e. not that long of the truck’s operating time. The result of this study should be interpreted as a guide on how to proceed to explain the problem and if it can be used to reduce the fuel consumption.

Examensarbetet har utförts hos RotoSub AB i Linköping. RotoSub fokuserar på innovativa lösningar inom brusreducering för fläktar och är även utvecklingspartner med det österrikiska företaget Noctua, som utvecklar och tillverkar kompaktfläktar och processorkylare inom elektronikbranschen. Under examensarbetet har en flödestestkammare för kompaktfläktar utvecklats och tillverkats. Testkammaren utnyttjar ett högupplöst motstånd som ger möjlighet till ett flertal driftpunkter för att konstruera detaljerade fläktkurvor. Detta låter RotoSub noggrant analysera och undersöka fläktkaraktäristiken under utvecklingsstadiet. I rapporten undersöks två metoder för att bestämma luftflödet genom testkammaren. Däribland en känd geometri i form av munstycken, enligt den amerikanska standarden ANSI/AMCA 210-16 samt utnyttjandet av en varmtrådsanemometer. Vidare undersöks alternativ för att konstruera ett högupplöst motstånd med hög pålitlighet och repeterbarhet, samt en tryckmätningsmetod som tillåter en jämn avläsning av det statiskatrycket som testfläkten ger upphov till. Under utvecklingen tillverkades prototyper där koncept testades och utvärderades, innan slutprodukten kunde modelleras i ett CAD-program för att slutligen tillverkas fysiskt. Slutprodukten tillverkades huvudsakligen i styren-akrylnitril (SAN) samt ett fåtal komponenter i polylaktid (PLA) och aluminium. Testkammaren använder sig av en tryckring med fyra tryckportar, en varmtrådsanemometer för att mäta luftflödet samt en roterande skiva som drivs av en stegmotor för att högupplöst variera motståndet i testkammaren. Testkammaren har visat sig kapabel att konstruera fläktkurvor för samtliga fläktstorlekar undersökta under arbetet med god repeterbarhet. Vidare arbete finns gällande tätning, då ett visst läckage finns i testkammaren vilket ger ett systematiskt fel i fläktkurvorna vid låga flöden där maximalt statiskt tryck inte kan uppnås. / This undergraduate thesis has been carried out at RotoSub AB in Linköping, Sweden. RotoSub develop innovative solutions for noise-reduction in fans. RotoSub are also development partners to the Austrian company Noctua, who design and develop fans and processor coolers for the electronics industry. During the thesis a compact airflow test chamber has been designed and constructed. The test chamber utilises a high-resolution load to measure and create a fan curve. The high-resolution load ensures that a large amount of operating points can be measured, which gives RotoSub the opportunity to closely analyse the characteristics of the fan being tested. In this thesis two different methods of measuring the airflow through the test chamber have been studied. Firstly a method of using nozzles to calculate the flow according to the standard ANSI/AMCA 210-16. Secondly the use of hot-wire anemometry to measure the airflow through the test chamber. Methods of measuring static pressure behind the test fan with high accuracy and stable readings have also been studied. Different high-resolution loads have been studied to ensure high repeatability and reliability. During the development phase, prototypes of the different components were created to allow for testing and evaluation before a final design was chosen. After the designs for each component was decided, the final design was modelled in CAD before being fabricated and constructed. The construction mostly utilises styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) but with certain components made from polylactic acid (PLA) and aluminium. Pressure readings are taken behind the fan being tested using static ports placed on the outside of a hollow diffuser, mounted on the inlet of the test chamber. The hollow diffuser is filled with foam to stabilise the pressure readings. The chosen method of measuring airflow through the test chamber was hot-wire anemometry for its broad measurement range, high accuracy and simplicity in implementation. The design of the high-resolution load was chosen to be a rotating gate with two ports. As the gate rotates these ports openor close. The rotating gate is driven by a stepper-motor. This design allowed for very fine control at high loads and ensures reliable operation with a minimal amount of moving parts. Tests with the finished test chamber have shown that the test chamber is capable of measuring and creating high-resolution fan curves with high repeatability. However the test chamber cannot measure static pressure at zero flow as there are currently leaks within the test chamber that allows a small amount of flow through the chamber when the variable load is fully closed. This leads to a systematic error when creatingfan curves, mainly at lower flow rates and higher static pressures. Further work with this test chamber is needed to reduce leaks, which would improve measurement precision.

AFRY är ett ingenjörsföretag som har efterfrågat en studie som går ut på att ur ett elkonstruktionsperspektiv hitta enklare åtgärder för att bespara industrier pengar ge-nom att utföra energieffektiva investeringar i kontinuerliga elmotordrifter. Detta är extra relevant idag då energikostnaderna ökat anmärkningsvärt de senaste åren. Målsättningen har varit att skapa ett underlag baserat på data från motorer, kablar och frekvensomriktare som talar om vilka investeringar som gör störst nytta ur ett energisparperspektiv vid ett antal olika fall. Arbetet är uppdelat i tre delar där bety-delsen undersöks för systemutförande, dimensionering och IE-klasser och deras på-verkan på energiförbrukningen och livstidskostnaderna. Metoden går ut på att hämta tillverkningsdata från komponenterna som testas, simulera energiåtgången i olika mjukvaruprogram och sedan jämföra utfallen i olika konstellationer mot inköpspri-set. Resultatet är ett underlag där det går att påvisa vilka investeringar ur en elkon-struktionssynpunkt som är mest ekonomiskt gynnsamma. Räkneexempel och olika scenarion finns med eftersom förutsättningarna är beroende av faktorer som elpris, materialkostnader, drifttid, med mera. Initialt var planen att simulera samtliga tre delområden med ett energianalyserings-program utvecklat av AFRY. Flertalet långa fördröjningar och oförmågan att köra programmet på nuvarande operativsystem såg till att planeringen ändrades av stor betydelse under projektets gång. Programmet fick därmed ersättas av andra pro-gram och arbetet har lagt större tyngd på teorin föra att täcka upp samtliga delar.