What are the Advantages and disadvantages of electro-pneumatics?

Answer 1

ADVANTAGES OF PNEUMATICS.

1. Simplicity of Design And Control

• The control machines are easy to design. i.e they can be manufactured using standard cylinders & other components. Controlling mechanism simply contains two ON-OFF states, so its easy to implement and understand.

  Also these components have versatile usage, they can be used in many situations. Pneumatics are easy to install and have useful mechanical movements. For an instance Straight-line movements can be obtained without further adjustments, such as levers, cams...etc

2.Reliability

pneumatic control mechanism is well known for its long lasting operation life time. In fact they need very little maintenance but operates continuously with high reliability.

Air /gas used as the working fluid is less likely to damage the equipments since gas are good in absorption of shock, and excessive forces, but hydraulics react directly transferring the stress to mechanical parts.

3.Safe to use

Pneumatic controls have high safety profile due to many reasons. Air used in these are fire proof, and less vulnerable to explosions and electric hazards. These are adoptable in extreme weather conditions, and we can rely on their continuous operation. This is because compressed air can stay in good condition in high temperature fluctuations, unlike hydraulic s ystems that tend freeze or boil in these situations.

Even a leak occur there is less chance of getting fire. Also there is no toxicity in air used, so we can expect no harm to living beans. Since pneumatics are sound in safety, very less precautions need to be taken.

4.Storage

Compressed Gas can be stored easily, and once compressed, above a certain threshold level they can be operate with out further need of compressing. This feature allows the use of machines when electrical power is lost.

5. Clean

Since working fluid is purified air, there is no messy waste produce at the end of the day. A little leak will not make the surrounding shady. Also, since ir is used no risk of toxic hazards t o machines or humans. Industries like pharmaceutical, food..etc tend prefer pneumatics for their cleanness.

6. Easily transported

Air is easily obtainable from atmosphere and can be used with little purification. Air can be pumped to long distances in pipelines, so can control pneumatic equipments for long distances. This makes central controlling possible. These also requires no return line, so easy to manage and cost effective.

7. Light in weight

Air is very light compared with other fluids, which are very heavy. They don't need high power to transfer.

8.Cost Effective

This is a very economical controlling mechanism. The Pneumatics require low maintenance cost, since wear of equipments are very less. These operates at low pressure , so equipments can be produced for low cost using cheap materials. In contrast hydraulic controlling systems require high pressure, so need tough materials, which comes in high prices.

9 high speed working medium

Compressed air controllers are able to achieve high work speeds, the flow rate may go up to 20 m/s, while hydraulics is restricted around 5m/s.

10.safe operation in Overloads

The shock absorbent properties of air make overloading safe. Under excessive forces air can compress easily avoiding damage to equipments.

11 Variable pressure

Pneumatic systems can work in various pressures, this also alow the speed control.

DISADVANTAGES OF PNEUMATICS.

1. Air is largely compressible, which may be good for some reasons, but the major draw back is the inefficiency in accurate positioning and speed controlling. These often need to be tuned to work correct and sound. Since Compressible,not possible to achieve uniform and constant piston speeds.

2.Unable to work with heavy loads (commonly used working pressure of 7 bar, the require output force is economical only up to about 20 KN to 30 KN ) Unlike hydraulics or electrical system these cant be used for heavily loaded operation.

3. Air used needs to be purified, air containing moisture may lead to corrosion of the equipments.

Answer 2

Things quickly. Convenient control system. Open the system. Cheap.