Danfoss Scotland – DDISPLACE

Project Highlights

Introducing a market-disrupting technology called ‘Digital Displacement’ – a re-invention of the hydraulic pump.
Developing a family of modular products for off-highway OEM vehicle manufacturers, combining rugged mechanics with electronics and embedded software.
Enables a highly efficient way to control the high-force multi-axis movements of heavy machinery.
Energy losses are reduced dramatically as a result of the new efficient system architectures made possible, enabling energy to be recovered and re-used.
Technology will be capable of reducing fuel consumption by 20% and 40%, depending on the application, with the potential for more than 50% when fully developed.
The innovative products will principally be applied to off-highway vehicles such as excavators, wheel loaders and forklift trucks which make use of hydraulic systems for propulsion and for functions such as digging and lifting.
The technology developed has the potential for application to mining, forestry and industrial applications.
Total project value £21.7 million, with £10.8 million funded through the APC.

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