Our unique Digital Displacement® technology is suitable for diesel, hybrid and fully electric off-highway machines. The fully-patented Digital Displacement® hydraulics have been in development for more than a decade. It has been designed by Danfoss to be easily integrated into standard machines. This offers straightforward route to improved efficiency and control.
By replacing a standard pump with a digitally enabled pump, our customers enjoy improved productivity and control for better fuel consumption and the potential to downsize engines or battery packs. It is a technology which delivers benefits today and will be equally beneficial tomorrow – whichever route you take.
- Smoother faster control means more work done per day
- Improved engine-to-work efficiency means increased maximum power – with the same size engine. Or the opportunity to downsize engines, without any loss of power or control
- Intelligent digital controls mean individual cylinders are only called into action when required, reducing losses system-wide
- This means longer work-cycles or smaller batteries for next-generation electric machines
We are now offering Digital Displacement hydraulics as single and dual pumps – with multiple outlets – which can be configured to meet customer needs.
Danfoss Digital Displacement – improved off-highway efficiency – whichever future you choose.
Digital Displacement® construction benefits
- Smoother faster control means more work done per day
- Improved engine-to-work efficiency means increased maximum power – with the same size engine
- Intelligent digital controls mean individual cylinders are only called into action when required, reducing losses system-wide
Digital Displacement® mining benefits
- Improved engine-to-work efficiency means increased maximum power – with the same size engine
- Lower emissions through electrification
- Longer duty cycles means a smaller battery – or full duty cycle without the need to swap battery
Digital Displacement® material handling benefits
- Smoother faster control means work efficiency
- Improved engine-to-work efficiency gives the opportunity to downsize engines, without any loss of power or control
- Controllability is defined in software. This means we can change the machine dynamics to suit the operator
Digital Displacement® electrification benefits
- Reduce overall energy consumption
- Increase duty cycle – lower opex
- Reduce battery size – lower capex
- A technology which is applicable to diesel, hybrid or electric vehicles – a future-proof option, whichever future you choose
Digital Displacement® center of excellence
Each Danfoss Digital Displacement pump will be assembled at our new global Digital Displacement manufacturing and R&D facility near Edinburgh, Scotland.
Here we have developed a ground-breaking, dynamic manufacturing facility which brings a new approach to precision assembly. This will ensure quality at every stage.
The fully flexible facility has been custom designed from the ground up. Helping to assemble a new generation of Digital Displacement pumps for off-highway and industrial customers.
Production has already begun, with the first customer pumps rolling off the line in August.
Documents
Type | Name | Language | Valid for | Updated | Download | File type |
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White paper | Digital Displacement Efficiency Whitepaper | English | Multiple | 30 Sep, 2019 | 758.5 KB | |
White paper | Digital Displacement Excavator Test and Analysis | English | Multiple | 30 Sep, 2019 | 459.2 KB | |
User guide | Digital Displacement Pump DDP Technical Information | English | Multiple | 03 Feb, 2020 | 6.9 MB | |
Data sheet | Digital Displacement Pump DDP096 and DPC12 Data Sheet | English | Multiple | 03 Feb, 2020 | 1.5 MB |
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Digital Displacement® pump
Our Digital Displacement® hydraulics is a fundamental innovation. It utilizes a radial piston machine which enables cylinders in real time, using ultra-fast mechatronic valves controlled by an embedded, intelligent computer. This makes our pump highly controllable and extremely efficient. The result is lower energy losses, increased productivity and faster response time.
News
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Digital Displacement paves the way for an off-highway revolutionThursday, November 5, 2020From lab to market: Danfoss Digital Displacement technology is now being launched to cut fuel consumption in excavators by staggering numbers. This will have a global impact as we can save 40 million tons of CO2 – the energy use of 4.6 million homes for one year – by reducing waste heat in excavators.
Contact us
For more information, please contact our Power Solutions digital displacement team.