Kinematics and dynamics analysis of drive mechanism of parallel four-bar energy-saving pumping unit

The conventional beam pumping unit consumes a large amount of energy due to its unsmooth movement. In this work, we design a new energy-saving parallel four-bar pumping unit and derive the kinematic and dynamic law of the drive mechanism systematically by theoretical method. For the given target technical parameter, the theoretical results are verified by computer simulation, which shows that the simulation dynamic curves agree well with the theoretical ones and the calculated power consumption is low. Theoretical analysis shows that the newly designed pumping unit reduces average power by 28.8% compared with its conventional counterpart. The much lower theoretical energy consumption and the better dynamic performance indicate that the new energy-saving pumping unit is well designed and will have a significant application prospect.