Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method of hydraulic energy recovery for machine start-stop and machine ride control
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Application No.: US14936172Application Date: 2015-11-09
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Publication No.: US10174770B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Jiao Zhang , Dayao Chen , Sudheer Holenarasipura
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Deerfield
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Deerfield
- Agent William R. Tinker
- Main IPC: F16D31/02
- IPC: F16D31/02 ; F15B1/02 ; F15B1/027 ; F15B1/04 ; F15B1/26 ; F15B11/024 ; F15B11/16 ; F15B13/02 ; F15B13/16 ; F15B15/18 ; F15B21/14 ; E02F9/22

Abstract:
A hydraulic control system for a machine is provided. The hydraulic control system includes a fluid reservoir and a pump motor. The pump motor is fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir. The pump motor is configured to provide pressurized fluid and to receive fluid to provide a power output to the shaft. The hydraulic control system further includes an actuator and an accumulator fluidly coupled to the pump motor and the actuator. The hydraulic control system further includes an accumulator valve and a controller. The accumulator valve is fluidly coupled between the accumulator and the pump motor. The controller is in communication with the pump motor and the accumulator valve. The controller is configured to detect an operator command to operate the power source; determine pressure at the accumulator; and selectively move the accumulator valve to fluidly connect the accumulator with the pump motor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170130739A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF HYDRAULIC ENERGY RECOVERY FOR MACHINE START-STOP AND MACHINE RIDE CONTROL Public/Granted day:2017-05-11
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