Abstract:
An electrohydraulic pump load control system that includes a fluid-cooled integrated electric motor/hydraulic pump (12,14) for delivering fluid under pressure to an accumulator (20) that stabilizes pump output pressure while accommodating changes in fluid flow. A pressure sensor (22) is coupled to the accumulator (20) to provide an electrical signal as a function of fluid pressure at the accumulator. An electronic controller (28) applies electrical power to the pump motor (12,14) and is responsive to the electrical signal from the pressure sensor (22) for terminating application of electrical power to the pump motor when pressure at the accumulator (20) reaches the desired threshold. The electronic motor controller (28) controls both application and termination of electrical power to the motor (14) to energize and de-energize the motor at predetermined rates responsive to pressure differential thresholds at the pressure sensor (22).
Abstract:
An electric-motor hydraulic pump (10) includes a housing (12) having a stationary internal shaft (14). A pair of cylinder blocks (16,18) are rotatably carried by the shaft (14) within the housing (12), and an array of pistons (22) are slidably disposed with each cylinder block. A yoke plate (20) is mounted within the housing (12) and engages the pistons (22) for determining displacement of the pistons within the cylinder blocks (16,18). Fluid inlet and outlet ports (28) are provided in the housing (12) and are coupled to the cylinder blocks (16,18). An induction motor (30,32) includes a rotor (34) carried by the cylinder block (16,18) for corotation therewith, and a stator (36) mounted within the housing (12) surrounding the rotor. An electronic controller for controlling outlet fluid pressure and flow from the pump (10) includes a plurality of sensors (46,56,58,60) mounted on the housing (12) for sensing operating characteristics of the pump and motor to provide electronic sensor signals as functions thereof. Control electronics (96) are responsive to the sensor signals for controlling fluid pressure and flow from the pump by varying effective displacement of the pump, and by varying the electrical power (current and frequency) applied to the motor.
Abstract:
An integrated in-line electric motor/hydraulic pump that includes a pump housing (12) having a pair of end members (14,16) mounted at opposed ends of the housing. An electric motor (20) includes a rotor (22) on a shaft (24) journalled between the end members (14,16) and a stator (30) surrounding the rotor within the housing. A pump inlet (34) opens into the interior of the housing (12). First and second vane pump cartridges (44,46) are integrated into one of the end members (16). Each vane pump cartridge (44,46) includes a rotor (48) coupled to the shaft (24), and a plurality of vanes (50) carried by the rotor to engage a vane cam ring (52) that surrounds the rotor, which defines at least one pumping cavity (54,56) between the cam ring and the rotor. A vane pump inlet passage (82) within the one end member (16) extends between and operatively couples the housing interior to the pumping cavities (54,56) of both the first and second vane pump cartridges (44,46) for feeding fluid from the housing interior to both cartridges in parallel. A vane pump discharge (84) is also carried by the one end member (16) and operatively coupled to both of the pumping cavities (54,56) in parallel.