Abstract:
A rotary hydraulic machine such as a variable displacement in-line or axial piston pump including a housing (60), a shaft (66), a cylinder block (70), pistons (74) disposed therein and a valve block (62). A microprocessor-based controller (42) is externally mounted on the pump valve block (62) and includes internal memory having various remotely-selectable control programs prestored therein. Sensors (50, 52, 54) responsive to pump operating conditions are connected to the pump control electronics, and include a first sensor (50) responsive to yoke position, a pressure sensor (52) responsive to pump output pressure and a speed sensor (54) responsive to angular velocity of shaft rotation. All of the electronic components are mounted on the valve block (62).
Abstract:
A rotary hydraulic machine such as a variable displacement in-line or axial piston pump including a housing (60), a shaft (66), a cylinder block (70), pistons (74) disposed therein and a valve block (62). A microprocessor-based controller (42) is externally mounted on the pump valve block (62) and includes internal memory having various remotely-selectable control programs prestored therein. Sensors (50, 52, 54) responsive to pump operating conditions are connected to the pump control electronics, and include a first sensor (50) responsive to yoke position, a pressure sensor (52) responsive to pump output pressure and a speed sensor (54) responsive to angular velocity of shaft rotation. All of the electronic components are mounted on the valve block (62).
Abstract:
An electrohydraulic servo system which includes one or a plurality of pressure compensated flow control servo valves (12, 14) for feeding hydraulic fluid from a variable displacement pump (16) to associated actuators (18, 20) and loads (1, 2). A closed-loop velocity-control servo system (22, 24) is coupled to each servo valve (12, 14), and is responsive to velocity command inputs (V1, V2) from an operator (26) and to feedback signals (Y1, Y2) from the respective loads (1, 2) for providing flow control signals (U1, U2) to the respective servo valves (12, 14). A pump controller (36) receives the valve flow control signals (U1, U2), derives associated valve vlow signals (Q1, Q2) from predetermined functional characteristics of the pressure compensated valves, and obtains a total flow demand (Qc) as a function of the sum of the indicated individual valve flows. A pump displacement command (Dc) is derived as a combined function of total flwo demand (Qc) and pump speed (N) to accommodate volumetric inefficiencies which vary with speed (N), and the displacement command signal (Dc) is fed to a pump displacement servo control loop (60) for controlling pump output. Displacement command (Dc) is limited (at 50, 52) as a function (NL) of power available at the engine coupled to the pump to prevent engine stall.
Abstract:
An electrohydraulic servo system which includes one or a plurality of pressure compensated flow control servo valves (12, 14) for feeding hydraulic fluid from a variable displacement pump (16) to associated actuators (18, 20) and loads (1, 2). A closed-loop velocity-control servo system (22, 24) is coupled to each servo valve (12, 14), and is responsive to velocity command inputs (V1, V2) from an operator (26) and to feedback signals (Y1, Y2) from the respective loads (1, 2) for providing flow control signals (U1, U2) to the respective servo valves (12, 14). A pump controller (36) receives the valve flow control signals (U1, U2), derives associated valve vlow signals (Q1, Q2) from predetermined functional characteristics of the pressure compensated valves, and obtains a total flow demand (Qc) as a function of the sum of the indicated individual valve flows. A pump displacement command (Dc) is derived as a combined function of total flwo demand (Qc) and pump speed (N) to accommodate volumetric inefficiencies which vary with speed (N), and the displacement command signal (Dc) is fed to a pump displacement servo control loop (60) for controlling pump output. Displacement command (Dc) is limited (at 50, 52) as a function (NL) of power available at the engine coupled to the pump to prevent engine stall.