Using Leakage to Stabilize a Hydraulic Circuit for Pump Controlled Actuators

Autor: Longke Wang, Wayne J. Book
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control. 135
ISSN: 1528-9028
0022-0434
Popis: Pump controlled hydraulic actuators offer higher energy efficiency than valve controlled actuators. However, there exists mode switching in pump controlled systems and instability may arise when a single rod cylinder is implemented. This paper examines the problem of system stability in a pump controlled system with single rod cylinders. It is shown that the system dynamics have a stable tendency or an instable tendency corresponding to different cylinder movements. The paper shows system instability can be avoided by controlling fluid leakage, and two applicable methods are presented: physical leakage compensation and virtual leakage compensation, which can be applied depending on applications. Experiments and numerical simulations are presented. Results show that the proposed solutions can maintain circuit stability: physical leakage compensation can be a general approach while virtual leakage compensation offers higher energy efficiency and lower cost, but its applications are limited by some factors.
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