ON THE DYNAMICS OF HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSIONS WITH VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP AND MOTOR

Author(s):  
F. Ionescu ◽  
F. Stratulat
Energies ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 376
Author(s):  
Biswaranjan Mohanty ◽  
Kim A. Stelson

Hydrostatic transmissions are commonly used in heavy-duty equipment for their design flexibility and superior power density. Compared to a conventional wind turbine transmission, a hydrostatic transmission (HST) is a lighter, more reliable, cheaper, continuously variable alternative for a wind turbine. In this paper, for the first time, a validated dynamical model and controlled experiment have been used to analyze the performance of a hydrostatic transmission with a fixed-displacement pump and a variable-displacement motor for community wind turbines. From the dynamics of the HST, a pressure control strategy is designed to maximize the power capture. A hardware-in-the-loop simulation is developed to experimentally validate the performance and efficiency of the HST drive train control in a 60 kW virtual wind turbine environment. The HST turbine is extensively evaluated under steady and time-varying wind on a state-of-the-art power regenerative hydrostatic dynamometer. The proposed controller tracks the optimal tip-speed ratio to maximize power capture.


Author(s):  
Samir Kumar Hati ◽  
Nimai Pada Mandal ◽  
Dipankar Sanyal

Losses in control valves drag down the average overall efficiency of electrohydraulic systems to only about 22% from nearly 75% for standard pump-motor sets. For achieving higher energy efficiency in slower systems, direct pump control replacing fast-response valve control is being put in place through variable-speed motors. Despite the promise of a quicker response, displacement control of pumps has seen slower progress for exhibiting undesired oscillation with respect to the demand in some situations. Hence, a mechatronic simulation-based design is taken up here for a variable-displacement pump–controlled system directly feeding a double-acting single-rod cylinder. The most significant innovation centers on designing an axial-piston pump with an electrohydraulic compensator for bi-directional swashing. An accumulator is conceived to handle the flow difference in the two sides across the load piston. A solenoid-driven sequence valve with P control is proposed for charging the accumulator along with setting its initial gas pressure by a feedforward design. Simple proportional–integral–derivative control of the compensator valve is considered in this exploratory study. Appropriate setting of the gains and critical sizing of the compensator has been obtained through a detailed parametric study aiming low integral absolute error. A notable finding of the simulation is the achievement of the concurrent minimum integral absolute error of 3.8 mm s and the maximum energy saving of 516 kJ with respect to a fixed-displacement pump. This is predicted for the combination of the circumferential port width of 2 mm for the compensator valve and the radial clearance of 40 µm between each compensator cylinder and the paired piston.


2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 613-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Zhang ◽  
S. S. Nair ◽  
N. D. Manring

A robust adaptive pressure control strategy is proposed for a novel indexing variable-displacement pump. In the proposed approach, parametric uncertainties and unmodeled dynamics are identified to the extent possible using a model free learning network and used to decouple the dynamics using physical insights derived from careful reduced order modeling. The swash plate motion control is then carefully designed to provide the desired pressure response characteristics showing improved performance with learning. The proposed control framework and designs are validated using a detailed nonlinear simulation model.


1983 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 468-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. E. Shoup ◽  
D. Chi

This paper presents a theoretical analysis and a design technique for the use of a special type of adjustable spatial slider crank mechanism to replace the swash plate device commonly used as a variable displacement pump or compressor. This paper is an extension of a previous research effort utilizing the RSSP mechanism [7] and considers the influence of geometric proportions of a device on stroke size, velocity fluctuation, and force transmission effectiveness. The device is shown to have significant kinematic advantages over the traditional form of the swash plate mechanism. Design curves are presented and an example application is provided.


Author(s):  
Pandeli Borodani ◽  
Davide Colombo ◽  
Marco Forestello ◽  
Patrizio Turco ◽  
Riccardo Morselli

The plant under control is the hydraulic circuit arranged by CNH in a prototype agriculture tractor of medium segment, where instead of the conventional main hydraulic pump, a new device electronically piloted, is installed. The main purpose is basically to obtain some advantages according to the energetic point of view, by means of an appropriate control structure, managing the electronic variable displacement pump. The frontier of the new systems requires the employment of the advanced control techniques, in order to assure the levels of precision, reliability, robustness demanded from systems. The control design methodology employed in the present case is based on robust H∞ optimization techniques, where robust stability properties are guaranteed in presence of unaccountable dynamics and other destabilizing factors. The effectiveness of the proposed control approach is tested on the demonstrative tractor realized from the CNH Agriculture at Modena plants, in all real conditions.


2009 ◽  
Vol 628-629 ◽  
pp. 167-172
Author(s):  
L.Y. Xu ◽  
Zhi Li Zhou ◽  
M.Z. Zhang ◽  
Y. Niu

In this paper, to improve the transmission ratio discontinuity problem during the gear shift process in the multi-gear fixed step ratio transmission of the tractors, a hydro-mechanical continuously variable transmission (HMCVT) for tractors is developed, which is composed of a single planetary gear differential train, a hydraulic transmission system consisted of the variable displacement pump (PV) and the fixed displacement motor (MF) and a multi-gear fixed step ratio transmission. Its stepless-speed-regulating characteristic, smooth range shifting condition and transmission efficiency are analyzed. The analytical results show that the tractors assembled with HMCVT can gain wide speed range and high transmission efficiency. There are eight high efficiency pure mechanical gears in the whole speed range, which is benefit to improve power and economic capabilities of vehicles.


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