Dynamic Characteristics of an Oil Hydraulic Constant Speed Drive
Experimental and analytical studies are made of an oil hydraulic system which uses a pressure compensated flow control valve for speed regulation. The study concerns dynamic response with special reference to the effects on the system of the sudden application of a retarding force to the mass it is moving. Equations of a typical ‘meter-out’ type of system are first developed and solved. The consequent predictions are then compared with experimental results from an apparatus which simulated a machine tool application. The advantages of incorporating a restrictor in the inlet (supply) line are then examined both experimentally and analytically using an analogue computer. The results show that the mathematical models give satisfactory predictions of the maximum changes of velocity and pressure occurring during the transients. The restrictor reduced the magnitudes of these transient changes and also eliminated ‘stick-slip’ oscillations at low speed. It is concluded that the methods of analysis outlined in this paper could be used to advantage in the design of practical systems.