TY - GEN
T1 - Software enabled variable displacement pumps
AU - Li, Perry Y.
AU - Li, Cassie Y.
AU - Chase, Thomas R.
PY - 2005/12/1
Y1 - 2005/12/1
N2 - Direct pump control of hydraulic systems is more energy efficient than throttle valve based methods to control hydraulic systems. This requires variable displacement pumps that are responsive and capable of electronic control. Such Electronic Displacement Controlled (EDC) pumps tend to be significantly larger, heavier and more expensive than fixed displacement counterparts. In addition, achievable control bandwidths are typically lower than throttle valve based control approaches. We have recently begun a project to achieve the functionality of a variable displacement pump by combining a fixed displacement pump, a pulse width modulated (PWM) on/off valve under closed loop feedback control, and an accumulator. The proposed topology is the hydro-mechanical analog of the DC-DC boost converter in power electronics. Since on/off valves have little loss in either the on or the off state, this approach is potentially more efficient than throttle valve based control approaches. It has the small size/weight and low cost advantages of a fixed displacement pump. Faster response can be expected by eliminating the intervening inertias of the swash plate control system. The pump's functionalities can also be easily programmed by controlling the PWM on/off valve in different manners. This paper presents some preliminary results from this ongoing research program. While the PWM valve based approach provides desirable features, it also introduces undesirable ripples to the system pressure and flow rate. It is shown that increasing the accumulator pre-charge pressure and the accumulator volume can decrease ripple size at the expense of response time. This apparent trade-off can be alleviated by feedback control to achieve fast response time while keeping ripple small. Feedback control using PWM control must be implemented with care since the conventional "state-space" model may not be valid when the PWM frequency is low. On the other hand, increasing PWM frequency reduces ripple size and enables the system to achieve high control bandwidths.
AB - Direct pump control of hydraulic systems is more energy efficient than throttle valve based methods to control hydraulic systems. This requires variable displacement pumps that are responsive and capable of electronic control. Such Electronic Displacement Controlled (EDC) pumps tend to be significantly larger, heavier and more expensive than fixed displacement counterparts. In addition, achievable control bandwidths are typically lower than throttle valve based control approaches. We have recently begun a project to achieve the functionality of a variable displacement pump by combining a fixed displacement pump, a pulse width modulated (PWM) on/off valve under closed loop feedback control, and an accumulator. The proposed topology is the hydro-mechanical analog of the DC-DC boost converter in power electronics. Since on/off valves have little loss in either the on or the off state, this approach is potentially more efficient than throttle valve based control approaches. It has the small size/weight and low cost advantages of a fixed displacement pump. Faster response can be expected by eliminating the intervening inertias of the swash plate control system. The pump's functionalities can also be easily programmed by controlling the PWM on/off valve in different manners. This paper presents some preliminary results from this ongoing research program. While the PWM valve based approach provides desirable features, it also introduces undesirable ripples to the system pressure and flow rate. It is shown that increasing the accumulator pre-charge pressure and the accumulator volume can decrease ripple size at the expense of response time. This apparent trade-off can be alleviated by feedback control to achieve fast response time while keeping ripple small. Feedback control using PWM control must be implemented with care since the conventional "state-space" model may not be valid when the PWM frequency is low. On the other hand, increasing PWM frequency reduces ripple size and enables the system to achieve high control bandwidths.
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U2 - 10.1115/IMECE2005-81376
DO - 10.1115/IMECE2005-81376
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33645990036
SN - 0791842207
SN - 9780791842201
T3 - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Fluid Power and Systems Technology Division, FPST
SP - 63
EP - 72
BT - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Fluid Power and Systems Technology Division, FPST
T2 - 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2005
Y2 - 5 November 2005 through 11 November 2005
ER -