OPTIMIZED DESIGN OF HYDRAULIC CONTROL PATTERN OF SYNCHRONOUS SYSTEM IN LARGE SCALE DIE-FORMING HYDRAULIC PRESS

The hydraulic control mode of the synchronous system in Chinese-built 300 MN dieforming hydraulic press was analysed comprehensively.To improve the deficiency of the existing system,a series investigations were put forward,such as the controlling of inclination angular-velocity,the pre-estimating of compensation,the synchronous cylinder's pressure signal protection,ratio pressure control and changing flow control etc,to increase the system's control accuracy and reliability greatly.

Design of a Hydraulic Control Unit for a Two-Speed Dedicated Electric Vehicle Transmission

Two-speed automatic transmission is one solution to increase the economic efficiency and dynamic performance of battery electric vehicles(BEV).Hydraulic control unit(HCU)is a key component in automatic transmissions,which determines the quality of shifting directly.Based on the structural scheme and shift logic of a two-speed dedicated electric vehicles transmission(2DET)with two wet clutches,we designs a 2DET hydraulic control unit composed of three subsystems:pressure regulating and flow control system,shift operated and control system and cooling and lubrication system.The results of the experiments,including the valve body bench test,transmission bench test and vehicle test,show that the design of hydraulic control unit meets the requirements.

A Multi-mode Electronic Load Sensing Control Scheme with Power Limitation and Pressure Cut-off for Mobile Machinery

In mobile machinery,hydro-mechanical pumps are increasingly replaced by electronically controlled pumps to improve the automation level,but diversified control functions(e.g.,power limitation and pressure cut-off)are integrated into the electronic controller only from the pump level,leading to the potential instability of the overall system.To solve this problem,a multi-mode electrohydraulic load sensing(MELS)control scheme is proposed especially considering the switching stability from the system level,which includes four working modes of flow control,load sensing,power limitation,and pressure control.Depending on the actual working requirements,the switching rules for the different modes and the switching direction(i.e.,the modes can be switched bilaterally or unilaterally)are defined.The priority of different modes is also defined,from high to low:pressure control,power limitation,load sensing,and flow control.When multiple switching rules are satisfied at the same time,the system switches to the control mode with the highest priority.In addition,the switching stability between flow control and pressure control modes is analyzed,and the controller parameters that guarantee the switching stability are obtained.A comparative study is carried out based on a test rig with a 2-ton hydraulic excavator.The results show that the MELS controller can achieve the control functions of proper flow supplement,power limitation,and pressure cut-off,which has good stability performance when switching between different control modes.This research proposes the MELS control method that realizes the stability of multi-mode switching of the hydraulic system of mobile machinery under different working conditions.

Design and implementation of a nonlinear robust controller based on the disturbance observer for the active spray boom suspension

Spray boom vibrations are one of the main causes of the uneven distribution of agrochemicals.Using active suspension to maintain the correct height of nozzles is critical for obtaining a uniform spray pattern and minimizing the possibility of spray drift.However,the electro-hydraulic active pendulum boom suspension has nonlinear uncertain factors such as parameter uncertainties,external disturbances,model error,etc.,which complicate the design of the controller.Therefore,this paper proposes a nonlinear robust feedback control method with disturbances compensation,which integrates a robust controller and disturbance observers through the backstepping method.Initially,to verify the performance of the controller,the Lyapunov stability theory is used to prove that the proposed controller can guarantee the given transient performance and the final tracking accuracy.Furthermore,taking the active suspension of a 28 m wide boom driven by a single-rod hydraulic actuator as an implementation case,the proposed NRCDC controller was compared with a variety of control schemes through a rapid control prototype of a pendulum active suspension.Finally,the proposed control scheme is implemented on a self-propelled sprayer with a boom of 12 m in length.The field test results show that all the performance indicators of the NRCDC controller are better than the other three conventional controllers.Both laboratory and field tests have verified the effectiveness and high performance of the proposed controller.

Dual-pump Control Algorithm of Two-speed Powershift Transmissions in Electric Vehicles

A high-speed motor in a drive system causes several challenges to the reliability of the mechanical parts of electric vehicles and leads to issues with noise,vibration and harshness(NVH).Thus,a two-speed powershift transmission is considered an effective way to improve the dynamic,economic and comfort performance of electric vehicles.A newly designed dual-pump hydraulic control system for a two-speed powershift transmission with two wet clutches is presented,in which the mechani-cal oil pump is linearly affected by the vehicle speed and the electric oil pump is controllable.By integrating the dynamic model of the hydraulic system into one of the powertrains with a two-speed transmission,a co-simulation dynamic model is proposed.To satisfy the flow and pressure demand of the hydraulic system,a dual-pump control strategy is presented,in which the electric oil pump is controlled by the mechanical oil pump following the minimum energy consumption principle.The World Light Vehicle Test Procedure(WLTP)cycle simulation results show that the energy consumption of the proposed hydraulic system can be reduced by 58.2%compared to the previous single-pump system developed by the authors with a constant main-line pressure control strategy.On the basis,the best configuration of the two pumps can further reduce the energy consumption of the hydraulic system by 23.2%compared to that of two-oil pumps with preset displacement.