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http://dx.doi.org/10.9726/kspse.2016.20.3.036

Bucket Actuator Pressure Control by Independent Metering Valve for Excavator  

Yang, Joo-Ho (Department of Mechanical System Engineering, Pukyong University)
Jung, Tae-Rang (Department of Hyd. Control team, Volvo Construction Equipment Korea)
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Journal of Power System Engineering / v.20, no.3, 2016 , pp. 36-42 More about this Journal
Abstract
A cylinder control system of the conventional construction machine has been controlled by hydraulic spool valves. This system is low-cost but system efficiency is not high. Recently, to improve this, all valves are controlled electronically and independently. Bu and Yao suggested four way electronic hydraulic control valve system. It is called IMVT(Independent Metering Valve Technology). The purpose of the study is to find proper IMV pressure control method for excavator and to validate excavator's bucket regeneration energy effect by controlling the IMV system. In this paper, we mathematically describe the bucket system of excavator first. And then, based on these results, we design the control system which is divided into two operations(none regeneration or regeneration).The results of the experiment show the desirable performance and usefulness of the designed control system.
Keywords
Independent metering valve; Electronic controlled valve; Pressure control; Construction equipment;
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