Abstract
As a rule, hydrostatic transmissions are more efficient than equivalent valve-operated flow controls. The choice of pump configuration can, however, significantly affect power efficiency. In Section 5.2, four basic valve control circuits were described; meter-in, meter-out, meter-in/meter-out and bleed-off. In the bleed-off circuit, the pump operates as a flow source, in the other three cases the pump acts as a pressure source. We shall now examine several types of pump arrangement with special emphasis on power dissipation and efficiency. The five basic circuit arrangements are:
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Fixed displacement pump at constant supply pressure.
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Pressure-compensated variable displacement pump.
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Fixed displacement pump with pressure match.
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Variable displacement pump with power match.
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Fixed displacement pump with bleed-off.
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Walters, R.B. (1991). Efficiencies and Power Dissipation. In: Hydraulic and Electro-Hydraulic Control Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3840-6_23
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