Abstract:
A diagnosing apparatus for diagnosing an accumulator operable to store under pressure a pressurized fluid delivered from a high-pressure source and to supply the pressurized fluid to a fluid-operated actuator for operating the fluid-operated actuator, the apparatus including a pressure detecting device for detecting a pressure of the pressurized fluid in the accumulator while the accumulator is placed in a fluid-tightly sealed state in which the accumulator is isolated from both the high-pressure source and the fluid-operated actuator, and a diagnosing device operable to diagnose the accumulator on the basis of the pressure of the pressurized fluid detected by the pressure detecting device in the fluid-tightly sealed state of the accumulator.
Abstract:
A system for remotely controlling an undersea device. The system employs a gas-pressurized liquid reservoir that can be recharged from at least one replaceable gas bottle. A pressure-regulating valve is employed to control the pressure of the liquid leaving the reservoir. A number of one-shot units, each in the form of a squib-actuated valve coupled with a piston accumulator, are employed to create a hydraulic pilot for a hydraulic direction control valve. The control valve functions to direct pressurized liquid from the reservoir to a hydraulic actuator or other type of hydraulic device.
Abstract:
In a hydraulic driving apparatus with a bladder-type accumulator connected to a fluid supply pipe extending from a hydraulic fluid source to at least one actuator, the apparatus comprises a hydraulic pressure sensor attached to the fluid supply pipe in the vicinity of the bladder-type accumulator and a control unit responsive to a detected pressure detected by the hydraulic pressure sensor for controlling the hydraulic fluid source. The control unit carries out the steps of judging, at the start of the hydraulic driving apparatus, an initial gas pressure supplied to the bladder-type accumulator with reference to a gradient of variation of the detected pressure detected by the hydraulic pressure sensor; monitoring, during a normal operation of the hydraulic driving apparatus, a difference .DELTA.P between the initial gas pressure and the detected pressure; and judging occurrence of a trouble when the difference .DELTA.P becomes smaller than a predetermined first difference .DELTA.P1 or when the difference .DELTA.P becomes greater than a predetermined second difference .DELTA.P2 (.DELTA.P1
Abstract:
A hydraulic system includes: a high-pressure line; a pump configured to supply pressurized hydraulic fluid to the high-pressure line; a variable displacement hydraulic machine connected by a fluid connection to the high-pressure line for rotationally driving the rotatable load; an electronic control unit; an energy storing device connected to the high-pressure line and configured to communicate with the high-pressure line by receiving energy from the high-pressure line and/or supplying energy to the high-pressure line; and a first detector configured to detect the amount of energy stored in the energy storing device and to transmit a signal indicating said amount of energy stored to the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to control the volume flow intake of the variable displacement hydraulic machine dependent on a target output of the variable displacement hydraulic machine and on the detected amount of energy stored in the energy storing device.
Abstract:
A fluidic control system (1) for controlling a vehicle, which includes a controller (2) and a closed fluidic circuit. The circuit includes a pump (3) for pressurizing fluid in the circuit, valve means (40, 50, 60), an actuator (4, 5, 6) and a precharge accumulator (7). The valve means (40, 50, 60) is fluidly connected to the inlet and outlet of the pump (3) and the actuator (4, 6) is fluidly connected to the valve means (40, 50, 60) for selectively receiving pressurized fluid therefrom. The precharge accumulator (7) includes a movable member (73, FIG. 2) that describes a variable volume (71) fluidly connected to the circuit between the valve means (40, 50, 60) and the inlet of the pump (3). The system (1) also includes a sensor (70) for determining the position of the movable member (73) for estimating the quantity of fluid and/or detecting an abnormal pressure variation within the circuit.