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The 13th Scandinavian International Conference on Fluid Power, SICFP2013, June 3-5, 2013, Linköping, Sweden
Modeling and verification of an excavator system – Axial Piston Pump, Kinematics and Load Sensing Flow Sharing Valve Block
Professor Dr.-Ing. Paolo Casoli, Dr.-Ing. Luca Riccò, Dr.-Ing. Dolcin Cesare*
Industrial Engineering Department, University of Parma (Italy) *Walvoil S.p.A., Reggio Emilia (Italy)
E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a study focused on mathematical modeling of an excavator hydraulic system, composed by: the pump gray box model, the kinematics model and the valve white box model. The kinematics model has been realized using the planar mechanical library of AMESim® and is composed by the front excavation tool: the arm, the boom and the bucket. The valve section white box model has been validate with the comparison between the numerical and experimental result obtained during the laboratory tests. The excavator is equipped by a full flow sharing valve, that is very useful in this kind of machinery when during a digging cycle all the valve sections are used at the same time. In this paper the excavator mathematical model system will be composed by the pump, the kinematics and two valve sections. The new system will be validated with the comparison between the experimental results, obtained with two sections working at the same time, and the numerical results provided by the simulation. The experimental results will be obtained in two different working conditions: standard operation condition and flow saturation condition. This will show the mathematical model capability in the study of the interaction between all the system components and could be useful in the study of alternative control strategies towards energy efficient systems and new control system designs.
Keywords: Hydraulic Excavator, Load Sensing, Mathematical Model, Energy Saving.
1 Introduction
In the last years, the simulation of the kinematics and dynamics of multi-body systems is a topic of increasing importance in many industrial branches, due to its potential for providing insight into inherent effects governing the systems’ behavior and for reducing manufacturing costs. Furthermore with the continuous petrol price rising the higher interest in energy saving is rising as well. Lots of researchers have been studying for years these topics. Focusing on mobile machineries, one of the primary needs is that of consume the less energy possible to complete a working cycle, like a standard digging cycle[1]. In other words one of the principal target being that of achieving more efficient machinery. Due to this, one of the first goals for machinery producers
is the energy saving toward the optimization of their products, the system components interaction, and also with the introduction of energy recovery systems. Study such a complex system (like an excavator) require time, know-how and lot of money. Thus mathematical models are always more used. Typically, mobile machineries hydraulic system are composed by a variable displacement axial piston pump [2] and proportional directional valves [3]. The hydraulic system controls the kinematics movements, under user needs. An excavator system is a very complex nonlinear plant, and for this reason a suitable mathematical model is needed as well as a good simulation tool. Many qualities are required from mathematical models, including accuracy, predictability for the simulated
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6 Conclusion
This paper has presented the analysis of an excavator system. A nonlinear mathematical model of an excavator has been developed using the AMESim® modeling environment to replicate real operating conditions. The model is described by hydraulic model comprising of a load sensing pump, a flow sharing valve model and a 2D kinematic model to simulate the excavator front excavation tool. This approach has enabled the study of the dynamic behavior and interaction of the pump and valve with a completely developed kinematic model of the excavator. The detailed hydraulic model described regard a load sensing flow sharing valve block, composed by two valve sections model working at the same time. The mathematical model of the valve has been validated against experimental results in different conditions: standard operating without flow saturation and flow sharing condition, i.e. with flow saturation. The pump and valve models and their verification, as represented in this paper, offer a great deal of confidence in the individual models capabilities of recreating the functioning of an excavator. The last section of the paper provides an overall view of the hydraulic model capability coupled with the kinematics of the system, with the simulation of an arm-bucket movement. The results presented show the paramount of advantages that this model possess in aiding a pump and valve designers in analyzing/assessing the behavior of the components as a part of a complex system. The mathematical model of the excavator could be useful in future study of both new control system and new energy saving solutions.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge the active support of this research by Casappa S.p.A., and Walvoil S.p.A (ITALY).
Nomenclature
A flow area [m2] Cd discharge coefficient -
i volume index -
mass flow rate [kg/s ]
p pressure [bar]
V volume [m3]
t time [s]
Greek Letters
β bulk modulus [Pa]
ρ density [kg/m3]
Acronyms
FC Flow compensator PC Pressure compensator
PS System Pressure
PLS Load Sensed Pressure
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