HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL

• Main Authors: VERKUILEN MICHAEL TODD, AARDEMA JAMES A, KOEHLER DOUGLAS W, KRONE JOHN J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 31.03.2011
• Subjects: BLASTING; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVO-MOTORS; HEATING; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A hydraulic system is disclosed having at least two hydraulic circuits. The disclosed system apportions flow between the two hydraulic circuits based on an assumed flow rate that is held constant in both power-limited and non-power-limited conditions.