Active hydraulic ripple cancellation methods and systems

    公开(公告)号:US10954935B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-23

    申请号:US16094391

    申请日:2017-04-18

    申请人: ClearMotion, Inc.

    摘要: Presented herein are systems and methods for attenuating flow ripple generated by a hydraulic pump. In certain aspects, a method and system for operating a hydraulic positive displacement pump according to a stabilized command profile are disclosed, such that flow ripple generated by operation of the pump according to the stabilized command profile is attenuated as compared to operation of the pump according to a corresponding nominal command profile. In other aspects, a pressure-balanced active buffer is disclosed that allow for at least partially cancelling flow ripple in a hydraulic circuit comprising a pump. In another aspect, a method for generating ripple maps for a pump is disclosed. Such ripple maps may be used, for example, to determine the stabilized command profile used to operate the pump, or may be used by the pressure-balanced active buffer to counteract ripple in the hydraulic circuit.

    ACTIVE HYDRAULIC RIPPLE CANCELLATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20190162179A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-30

    申请号:US16094391

    申请日:2017-04-18

    申请人: ClearMotion, Inc.

    摘要: Presented herein are systems and methods for attenuating flow ripple generated by a hydraulic pump. In certain aspects, a method and system for operating a hydraulic positive displacement pump according to a stabilized command profile are disclosed, such that flow ripple generated by operation of the pump according to the stabilized command profile is attenuated as compared to operation of the pump according to a corresponding nominal command profile. In other aspects, a pressure-balanced active buffer is disclosed that allow for at least partially cancelling flow ripple in a hydraulic circuit comprising a pump. In another aspect, a method for generating ripple maps for a pump is disclosed. Such ripple maps may be used, for example, to determine the stabilized command profile used to operate the pump, or may be used by the pressure-balanced active buffer to counteract ripple in the hydraulic circuit.

    PRESSURE COMPENSATED ACTIVE SUSPENSION ACTUATOR SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220185056A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-16

    申请号:US17437612

    申请日:2020-03-11

    申请人: ClearMotion, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B60G17/08 B60G15/06

    摘要: Active suspension actuator systems including an actuator with a compression volume and an extension volume are described. In some embodiments, the system includes one or more flow control devices in fluid communication with the compression volume and/or the extension volume of the actuator. In some instances, a flow control device may include a pressure balanced blow-off valve (PBOV). In some embodiments, the system includes a high capacity bidirectional base valve. In some embodiments, two or more flow control devices cooperate to, for example, damp low amplitude oscillations in the extension and/or compression volumes, and to allow the build-up of pump generated differential pressures while discharging rapid road induced differential pressure spikes between the extension and compression volumes.

    DIFFERENTIAL HYDRAULIC BUFFER
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220373003A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17775567

    申请日:2020-11-13

    申请人: ClearMotion, Inc.

    IPC分类号: F15B21/00

    摘要: Hydraulic systems and methods for reducing the propagation of flow and/or pressure pulsations within a hydraulic system are described. In one embodiment, a hydraulic system may include a hydraulic device and a differential buffer fluidly connected to the hydraulic device. The differential buffer may include a piston that is exposed to pressure pulsations that propagate along separate flow paths and that are at least partially out of phase with one another. Corresponding displacement of the piston due to the out of phase pulsations may at least partially mitigate propagation of the pulsations within the hydraulic system downstream from the differential buffer.