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Title: Pressure shifted valve timing

Abstract

A hydraulic pump-motor includes a cylinder block including a plurality of fluid chambers, a piston in each of the fluid chambers, a cam, a fixed valve area profile, and a timing adjustment actuator. The cam includes a cam surface that engages the pistons and drives movement of the pistons relative to the fluid chambers in response to relative rotation between the cam and the fluid chambers. The fixed valve area profile is configured to control fluid flows between the fluid chambers and first and second ports. The timing adjustment actuator is configured to adjust an angular orientation of the fixed valve area profile relative to an angular orientation of the cam based on a pressure differential between a pressure at the first port and a pressure at the second port.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
2222340
Patent Number(s):
11761357
Application Number:
17/471,645
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0008335
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 09/10/2021
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Boyce-Erickson, Grey C., Van de Ven, James D., and Chase, Thomas R. Pressure shifted valve timing. United States: N. p., 2023. Web.
Boyce-Erickson, Grey C., Van de Ven, James D., & Chase, Thomas R. Pressure shifted valve timing. United States.
Boyce-Erickson, Grey C., Van de Ven, James D., and Chase, Thomas R. Tue . "Pressure shifted valve timing". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2222340.
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Works referenced in this record:

High-Efficiency Energy-Conversion Based on Fluid Expansion and Compression
patent-application, March 2012


Valve Timing and Area Profile Selection for Hydraulic Pumps and Motors
conference, September 2020


Compressed gas energy storage system
patent, September 2017


High-Efficiency Energy-Conversion Based on Fluid Expansion and Compression
patent-application, January 2012