Development of energy efficient hydrostatic drives with energy recovery

Abstract

Recovery of kinetic energy for its subsequent storage in hydraulic accumulators may be performed due to employment of regenerative braking. It is due to two-directional energy flow that the whole cycle of vehicle movement is made possible. Dynamic models, simulation results, and experimental tests of a electro-hydraulic hydrostatic systems with secondary control are presented, which can be used in hydraulic hybrid powertrains. Selection of control parameters of the secondary unit has the decidedly key meaning for improvement of efficiency of the hydraulic hybrid drives. Today’s hydrostatic drives can handle much more power per unit mass than electric machines, which implies a considerable advantage of series hydraulic hybrids.