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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2017
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Kristen D. Cadman, Dubuque, IA (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A fluid power system includes an electro-hydraulic variable displacement fluid pump driving fluid at a first displacement value. The system further includes a directional control valve, a sensor, and a controller. The directional control valve includes a valve member movable between a neutral position and at least one actuated position. The directional control valve diverts at least some fluid to an actuator while the valve member is in an actuated position, and the directional control valve exhausts fluid at an exhaust pressure through an outlet port to the fluid reservoir while the valve member is in the neutral position. The sensor measures a difference between the exhaust pressure and a nominal pressure and generates a signal based on the measured difference. The controller generates a flow command at least partially based on the pressure signal to modify the operation of the pump to drive fluid at a second displacement value.