Fundamental Investigations on Energy Efficient Switching Techniques for Hydraulic Drives

Today switching techniques are a standard mean to achieve high efficiency in electric drives but are unknown under this energy saving aspect in case of hydraulic drives. This project aims at finding the basics for realizing this technique and providing thus a feasibility information. It is based on mathematical modelling and experimental verificating leading finally to a pilot experiment to make feasibility obvious. Theoretical and ecperimental work done so far show that this technique can be realized.