Switch-mode hydraulic power supply is a hydraulic pressure converting unit made of some distributed hydraulic components, which can boost or buck hydraulic pressure continuously with low power loss (about 20%)and continuous flow-rate. There are two types of switch-mode hydraulic power supply, pressure boost and pressure buck. (see "Switch-mode Hydraulic Power Supply Theory", 2005 ASME, IMECE-FPST No.79019)[1]. This paper introduces a new propeller driving system using the motor of the switch-mode hydraulic power supply for the underwater vehicle. And PFM (Pulse Frequency Modulation) control of high-speed switch-valves is applied to adjust the rotation speed of the propeller. The system has advantages over the widely used servo-valve valve-control system and pump-control system on the energy-weight ratio, anti-contamination performance and energy-saving capacity.

Volume Subject Area:
Fluid Power Systems and Technology
Keywords:
Hydraulic, Underwater Vehicles, PFM, Conversion, Switch-mode
Topics:
Propellers, Switches, Underwater vehicles
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