Pressure transformer
AssigneeInnas Free Piston B.V.
InventorPeter A. J. Achten
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Abstract
The invention relates to a pressure transformer for the conversion of a hydraulic power from a first fluid flow having a first pressure into the hydraulic power of a second fluid flow having a second pressure. In the housing (3) a rotor (26) is mounted, able to rotate around a rotation shaft (4) due to the effect of the pressure differences between the three pipe connections (16). Around the rotation shaft chambers (24) are distributed comprising displacement means (27, 29) such as pistons (27) which, when the rotor (26) in the housing (3) rotates, vary the volume in the chambers (24) between a minimum and a maximum value, and channels (19, 22) provided with valves (20, 21) activated by the rotation of the rotor (26) and connecting each chamber (24) alternately with the first, the second and the third pipe connection (16).
Claims11
A hydraulic pressure transformer for the conversion of a hydraulic power from a first fluid flow having a first pressure into the hydraulic power of a second fluid flow having a second pressure by supplying or discharging a third fluid flow having a third pressure comprising a housing having at least three pipe connections for the connection of the fluid flows with the hydraulic pressure transformer, a rotor freely rotatable in the housing around a rotation shaft, chambers distributed around the rotation shaft and provided with displacement means coupled to drive means for during rotation of the rotor moving the displacement means relative to the chambers thereby varying the volume in the chambers between a minimum and a maximum value, said displacement means exerting a force on the rotor depending on the pressure in the chamber, said force creating a driving torque on the rotor depending on the rotative position of the chamber relative to the drive means, and channels provided with valves activated by the rotation of the rotor and alternately connecting each chamber with one of the pipe connections, characterized in that adjusting means are provided for adjusting the rotative position of the drive means with respect to an opening position of the valves.
A hydraulic system comprising a hydraulic pump for generating a fluid flow having an essentially constant primary pressure and a hydraulic pressure transformer according to one of the previous claims for converting the fluid flow of the primary pressure into a fluid flow of a secondary pressure characterized in that the adjusting means are provided with control means for controlling the flow to users of the secondary pressure.
A hydraulic system comprising a hydraulic pump for generating an oil flow at its outlet, at least one user connected to the hydraulic pump and a tank for receiving the used oil from the user characterized in that a hydraulic pressure transformer is connected to the inlet of the hydraulic pump, the tank and the outlet of the hydraulic pump and is adjusted for providing an oil pressure at the inlet of the hydraulic pump which is higher than the pressure in the tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.