Dynamics of Proportional Speed Control Versus Servo Speed Control of a Hose / Cable Spooling Device for Drum

Abstract

This article presents and analyses in two cases the dynamic performance of regulation and control of the linear speed of an electro-hydraulically driven mechatronic axis. In the first case, the flow control is performed with a proportional hydraulic directional control valve, while in the second case the control is performed with a servo-valve. The linear mechatronic axis is part of a complex subsystem used in both agriculture and industry that allows the precise winding of a hose / cable on a drum with the help of a spooling device, which conditions the positioning of the hose. The speed control of the hydraulic cylinder with bilateral rod on whose liner the spooling device is fixed is performed in a closed loop with the help of transducers and a programmable controller (PLC).