Exploring the Essence of Servo Pump Control

The electrohydraulic servo variable speed volume pump control system (hereinafter referred to as ESPCS) is integrated with a permanent magnet synchronous motor (hereinafter referred to as servo motor), a fixed-displacement pump, and a hydraulic cylinder. By controlling the servo motor speed, the output flow of the system can be controlled, as can the displacement, force, and speed of the hydraulic cylinder. Compared with the traditional electro-hydraulic servo valve control system, the ESPCS has the advantages of high power-to-weight ratio, energy saving, and environmental friendliness. However, due to the extremely nonlinear flow output of the ESPCS, further improvement of system control performance is greatly hindered. This paper focuses on the nonlinear characteristics of servo motor, fixed-displacement pump, hydraulic cylinder, and other key components in the system. A compensation method based on nonlinear characteristic mapping is proposed. Compared with the traditional PID control method (pressure control accuracy ± 0.12 MPa), the pressure control accuracy of the system is greatly improved (pressure control accuracy ± 0.037 MPa), which opens up a new way to improve the pressure control accuracy of the ESPCS.