proportional valve drift
I'll try to briefly describe my problem: My hydraulic circuit (the
pumps are supplying 130 bars of pressure) consists of a closed-center
proportional valve that drives a hydraulic motor (which is used for
rotating 3 ton coils in a rolling mill)
I removed the pressure
reducing valve (before the proportional valve) that was set to 90 bars
in order to speed up rotation time of the platform but after a few days
of normal performance on 130 bars the proportional valve lost 'zero
position' (spool was shifted around 3%). Since this happened on 2
identical machines I'm quite sure that it wasn't a coincidence. I
readjusted the zero but I had to return the pressure reducer and
therefore slow down the cycle again. Could somebody give me an
explanation what happened?
You may find this article useful. It explains the different reasons behind valve drift.
Rexroth acknowledges a drift with changes in both pressure and fluid temp although not to the extent that you have seen. I've used that valve before but have had better results from Moog. If the drift is causing a positioning problem you can always sandwich a "Safety valve" under the prop valve.
MORE NEWS