Features of Italian ATOS proportional valves

Brand

ATOS/Italian Atos

ATOS proportional valves control flow in two ways: On-off control and servo control. On-off valves are either fully open or fully closed, with flow either at its maximum or minimum, without intermediate states. Examples include common solenoid direct-flow valves, solenoid directional valves, and electro-hydraulic directional valves. Servo control allows the valve to open to any desired degree, controlling the flow rate. These valves can be manually controlled (e.g., throttle valves) or electrically controlled (e.g., proportional valves and servo valves). Therefore, the purpose of using proportional or servo valves is to achieve throttling control of flow rate electrically (pressure control can also be achieved through structural modifications). Since it's throttling control, there is inevitably energy loss. Servo valves differ from other valves in that their energy loss is greater because they require a certain flow rate to maintain the operation of the upstream control circuit.

Generally speaking, servo systems seem to be closed-loop control, while proportional valves are mostly used for open-loop control. Furthermore, proportional valves come in more types, including proportional pressure and flow control valves, offering more flexible control than servo valves. From their internal structure, servo valves are mostly zero-overlap, while proportional valves have a certain dead zone, resulting in lower control accuracy and slower response. However, looking at development trends, especially in proportional directional flow control valves and servo valves, the performance difference between the two is gradually narrowing. Furthermore, proportional valves are significantly cheaper than servo valves and have stronger resistance to contamination.

The difference between ATOS proportional valves and servo valves is not strictly defined. Because the performance of proportional valves is constantly improving and gradually approaching that of servo valves, proportional servo valves have emerged in recent years.

The difference between ATOS proportional valves and servo valves is as follows:

1. Different drive devices. The drive device of a proportional valve is a proportional electromagnet; the drive device of a servo valve is a force motor or torque motor;

2. Different performance parameters. 2.1 Servo valves have no dead zone in the neutral position, while proportional valves do. Therefore, their applications differ. Servo valves and servo proportional valves are mainly used in closed-loop control systems, while other proportional valve structures are mainly used in open-loop control systems and closed-loop speed control systems.

2.2 Servo valves have a higher frequency response (response frequency), reaching up to around 200Hz, while proportional valves generally have a maximum frequency of tens of Hz.

2.3 Servo valves have higher requirements for hydraulic fluid, requiring fine filtration to prevent clogging, while proportional valves have lower requirements.

3. Valve core structure and machining precision differ. Proportional valves use a valve core + valve body structure, with the valve body also serving as the valve sleeve. Servo valves and servo proportional valves use a valve core + valve sleeve structure.

4. Neutral position functions differ. Proportional directional valves have neutral position functions similar to ordinary directional valves, while servo valves only have an O-type neutral position function (E-type for Rexroth products).

5. Rated pressure drop differs.

ATOS proportional valves offer performance between servo valves and proportional valves.

ATOS proportional valves are a type of proportional valve used to control flow rate and direction.

Further Information---Automatic control of electro-proportional valves can be divided into intermittent control and continuous control. Intermittent control is also known as on-off control. Pneumatic control systems use on-off (ON-OFF) directional valves with low operating frequencies to control the opening and closing of the air path. Pressure reducing valves regulate the required pressure, and throttle valves regulate the required flow rate. This traditional pneumatic control system requires multiple pressure reducing valves, throttle valves, and directional valves to achieve multiple output forces and multiple movement speeds. This not only increases the number of components, raising costs and complicating the system, but also requires many components to be manually adjusted in advance. Electro-proportional valve control is a type of continuous control, characterized by output varying with input, and a certain proportional relationship exists between the output and input. Proportional control is divided into open-loop control and closed-loop control.

ATOS Proportional Valve Structure and Principle

When the input signal to the ATOS proportional valve increases, the pilot valve 1 of the supply solenoid valve switches, while the exhaust solenoid pilot valve 7 remains in the reset state. The supply pressure then enters the pilot chamber 5 from the SUP port through valve 1. The pilot chamber pressure rises, and this pressure acts on the diaphragm 2, opening the supply valve core 4 connected to diaphragm 2 and closing the exhaust valve core 3, generating output pressure. This output pressure is fed back to the control loop 8 via pressure sensor 6. Here, a rapid comparison and correction is performed with the target value until the output pressure is proportional to the input signal, thus demonstrating that the output pressure changes proportionally to the change in the input signal. Because there is no nozzle-baffle mechanism, the valve is insensitive to impurities and has high reliability.

ATOS Proportional Valve Features

1) Enables stepless adjustment of pressure and speed, avoiding the impact phenomenon during switching of normally open on/off valves.

2) Enables remote control and program control.

3) Compared to intermittent control, the system is simplified, and the number of components is greatly reduced. 4) Compared to hydraulic proportional valves, it is smaller, lighter, simpler in structure, and lower in cost, but its response speed is much slower than that of a hydraulic system, and it is more sensitive to load changes.

5) It uses less power, generates less heat, and produces less noise.

6) It will not cause a fire and will not pollute the environment. It is less affected by temperature changes.

ATOS proportional valve

DHZO-T-051-L1

DHZO-T-051-L5 31

DHZO-T-071-D5

DHZO-T-071-L5

DHZO-T-071-S5

DHZO-TE-051-L5/Y 40

DHZO-TE-071-L5

DHZO-TE-071-S5 40/PE

DHZO-TE-073-S5

DKZA-A-173-L5/PA-M/7

DKZO-A-151-S5

DKZO-A-171-L5

DKZO-A-173-S5

DKZOR-A-151-S5

DKZOR-A-151-S5/18 40 DKZOR-A-151-S5/B

DKZOR-A-153-L5/B

DKZOR-A-171-D5 40

DKZOR-A-171-L5

DKZOR-A-171-S5

DKZOR-A-171-S5/18

DKZOR-A-173-D5

DKZOR-A-173-L5

DKZOR-A-173-L5/18 40

DKZOR-A-173-L5/Y

DKZOR-A-173-S3

DKZOR-A-173-S5

DKZOR-A-173-S5/18

DKZOR-AE-171-L5 10

DKZOR-AE-171-S5 DKZOR-AE-171-S5 10/WG

DKZOR-AE-171-S5/Y 10

DKZOR-AE-173-D5 10

DKZOR-AE-173-L5 10

DKZORC-A-151-S5/18

DKZOR-T-151-L5

DKZOR-T-151-L5/Y

DKZOR-T-153-L5

DKZOR-T-171-D5

DKZOR-T-171-L5

DKZOR-T-171-S5

DKZOR-T-171-S5/Y

DKZOR-T-173-L5 40

DKZOR-TE-170-L5 40

DKZOR-TE-171-L5 DKZOR-TE-171-L5/I 40

DKZOR-TE-171-S5

DKZOR-TE-171-S5/Y

DKZOR-TE-173-L5 40

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