Improving Stability of Electronically Controlled Pressure-Reducing Valves through Gain Compensation

AbstractThis paper explains the root cause of instabilities that tend to arise in pressure-reducing valves (PRVs) under low-flow conditions. It was found that the loss of stability in PRVs is a dir...

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