Development of a proportional poppet-type water hydraulic valve

Abstract To address the environmental problems and the safety of hydraulic systems, the development of novel water hydraulic systems using working fluids such as tap water are being developed successfully. In this study, we aim to develop a proportional water hydraulic valve using a proportional poppet as the main valve, which has an on—off function as well as a proportional function. The proposed proportional poppet-type water hydraulic valve has a simple structure with a control orifice that passes to the pilot orifice at both sides of the conventional poppet. Experiments verified that the relation between the main flowrate and pilot flowrate of the developed valve is linear and that the dynamic characteristics of the proportional poppet are satisfactory. Also, the developed valve was verified to be suitable for pulse width modulation (PWM) control and practical use for the control of water hydraulic systems.