Servo valves

Operation:
If there is no current, there is no displacement, the valve body is kept in the middle.
If there is current, the iron core is displaced and the impinging plate that is rigidly
coupled with it is also displaced and a pressure drop is created.
Note that there is a small negative overlap, the manufacturing must be very good.
There must always be a flow.
Disadvantage: it is difficult to hold the zero position, because of dry friction or
contamination.
Solution:

There are also three-stage servo valves.

They are used for very large powers.

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 Continuously adjustable valves
Proportional valves:
Continuously adjustable proportional magnets are able
to adjust continuously and precisely the position of a
directional valve.
The magnetic force is proportional to the current and
nearly independent of the position.
The core reaches out far from the coil.
They might be connected with a position control, where
hysteresis effects are smaller.
They are often used for flow rate control
but all pressure valves can work with a proportional
magnet instead of a spring.
They are more precise.

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