Certification Empowers Opportunity.

ANIMATED HYDRAULIC CIRCUITS

Visually seeing a circuit perform along with a description of operation
can increase the comprehension of a particular component’s opera-
tion and its function within the circuit.

These animated presentations can be used by:

• Instructors to assist in Hydraulic Specialist (HS) Certification review
training
• Individuals to enhance their preparation to take the HS Certifica-
tion test.
• Anyone interested learning component function and circuit opera-
tion

A BIT OF BACKGROUND

• The circuit schematics found in the IFPS HS Certification Study

Manual are designed to illustrate an operational or theoretical
hydraulic system showing the interaction of components to achieve
a desired output.

• The HS Certification Study Manual is not designed as a teaching

document but rather a means of reviewing or reinforcing concepts
to a certification test candidate and cannot possibly cover every
application of a component within a hydraulic circuit. Subject matter experts developed the circuits in
the Study Manual that are intended to represent a specific application or the use of a component within a
circuit to illustrate the typical usage. These have been placed in the Study Manual to facilitate a review of
their operation and function.

IN THIS PACKAGE

• Color-coded animated .mp4 files of each circuit operation using ANSI recognized color designations. Each
circuit shows the sequence of operations within the hydraulic circuit as well as the flow paths during opera-
tion. 

• Key bullet points for each circuit from the HS Certification Study Manual to assist in the understanding of
the components’ function and interaction within the circuit.

COST: $99 for 30 animated circuits. Visit www.ifps.org to order.

Animated Circuits from the IFPS Hydraulic Specialist Certification Study Manual1
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Fig. 1-1 Tandem Center Circuit Equipped with a Relief Valve
Fig. 1-3 High-Low Circuit
Fig. 1-4 Pressure Reducing Valve
Fig. 1-5 Synchronous Circuit with a Displacement-type Flow Divider
Fig. 1-6 Synchronous Circuit with Cylinders Connected in Series
Fig. 1-13 Unloading Relief Valve
Fig. 1-14 An Unloading Valve in a High-Low Pump Circuit
Fig. 1-16 Sequence Valve Circuit
Fig. 1-17 Counterbalance Valve in a Press Circuit
Fig. 1-18 Over-Center Valve in a Press Circuit
Fig. 1-19 Brake Valve Circuit
Fig. 1-24 Brake Valve Circuit with Check Valve
Fig. 1-25 Pilot Operated Check Valve Application
Fig. 1-26 Float Centre Spool used with Pilot Operated Check Valves
Fig. 1-28 Load Sense Schematic
Fig. 1-42 Full-Time Regenerative Circuit
Fig. 1-43 Part-Time Regenerative Circuit with Bleed-Off
Fig. 1-44 Part-Time Regenerative Circuit with Counterbalance Valve
Fig. 1-45 Regenerative Circuit with Regen Position in the DCV
Fig. 1-46 Accumulator Circuit Operation
Fig. 1-58 Open Centre Steering
Fig. 1-59 Closed Center Steering
Fig. 1-60 Load Reaction Centre Steering
Fig. 2-4 Circuit for the Two Cylinders Application in Fig. 2-2
Fig. 3-33 Accumulator Circuit
Fig. 3-34 Intensifier System with an Air-Oil Return Tank
Fig. 4-5 Circuit Schematic with Check Valves
Fig. 4-6 Pilot Operated Directional Control Valve Circuit
Fig. 4-7 Cylinder – Motor Circuit 1
Fig. 4-8 Cylinder – Motor Circuit
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