Faculty of Engineering & Technology

Mechanical Engineering
Department

Electromechanical design MAN 515

Servo Hydraulic Valves

Student Name: Ali Ehab Mohamed Ali Student ID:

20182151

Supervised by: Abduelminoum Mahdy

Fall 2022
Overview :
Servo valves are a close relative of the proportional valve
and are based on an electrical torque motor which
produces a small deflection proportional to the electrical
current through its coil. They commonly use feedback
between the main and pilot spools to give precise control.

What is the difference between servo and

proportional valve?
Servovalve — Any continuously variable, electrically
modulated, directional control valve with less than 3%
center overlap. Proportional valve — Any continuously
variable, electrically modulated, directional control valve
with more than 3% center overlap.

Where are servo valves used?

Applications for servo valves include regulating fluid flows
at hydroelectric power plants and sites for mining gas or
oil; regulating fuel flow in aircraft engines; and blow
molding or the manufacture of hollowed plastic.
Additionally, since the workload on servo valves is great,
they are typically expensive
What valves types are there in a servo valve?
Servo valves are available in one, two, or three stage
designs. A single stage is a directly operated (direct drive)
valve. Two valve stages are comprised of a pilot stage and
final / main stage. Three stage valves are similar, except
that the pilot itself is a two-stage servo valve.

What is the difference between a servo and a

solenoid?
So the solenoid is an on-or-off mechanism, capable of
operating very quickly but not capable of stopping in the
middle of its cycle at some intermediate stage. Servos
start out as an electric motor, which is functionally similar
to an alternator but works in reverse.

What are the 3 types of servos?

Servo motors come in many sizes and in three basic

types. The three types include positional rotation,
continuous rotation, and linear.
How do hydraulic servo valves work?

A servo valve receives pressurized hydraulic fluid from a

source, typically a hydraulic pump. It then transfers the
fluid to a hydraulic cylinder in a closely controlled manner.
Typically, the valve will move the spool proportionnaly to
an electrical signal that it receives, indirectly controlling
flow rate.

What is a servo in hydraulics?

Two servo valves control the flow of fluid to the hydraulic

motor, which in turn drives the screwjack by means of the
gearbox. From: Commercial Aircraft Hydraulic Systems,
2016.
What is the purpose of servo?

The function of the servo motor is to convert the control

signal of the controller into the rotational angular
displacement or angular velocity of the motor output shaft.
Servo motor is used to drive the joints.