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Open Center Hydraulic System Overview

An open center hydraulic system has fluid flow but no pressure when mechanisms are idle. The pump circulates fluid through selector valves and back to the reservoir. Selector valves are connected in series, with the pressure line passing through each one. When a selector valve directs fluid to an actuator, flow to the reservoir is blocked and pressure builds to move the piston. Several types of selector valves are used, including manually engaged and disengaged valves or manually engaged and pressure disengaged valves.

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Open Center Hydraulic System Overview

An open center hydraulic system has fluid flow but no pressure when mechanisms are idle. The pump circulates fluid through selector valves and back to the reservoir. Selector valves are connected in series, with the pressure line passing through each one. When a selector valve directs fluid to an actuator, flow to the reservoir is blocked and pressure builds to move the piston. Several types of selector valves are used, including manually engaged and disengaged valves or manually engaged and pressure disengaged valves.

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OPERATION TEST

Basic Hydraulic Systems Regardless of its function and design, every hydraulic
system has a minimum number of basic components in addition to a means through
which the fluid is transmitted. A basic system consists of a pump, reservoir,
directional valve, check valve, pressure relieve valve, selector valve, actuator, and
filter.

Open Center Hydraulic Systems An open center system is one having fluid flow,
but no pressure in the system when the actuating mechanisms are idle. The pump
circulates the fluid from the reservoir, through the selector valves, and back to the
reservoir.
The open center system may employ any number of subsystems, with a selector
valve for each subsystem. Unlike the closed center system, the selector valves of
the open center system are always connected in series with each other. In this
arrangement, the system pressure line goes through each selector valve. Fluid is
always allowed free passage through each selector valve and back to the reservoir
until one of the selector valves is positioned to operate a mechanism. When one of
the selector valves is positioned to operate an actuating device, fluid is directed
from the pump through one of the working lines to the actuator.
With the selector valve in this position, the flow of fluid through the valve to the
reservoir is blocked. The pressure builds up in the system to overcome the
resistance and moves the piston of the actuating cylinder; fluid from the opposite
end of the actuator returns to the selector valve and flows back to the reservoir.
Operation of the system following actuation of the component depends on the type
of selector valve being used. Several types of selector valves are used in
conjunction with the open center system. One type is both manually engaged and
manually disengaged. First, the valve is manually moved to an operating position.
Then, the actuating mechanism reaches the end of its operating cycle, and the
pump output continues until the system relief valve relieves the pressure. The relief
valve unseats and allows the fluid to flow back to the reservoir. The system
pressure remains at the relief valve set pressure until the selector valve is manually
returned to the neutral position. This action reopens the open center flow and
allows the system pressure to drop to line resistance pressure. The manually
engaged and pressure disengaged type of selector valve is similar to the valve
previously discussed. When the actuating mechanism reaches the end of its cycle,
the pressure continues to rise to a predetermined pressure. The valve automatically
returns to the neutral position and to open center flow.

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