System and method for providing hydraulic power
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1. A hydraulic system for a machine, including:
- a plurality of engines;
a plurality of hydraulic components, including at least three hydraulic components, wherein the hydraulic components include hydraulic actuators and hydraulic motors;
a plurality of hydraulic circuits, including at least three hydraulic circuits; and
a plurality of hydraulic pumps configured to supply hydraulic fluid to the plurality of hydraulic components via the hydraulic circuits, the plurality of hydraulic pumps including at least three hydraulic pumps, and each of the plurality of hydraulic pumps being configured to receive independent pump control commands to provide hydraulic flow exclusively to a corresponding hydraulic component of the plurality of hydraulic components in response to a command to activate the corresponding hydraulic component,wherein at least one hydraulic component of the plurality of hydraulic components receives the hydraulic flow exclusively from a designated one of the hydraulic pumps, and at least another hydraulic component of the plurality of hydraulic components, different from said at least one hydraulic component, receives shared hydraulic flow from a flow sharing set of the hydraulic pumps, excluding the designated one of the hydraulic pumps, andwherein at least one of the engines has associated therewith two of the plurality of hydraulic pumps.
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Abstract
A hydraulic system for a machine includes a plurality of hydraulic component, wherein the hydraulic components include hydraulic actuators and hydraulic motors. The hydraulic system also includes a plurality of hydraulic circuits, and a plurality of hydraulic pumps for supplying hydraulic fluid to the plurality of hydraulic components via the hydraulic circuits. At least one hydraulic component receives hydraulic flow exclusively from a designated one of the hydraulic pumps and at least another, different hydraulic component receives shared hydraulic flow from a flow sharing set of the hydraulic pumps.
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1. A hydraulic system for a machine, including:
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a plurality of engines; a plurality of hydraulic components, including at least three hydraulic components, wherein the hydraulic components include hydraulic actuators and hydraulic motors; a plurality of hydraulic circuits, including at least three hydraulic circuits; and a plurality of hydraulic pumps configured to supply hydraulic fluid to the plurality of hydraulic components via the hydraulic circuits, the plurality of hydraulic pumps including at least three hydraulic pumps, and each of the plurality of hydraulic pumps being configured to receive independent pump control commands to provide hydraulic flow exclusively to a corresponding hydraulic component of the plurality of hydraulic components in response to a command to activate the corresponding hydraulic component, wherein at least one hydraulic component of the plurality of hydraulic components receives the hydraulic flow exclusively from a designated one of the hydraulic pumps, and at least another hydraulic component of the plurality of hydraulic components, different from said at least one hydraulic component, receives shared hydraulic flow from a flow sharing set of the hydraulic pumps, excluding the designated one of the hydraulic pumps, and wherein at least one of the engines has associated therewith two of the plurality of hydraulic pumps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A hydraulic excavator, including:
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a machine frame supporting a hydraulic system; the hydraulic system including; a plurality of hydraulic components, wherein the hydraulic components include hydraulic actuators and hydraulic motors; a plurality of hydraulic circuits; a plurality of hydraulic pumps configured to supply hydraulic fluid to the plurality of hydraulic components via the hydraulic circuits, each of the plurality of hydraulic pumps being configured to receive independent pump control commands to provide hydraulic flow exclusively to a corresponding hydraulic component of the plurality of hydraulic components in response to a command to activate the corresponding hydraulic component; and an electronic controller configured to provide the independent pump control commands to each of the hydraulic pumps such that at least one hydraulic component of the plurality of hydraulic components receives the hydraulic flow exclusively from a designated one of the hydraulic pumps, and at least another hydraulic component of the plurality of the hydraulic components, different from said at least one hydraulic component, receives shared hydraulic flow from a flow sharing set of the hydraulic pumps; wherein the hydraulic excavator further comprises a boom actuator, a stick actuator, and a bucket actuator configured to receive the shared hydraulic flow from the flow sharing set of hydraulic pumps. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling hydraulic flow for a hydraulic system of a machine, the method including:
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circulating hydraulic fluid from a plurality of hydraulic pumps to a plurality of hydraulic components, wherein at least a first hydraulic pump of the plurality of hydraulic pumps is associated with a first engine, at least a second hydraulic pump of the plurality of hydraulic pumps is associated with a second engine different from the first engine, the hydraulic components include hydraulic actuators and hydraulic motors, via a plurality of hydraulic circuits, each of the plurality of hydraulic pumps being configured to receive independent pump control commands to provide the hydraulic flow exclusively to a corresponding hydraulic component of the plurality of hydraulic components in response to a command to activate the corresponding hydraulic component; providing the hydraulic flow to at least one hydraulic component of the plurality of hydraulic components exclusively from a designated one of the hydraulic pumps; and providing shared hydraulic flow to at least another hydraulic component of the plurality of hydraulic components, different from said at least one hydraulic component from a flow sharing set of the hydraulic pumps, excluding the designated one of the hydraulic pumps. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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