Effectively powering the valves of industrial machines was considered to be a difficult and challenging task in the past, due to the unavailability of quality hydraulic power packs. With the advent of hydraulic engineering tools for the effective powering of industrial machines, the once supposed difficult task has overtime become history.
Hydraulic power packs are specially designed hydraulic power units that use pressurized fluids to effectively operate machines. They work efficiently by applying the needed hydraulic pressure to drive cylinders, motors and other complementary parts of hydraulic units.
High-quality hydraulic power packs from PowerTeam provide excellent choices for valve connections. They offer operators the opportunity to easily connect them to control valves for efficient powering of a variety of machine units/systems. An effective and efficient supply of hydraulic power to valves of industrial machines is enhanced when quality hydraulic power packs are used.
Uniquely different from standard pumps, hydraulic power units make use of multi-level pressurization channels to transport fluids and often incorporate temperature control units. The mechanical features and specifications of hydraulic power packs prescribe the kind of operation it can be used for.
Factors that Affects the Performance of Hydraulic Power Packs
Critical factors that determine the performance of hydraulic power packs include the power pack physical characteristics (size, power supply, and pumping strength), pressure limits, power capacity, and reservoir volume.
Components of Hydraulic Power Packs
The compact design of high-quality hydraulic power packs that can guarantee efficient performance in powering valves of industrial machines under a range of environmental conditions consist of the following components;
● Accumulators: They are containers that can be fastened to hydraulic actuators. They are designed to build and maintain fluid pressure to supplement the motor pumping system via collecting water from pumps.
● Motor pumps: A quality hydraulic pump can be designed to have only one or multiple pumps for efficient powering of machines.
● Tank: Storage unit with sufficient space for efficient collection of fluids that drain from pipes. It also serves as a unit where actuator fluids may be drained.
● Filters: Self-contained bypass units that have their own motor, pump and filtering apparatus. They are found on top of the tank and are used to fill or empty the tank by activating multi-directional valves.
● Cooler and Heater: Air coolers and oil-based heaters used to regulate and put temperature levels under control. Installed air coolers prevent temperatures from rising beyond operational levels, while installed oil-based heaters are used to elevate temperature levels when necessary.
● Control Unit: This is the operator interface that contains power switches, monitoring features, and other display functions.