Closed Circuit for Vehicle
Closed circuits are widely employed in vehicles performing running, circling or HST (Hydro Static Transmission: no shift change for speed change) functions. One of the characteristics of this circuit is to use a pump as a hydraulic motor to absorb the power: this is a reverse use of the pumping function of a motor found in the previous section on brake circuits. In addition, pressure inside the line is low because the hydraulic pump controls the speed of the vehicle. This system is more efficient, and achieves less heat generation when compared to valve control systems. The feed pump fills and replaces working fluid internally, and it supplies clean fluid through a filter. The circuit must be made in such a way that safety valve ® has a higher pressure than that of safety valve ®, and that working fluid from the feed pump is discharged to the reservoir via the flushing valve.
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