X
B
Y
6
7
1
12
14
11
2
9
8
5
4
13
4.1
10
3
15
16
A
X
B
Y
7
A
Hydraulics Bosch Rexroth AG
RE 29209/04.07
FES; FESE
3/16
Function, section
Valve types FES(E) are pilot operated 2-way proportional throt-
tle valves for block installation for the infinitely variable control
of a flow.
Technical structure:
The valve consists of four main assemblies:
– Cover (1) with mounting face for pilot oil ports.
– Main valve (2) with orifice spool (3).
– Pilot valve (4) with proportional solenoid (5).
– Integrated control electronics (6) (not provided for type FES)
with position transducer (7).
General function:
– Command value-related closed-loop position control of
orifice spool (3) and therefore defined opening of orifice (8).
– The flow depends on the
Δp across orifice (8) and the posi-
tion of orifice spool (3).
– Actual value acquisition of the position of orifice spool (3) by
position transducer (7); command/actual value comparison
in electronics (6); deviations are conditioned and passed on
to proportional solenoid (5) of pilot valve (4) in the form of a
control output for correcting the position of orifice spool (3).
– Area ratio of area (14) to area (15) = 2 : 1 for
size 25; 32; 40, and 1.6 : 1 for size 50; 63.
– Direction of flow A
→ B (connect X with A);
direction of flow B
→ A (connect X with B);
external pilot oil supply via X possible.
– When the enable is withdrawn, orifice spool (3) moves onto
valve seat (9) and closes the direction of flow A
↔ B leak-
free. Spool seal (11) ensures the leak-free isolation of port B
from control chamber (12); with internal pilot oil supply, take
leakage oil from X via the pilot valve to Y into account!
– Orifice spool position is already controlled at a command
value of 0 V or 4 mA, with orifice (8) still being in the positive
overlap position.
Function of opening orifice spool:
(Assumption: flow A
→ B and A connected with X)
• Proportional solenoid (5) shifts pilot spool (4.1) against
spring (13) and opens the connection between control
chamber (12) and Y; the pressure in control chamber (12)
is reduced and orifice spool (3) moved to the direction of
opening by the pressure in A that acts on area (15) plus the
pressure in B that acts on the annulus area (16).
Function of closing orifice spool:
(Assumption: flow A
→ B and A connected with X)
• Current reduced in proportional solenoid (5); spring (13)
shifts pilot spool (4.1) against the proportional solenoid and
opens the connection between X and control chamber (12);
the pressure acting on area (14) plus spring force (10) shift
orifice spool (3) in the closing direction.
Flow control function:
• In conjunction with a pressure compensator, can be used for
the pressure-compensated control of a flow.
Failure of supply voltage:
• The integrated electronics de-energises the solenoid in the
event of a supply voltage failure or cable break in position
transducer (7).
• The spool is shifted to valve seat (9) by the pressure applied
to pilot port X plus spring force (10) and blocks the flow
A
→ B.
Caution: A voltage supply failure results in a sudden standstill of the controlled axis.
Accelerations that can occur in conjunction with this can cause damage to machines!
Type FES .. CA-3X/…
Type FESE .. CA-3X/…