Ideas & Applications

Regenerative circuits made easy

egenerative circuits save time and

energy by increasing the extension
speed of double acting cylinders. They
do this by routing fluid exiting the rod
end of the cylinder back to its cap end
instead of routing the fluid to tank.

Scanwill SV series speed valves

make it simple to produce regenerative, double-acting hydraulic cylinder performance by adding a standard
component to a conventional circuit.
Manufactured by Scanwill Fluid

C O M P A C T

PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS

Speed valves allow easy incorporation of

flow regeneration into circuits simply by
connecting the valves three ports between
a double-acting hydraulic cylinder and
directional control valve.

Power ApS, Albertslund, Denmark,

speed valves are piped between a cylinder and its directional control valve.
A pilot-shifted spool interconnects
the cylinders A and B ports for highspeed, low-pressure regenerative extension. When the circuits main di-

High speed
during extension

Keller offers low-cost compact pressure transmitters for hydraulic

control applications. Each transmitter is fully signal-conditioned

and temperature compensated for superior control and efficient
integral feedback for new and existing systems.
High speed
during extension

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Normal speed
during retraction

Functional schematics show high-speed,

regenerative extension and normal-speed
retraction using Type SV speed valve.

rectional control valve commands the

cylinder to retract, the spring and pilot
signal at the opposite end of the speed
valve automatically shift it to send
flow out of the A port directly to tank.
Rated for pressures to 500 bar, four
SV series models handle flows of 40,
50, 120, and 200 lpm. They suit new
installations or retrofits. These compact units are only 115-mm long and
35 mm in diameter. All fluid connections have 38-in. BSP threads. Speed
valves do not affect cylinder retraction.
When power is important
SV-type speed valves are intended
for applications where high-speed
extension is important, not hydraulic
power. A variation is the SVA type
speed valve, which achieves both
high speed and full cylinder force. It
provides high-speed, low-pressure regenerative extension until a predetermined load pressure is encountered.
The valve then automatically shifts to

Extension
Extension

Retraction
Retraction

Functional schematics show operation of Type SVA speed valve. High-speed extension is
achieved by routing flow from the pump and the cylinders rod end into the cylinders cap
end. When a predetermined load pressure is reached, the valve shifts to route only pump
flow to the cap end and routes return flow from the rod end to tank.

allow the full force of the cylinder to

be applied.
Operation of speed valves is completely automatic; no additional controls are needed. Typical applications
include presses, waste compactors,
mobile equipment, and machine tools.

Contact Scanwill Fluid Power ApS

at info@scanwill.com or visit www.
scanwill.com. Scanwill speed valves
are available in North America from
IC Fluid Power, Rossford, Ohio. Call
them at (419) 661-8811 or visit www.
icfluid.com.

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