CLSS: Control Valve

Section 2.3

Section 2.3 CLSS

 CLSS Control Valve.

CLSS Features
CLSS stand for: Closed
center Load Sensing
System.
The Features of CLSS:
1. Fine control not
influenced by load.
2. Control enabling digging
even with fine control.
3. Compound operation
4. Energy saving by using
variable pump control

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 CLSS Control Valve.

Advantages
1. Only delivers the oil flow
that’s required.
2. Less heat generated when
work equipment not in
use.
3. Able to perform smooth
compound operations
Disadvantages.
1. Expensive to manufacture
2. More components and
moving parts required to
operate.
Sense lines between the Pump and Control Valve are 3. The oil supply is not
necessary so that both can react together to the instant.
demands of the machines’ operation

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 CLSS Control Valve.

Outline of CLSS
Unlike OLSS when a hydraulic
actuator is not being used the
oil does not return to the tank
via the control valve.
The control valve is a CLOSED
system. However the hydraulic
pump does go to minimum flow.

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 CLSS Control Valve.

Unload Valve
Control Valve
Main Relief Valve
This control valve
Service consists of 6 spool
valves and one
Bucket service valve.
Since one spool of
Left Travel
this control valve is
used for one work
Boom
equipment unit, the
Swing
structure is simple.

Right Travel

Arm

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 CLSS Control Valve.
Ports to Actuator

Merge
or
Divide

Drain to Tank

Return oil from

Actuator
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 CLSS Control Valve.

Control Valve: Cut-away

Safety Suction Valve

Pump Pressure

Return to Tank

Compensation
Valve
To Actuator
Load Check
Valve
LS Check Valve

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 CLSS Control Valve.

Control Valve: Circuit Diagram

Safety Suction Valve To Actuators

Load Check &

Compensation Valve

LS Check Valve

Pump Pressure

Return to Tank LS Circuit

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 CLSS Control Valve.
Spool Open
Pilot pressure is introduced
to the BOOM lower circuit.
Pushing the spool to the
RIGHT.
Pump pressure (PP) is
allowed to pass into the port
between the spool and load
check valve. When PP has
built up enough to over come
residual pressure in the
actuator port the load check
valve opens and allows the
PP to flow to the actuator.
Oil from the other side of the
cylinder is allowed to return
to tank through the Drain
Port (PT).
This circuit is fitted with a
Load check valve, opened by
pilot pressure.

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 Main Relief Valve

Two Stage Relief Valve.

d1
When power is needed, pilot pressure (P) is
turned ON to increase down force on the poppet
and set the relief setting high pressure.
The first stage (lower pressure) is set by adjusting
the load on the spring. There is no adjustment for
second stage it relies on the pressure applied to
the poppet diameter (d1).

When pilot pressure (P) is OFF: Low Pressure.

When pilot Pressure (P) is ON: High Pressure.

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 Merge-Divider Valve.
The merge-divide valve is mounted on the back of the Control Valve, to
control the oil flow before it enters into the control valve.

This valve acts to merge or divide the oil flow of Pressure Pump 1 & 2.
At the same time it also merges and divides the LS circuit pressure.

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 Merge-Divider Valve.
Pumps Merged : During normal work equipment operations, with both
pumps combined the machines cycle times are quicker.

Pumps Divided: During travel operations as this increases the power to

the travel motor for better turning.
Main Relief
Low: 355 Kg/cm2
High: 380 KG/cm2

MAIN RELIEF MAIN RELIEF

UNLOAD UNLOAD

swing Service
RH Travel Bucket
arm LH Travel
Merge-Divide Boom
Valve

Front Pump. Rear Pump.

(PP1) (PP2)

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 Pump Merge-Divider Valve
Pumps Divided
When pilot pressure is ON, main spool is moved to the left.
Disconnecting the oil discharge from the two pumps.
In the same way LS spool is moved to the left, disconnecting the two circuits

Pilot
Pressure
ON

LS Spool

P1 P2

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 CLSS Control Valve.
Pumps Merged
Pilot pressure is OFF, main spool is moved to the Right by spring
pressure.
Connecting the oil discharge from the two pumps and LS circuit.

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 Unload Valve

Function.
Levers in Neutral: the pump still produces a flow at minimum swash plate
angle (Approximately 10% of maximum flow). The control valve is CLSS and
when the control levers are in the neutral position, the oil has no escape to
tank. The main relief valve setting is too high as a return to tank at idle.
An Unload Valve is introduced into the system that opens up at low pressure
(30 – 40 Kg/cm2) to return pump pressure back to tank when the work
equipment is in the neutral position.
Machine Operated: the unload valve is closed off by LS pressure which is
proportional to PP. This allows the working pressure to reach main relief
pressure.

Unload Valve Main Relief Valve

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 Unload Valve
Pump
Pressure

Drain to
LS Pressure Tank (PT)
(PLS)
introduced Work Equipment in Use.
LS pressure is introduced to the
Unload Valve which shuts this
valve off, making it redundant
Spring: which until the control levers return to
sets the the neutral position.
30 – 40 Kg/cm2 The Unload Pressure is non-
unload pressure
adjustable.

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CLSS: Control Valves

Section 2.3 CLSS