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RT-flex Training

Function of the different

Hydraulic- and Pneumatic
Components

Chapter 30

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë Overview

Main Functions
Exhaust Valve Control Injection Control Starting Valve Control

Auxiliary Functions
Fuel pressure control
Servo oil pressure control

Control oil pumps control

Valve stroke measurement
ICU stroke measurement

Crank angle detection

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë Injection Control Unit (ICU)

The ICU controls the timing and volume

of the injection.
Each ICU has 3 (or 2) “rail valves” to pre-
control its own “injection control valve”.
The injection control valves control the
movement of the “fuel quantity piston”.

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë ICU

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë ICU

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Fuel quantity piston

Servo rail
Fuel quantity
sensor

Fuel nozzles
Rail valves

Injection control
valves

Fuel rail

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Fuel quantity piston

Servo rail
Fuel quantity
sensor

→
Å Back→
Return
Injection
to Fuel nozzles
Rail valves return position

Injection control
valves

Fuel rail

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë (exhaust) Valve Control Unit (VCU)

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë VCU

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë VCU

Working principle:

The valve control unit is pre-controlled by the rail valve. Actuator pipe with
At a certain crankangle, it gets an „exhaust valve open“ main bearing oil
impulse signal from WECS. Servo oil flows via rail
valve to the lower side of the 3/2 way valve spindle and
moves it up. Thus, servo oil flow to the VCU-cylinder is
enabled. Via bores in the VCU-piston, oil flows into the
lower side of the piston and moves it up to the upper
end stop.
-> the exhaust valve opens.
At another calculated angle, WECS-9520 transmits an
„exhaust valve close“ signal to the rail valve. The 3/2
way valve spindle moves down by spring pressure and
the valve control unit piston is pushed down by air
Rail valve
spring pressure. The servo oil underneath the piston is
drained to the servo oil return pipe.
3/2 way valve
-> the exhaust valve is closing. spindle
The max. exhaust valve stroke is given by the upper
end stop of the piston. Due to certain control bores or
chamfers, the piston has a progressive movement.
Means, it starts to move fast and slows down, as it gets VCU piston
closer to the end stop.
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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë VCU

Rail valve Slide rod Piston Exhaust valve

Oil supply
Servo rail

Position sensor

Spring air

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë VCU

Rail valve Slide rod Piston Exhaust valve

Oil supply
Servo rail

Position sensor

Spring air

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë Automatic Filter

Servo oil and control oil is fine filtered before it enters the pumps and hydraulics. The automatic filter
has cartridges of nominal 6 µm. There is an bypass filter of 36 µm mesh size.
The reason for filtering is to increase the lifetime and safety margin of all hydraulic components.

Control box with indications

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë Automatic Filter

The back flushing is automatically initiated by the control box either

A) standard: Time controlled (after 1 hour)
B) or: if the differential pressure across the filter becomes too high (0.35 bar)

The filter "sludge" goes back to the crankcase. It is filtered system oil which is clean enough for normal
use.
In the filter control box the back flushing is initiated either by time or differential pressure. Flushing
cycles are counted. Failure messages are generated if necessary (Overcurrent, differential pressure
high etc…)
Inside the box there is a switch with positions "Operation" and "Adjust". After switching to "Adjust" some
parameters become adjustable. Adjustable parameters are e.g. the flushing interval.

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë Air system

Air is used for:

ƒ Actuation of automatic start valve
ƒ Starting of engine
ƒ Spring air supply
ƒ Oil mist detector
ƒ Flushing of automatic filter for servo
and control oil

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë Control air supply unit

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë Air supply

From air bottles

To air springs To starting turning
gear and valve
From control air
supply

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë Pneumatic starting interlock

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë Main starting valve

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RT-flex `çåíêçä=bäÉãÉåíë Starting air

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