Hydraulic circuit with combined compensation and energy recovery functions

Abstract

To provide a hydraulic circuit that includes a hydraulic distribution module and at least one hydraulic regulator device that can manage the primary flow.SOLUTION: A distribution module 102 comprises a spool 11, 21 including an inlet recess 111, 121 and a drain recess 112, 122. The inlet recess and the drain recess are configured such that the flow rate of fluid that enters the utility E1, E2 is equal to or less than the flow rate of fluid that exits the utility. Further, a first driving channel 31 and a second driving channel 32 are provided respectively, so that a pressure obtained upstream of the drain recess acts on a first side 21a, 22a of a three-way regulator device 21, 22, and so that a pressure obtained downstream of the drain recess in the first driving channel acts on a second driving-channel side 21b, 22b of the three-way regulator device, and an additional force.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention falls within the field of hydraulic valve devices for managing hydraulic actuators by using pressure compensation devices. [Background technology]

[0002] A known problem in off-highway applications, such as excavator applications, is that of energy loss due to the operation of the compensator. Excessive blockage of the inner / outer meter area due to the intervention of a local compensator results in energy dissipation, which is expelled by the fluid in the form of heat. For this reason, if the compensator itself allows for channeling, it offers the advantage of reusing the energy that would be dissipated by the local compensator by channeling the main flow to a bypass branch. Depending on the type of compensator movement, the bypass branch redirects the supplied fluid by making a regenerative connection and / or by recharging a collector or other energy recovery device in the presence of a driving load.

[0003] A possible solution to this problem is provided for this application by using an electrically controlled proportional regulator instead of a conventional compensation device. Such a regulator requires sophisticated electronics and control systems that allow the system to respond quickly to external disturbances and maintain control of the regulating action itself. In addition, the control system constantly needs to assess the condition of the primary actuators by monitoring the pressure and stroke of the actuators and regulators in real time. For this reason, implementing this type of system is complex and expensive.

[0004] A further example of a hydraulic circuit with a collector for energy recovery is proposed in DE 39 30 553 A1.

[0005] Such document describes a hydraulic circuit with a compensator arranged in the drain branch of a control valve for single effect actuation.

[0006] The outlet branch from the compensator is connected to a collector to which the fluid flow rate is directed under given operating conditions.

[0007] Further examples of hydraulic circuits are disclosed in Italian patent application no. 201700042145, Japanese patent application no. 2007-113755 and European patent application no. 0362409. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0008] [Patent Document 1] West German Patent Application Publication No. 3930553 [Patent Document 2] Italian Patent Application Publication No. 201700042145 [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-113755 [Patent Document 4] European Patent Application Publication No. 0362409 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0009] The technical problem underlying the present invention is to make available a hydraulic circuit that is structurally and functionally designed to at least partially overcome one or more of the limitations disclosed above of the known art mentioned.

[0010] Within the scope of the technical problem, the object of the present invention is to make available a hydraulic circuit equipped with a three-way compensator, which is capable of combining the usual flow regulation function of a common compensator with the ability to manage the main flow with the goal of saving energy in a simple, reasonably inexpensive solution.

[0011] A further object is to make available a hydraulic circuit which makes it possible to at least partially recover the energy normally dissipated in the case of a driving load, or more generally an inertial load acting in the same direction as the movement.

[0012] It is also an object of the present invention to make available a hydraulic circuit that, in the case of multiple utilities, makes it possible to achieve energy recovery capabilities by local compensation of the utility with the lowest load.

[0013] Yet another object of the present invention is to make available, in the case of multiple utilities, a hydraulic circuit that achieves behavior similar to one of the load-sensing flow-sharing circuits, and thus, at the same time, allows for energy recovery capabilities.

[0014] One or more of these objects are achieved, at least in part, by a hydraulic circuit comprising one or more of the features set out in the accompanying claims. The dependent claims outline preferred and / or particularly advantageous aspects of the invention. [Means for solving the problem]

[0015] The present invention relates to a hydraulic circuit comprising a hydraulic distribution module for one or more operating sections and comprising at least one compensating regulating device capable of managing the main flow with the goal of conserving energy.

[0016] Each of the operating sections is formed by a spool intended to operate a respective double-acting utility. According to an aspect of the invention, the spool is configured for simultaneous passage of fluid through the inlet recess and the drain recess.

[0017] It is recognized that within the scope of this disclosure, the term "utility" or "consumer" defines any hydraulic device that can be connected to a hydraulic distributor to provide a specific function or to convert hydraulic power into component movement. Examples of utilities are represented by hydraulic actuators, hydraulic cylinders, or hydraulic motors.

[0018] In a preferred embodiment, the conditioning device is connected to the outlet drain of the spool and can selectively convey fluid to the drain and / or to the energy recovery device.

[0019] In one embodiment, the compensating adjustment device is a three-way, three-position proportional valve, controlled by different pressure or load "signals" depending on the particular channel.

[0020] According to another aspect of the invention, in a first position, fluid is simultaneously sent to a drain and provided to an energy recovery device, in a second position, fluid is transmitted to the energy recovery device, preferably through each narrow channel, and in a third position, there is no fluid flow path. Alternatively, all channels can be blocked to ensure the required pressure at all operating conditions.

[0021] Preferably, the regulating device is controlled by applying pressure obtained upstream of the drain recess of the spool to a first side, and by applying pressure obtained in a first channel of the regulating device (i.e. the one connected to the drain of the spool) together with an additional force to a second side opposite the first side.

[0022] In some embodiments, the additional force may be defined by the action of a spring or equivalent acting on the second side.

[0023] In accordance with a further aspect of the invention, the additional force can be set by a hydraulic control operating on one side of the adjusting device.

[0024] In one embodiment, the additional force is set by a pair of hydraulic controls operating on opposite sides of the adjustment device.

[0025] It should be noted that, on a general level, the use of the hydraulic control system of the present invention significantly simplifies the layout of the system and the valve devices to which it is equipped, reducing the risk of losing control of the load in the event of drift rather than resistance, and therefore minimizing the risk to the operator.

[0026] An advantage utilized in the movement of double-acting hydraulic cylinders is that, typically, but not exclusively, a compensated and speed-regulated flow regeneration is achieved in the act of removing the cylinder, possibly by a check valve, by redirecting the outlet flow of the return branch to the supply branch of the cylinder, thereby allowing less flow to be absorbed from the circuit pump and thus less power to be drawn from the main motor.

[0027] Another advantage of moving the cylinder in the presence of a driving load by redirecting the flow out of the recovery line is the provision of a collector charge or other energy recovery device, possibly by means of a check valve, to store hydraulic potential energy to be reused in the active operating step. It will be appreciated that a driving load preferably refers to an external load acting in the same direction as the movement of the actuator (or more generally, the utility).

[0028] The present invention may also relate to a hydraulic circuit configured to supply several utilities, which may be operated by providing one spool, in combination with other conventional operating sections, connected solely to a regulating device configured as described above at the drain of the spool. In either case, use may be provided for several operating sections, each with a spool and regulating device configured according to the present invention, combining one or more conventional operating sections with the exclusive use of a section obtained according to the present invention.

[0029] Generally, for some utilities, control of the regulating device may be provided by a third control channel operating on the first side of the regulating device at the pressure provided by the supply assembly (i.e., the inlet pressure), and by a fourth channel at which the pressure signal obtained from the utility has the highest pressure among all pressures supplied by the supply assembly, regardless of whether those control channels relate to a section obtained in accordance with the present invention, a conventional section, or an otherwise obtained section.

[0030] In fact, this feature makes it possible to obtain a circuit with a load-sensing flow feature while taking advantage of the present invention.

[0031] In practice, it is possible to provide a load-sensing architecture by utilizing the utility of a pressure signal obtained from a utility having a highest pressure that actually corresponds to pressure LS.

[0032] According to yet another aspect, the present invention also relates to a circuit comprising a plurality of spools for actuating respective actuators, a respective regulating device being associated with each spool.

[0033] Each regulating device is of the three-way, three-position type and is connected in a first channel to the drain of each associated spool, in a second channel to the drain, and in a third channel to an energy recovery device (preferably common to all regulating devices).

[0034] Control is preferably performed in a manner similar to that described above with reference to other embodiments of the present invention.

[0035] In addition to enabling energy recovery from inertial loads as described above, the hydraulic circuit of the present invention also provides the advantage of enabling recovery of energy dissipated by the local regulating device itself, which is simultaneously moving with the utility having the lowest load.

[0036] More generally, it may therefore be noted that the circuit of the present invention may also allow for effective energy recovery, simultaneously utilizing utilities and therefore compensating for flow sharing.

[0037] All of these objects and advantages are achieved by the hydraulic circuit of the present invention, which is characterized by the provision of the following claims.

[0038] This and other features will become more apparent from the following description of particular embodiments given by way of non-limiting example only. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0039] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram of a hydraulic circuit with compensation and energy recovery functions according to the present invention; [Figure 2] 2 is a schematic diagram of a spool of a hydraulic circuit according to the present invention; [Figure 3] 1 is a schematic diagram of a regulating device of a hydraulic circuit object of the present invention; [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hydraulic circuit having combined flow sharing correction and energy recovery functions according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a regulating device of the hydraulic circuit of the embodiment of FIG. 4. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0040] By initially referring to FIG. 1, a hydraulic circuit in accordance with the present invention is generally designated by the numeral 100 .

[0041] As noted below, the hydraulic circuit 100 of the present invention includes compensation and energy recovery features.

[0042] Hydraulic circuit 100 is preferably supplied by a variable flow or pressure supply assembly 101 associated with a regulator 104 configured to adjust the flow rate provided by supply assembly 101 .

[0043] In one embodiment, the supply assembly 101 and associated regulator 104 are configured to supply a utility pressure P LS This can be achieved by a variable cylinder pump that adjusts the flow rate based on the

[0044] Hydraulic circuit 100 includes a distribution module 102 that receives a flow of working fluid from a supply assembly 101 and distributes the fluid toward one or more double-acting utilities E1, E2. Note that although there are two utilities in the embodiment shown in Figure 1, the present invention may also be applied in the case of a single utility or a generic number n of utilities.

[0045] The distribution module includes spools 11, 12 for actuating each utility, and each of the spools 11, 12 defines an inlet channel 11a, 12a through which fluid flow is received from the supply assembly 101, and a drain channel 11b, 12b through which fluid exiting the utility's actuator travels.

[0046] The distribution module 102 also includes respective three-way compensation adjustment devices 21, 22, the characteristics of which will be described in detail below.

[0047] Based on what has been shown above, as an alternative to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, the circuit of the invention may have only one spool 11 and only one regulating device 21.

[0048] As a result, one spool 11 alone and each regulating device 21 will be described below, it being understood that the same concepts may also be applied to other spools and possibly regulating devices of the circuit.

[0049] Also, with reference to FIG. 2, the spool 11 includes an inlet recess 111 and a drain recess 112 associated with each inlet and drain channel.

[0050] The inlet recess 111 and the drain recess 112 are configured so that the flow rate of fluid entering the utility E1 is equal to or less than the flow rate leaving the utility, possibly net of a correction factor (ε) associated with the dimensional ratio of the differential areas of the hydraulic actuators, and such correction factor ε is such that, if the differential areas of the actuators have the same surface, 1 can be equal to

[0051] As mentioned above, the utility E1 is of the double-acting type, and as a result, the spool 11 is configured to allow fluid to pass through both the recess 111 and the drain recess 112 simultaneously, and is connected to the utility E1.

[0052] Referring again to the example shown in FIG. 1, the drain channel 11 b of the spool 11 is connected to the regulating device 21 , which therefore receives the flow exiting the actuator passing through the drain recess 112 .

[0053] An embodiment of the adjustment device 21 is shown in detail in FIG.

[0054] Specifically, the three-way compensation adjustment device 21 is connected to three channels: a first channel 211 connected to the drain channel 11b of each spool 11, a second channel 212 connected to the drain T, and a third channel 213 connected to the energy recovery device 103, which is described in more detail below.

[0055] The adjustment device 21 preferably provides three adjustment positions which are obtained by specific control signals.

[0056] According to a preferred embodiment, the pressure p obtained upstream of the drain recess 112 mnsThe pressure acquired in the first channel 211 of the adjustment device 21 is provided by a first drive channel 31 operating on the first side 21a of the adjustment device, and a control signal is provided by a second drive channel 32 operating on the second side 21b.

[0057] In addition to the pressure obtained in the first channel 211, an additional force also acts on the second side 21b and can in this embodiment be set by the action of a spring or equivalent elastic element 4. It should be noted that in either case the additional force can also be provided by a hydraulic control operating on one of the sides of the regulating device.

[0058] In other words, the first drive channel 31 is located downstream of the actuator of the utility E1 and upstream of the distribution module 102, and the second drive channel 32 is located upstream of the three-way compensation adjustment device 21 and downstream of each spool 11.

[0059] In the first position, the valve remains normally open, and the first channel 10 preferably connects with the energy recovery device 103 and the drain line 3. As the pressure difference between the first drive channel 31 and the second drive channel 32 increases, the regulation device begins to move towards the second position. In this intermediate position, the connection with the drain T is prevented, but the connection with the recovery device 103 is maintained via the third channel 213. In this second position, the fluid flow originating from the drain channel of the spool preferably passes through the narrow flow path 210 towards the energy recovery device 103. Thus, the connection between the third channel 213 and the recovery device 103 is in the nature of a gap in the main flow path.

[0060] In the third position, the valve completely closes or occludes all flow paths to a point that ensures the required pressure in all operating conditions, i.e., the flow path of fluid towards the second channel 212 and to the energy recovery device 103 is blocked in the third position or prevented by reducing the flow path segment towards said second channel to ensure the required pressure in all operating conditions.

[0061] Referring again to FIG. 3, upon movement of the actuator in the presence of a drive load (e.g., under conditions of an external force returning the actuator in a direction consistent with the actuator's displacement), the flow rate leaving the energy recovery line may be redirected, if possible, through a check valve to the energy recovery device(s) 103 to store hydraulic potential energy to be used again in the new active operating step.

[0062] More generally, if the utility actuated by the spool is subjected to an inertial load acting in the same direction as the displacement of the actuator, the regulating device 21, 22 may be configured to intervene.

[0063] In order to achieve the required energy recovery operation, in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the energy recovery device 103 may comprise at least one collector that allows hydraulic fluid to be stored when the operating conditions of the circuit allow for storage.

[0064] According to a further aspect of the present invention, the energy recovery device 103 may be configured to reintroduce hydraulic potential energy back to the distribution module 102 supplying the operating section, in other words, thus providing hydraulic oil, for example collected in a collector, to the supply line of the hydraulic module.

[0065] Again, in accordance with another embodiment, the energy recovery device 103 may be configured to transfer the hydraulic fluid to a system or device for converting the hydraulic potential energy provided by the hydraulic fluid into another form of energy. For example, the device for converting hydraulic potential energy may be represented by an alternator, a generator, or a flywheel.

[0066] In either case, it is understood that other suitable solutions for energy recovery may be provided within the scope of the circuit of the present invention, and the above examples are intended to be given by way of non-limiting example only.

[0067] It may also be noted that energy recovery according to the present invention is made possible by selecting the appropriate size of the recesses of the drain 112 and the inlet 111 of the spool 11, and by selecting the magnitude of the additional force acting on the regulating device 21. Specifically, in the embodiment described here, the selection of the magnitude of the additional force may be related to the equivalent standby pressure of the spring 41 and the regulator 104 of the supply assembly 101. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, the flow rate Q1 entering the utility will be less than or equal to the flow rate Q2 leaving the utility, possibly net of a correction factor (ε) related to the dimensional ratio of the differential areas of the utility's own hydraulic actuators.

[0068] Such a condition can be defined by the following relationship:

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[0072] Thereby, if an inertial load acts in the same direction of movement, generating for example a velocity greater than that generated by the inlet flow rate Q1, the drain compensator intervenes by forcing the return spring to wait by means of the recess 112, and thus by providing a given flow rate Q2 according to the return recess itself. The regulating device 11 intervenes by blocking the flow path between the return recess 112 and the drain T, allowing part of the pressurized flow rate to be conveyed through the third channel 213 to the energy recovery unit 103.

[0073] Now, with reference to the example of Figure 4, an alternative embodiment of the present invention will be described as one which also allows for the implementation of a compensating three-way three-position adjustment device 21 to add a flow-sharing type of operation to the embodiment of Figure 1, in addition to performing energy recovery with inertial loads as mentioned above and recovering the energy dissipated by a local adjustment device acting as a local compensator moving simultaneously on the utility with the lowest load.

[0074] In these embodiments, hydraulic circuit 100 comprises a pressure P provided by supply assembly 101 FSa third control channel 33 which operates on the first side of the regulating devices 21, 22 and a pressure signal p obtained from the utilities E1, E2 LS and a fourth channel 34 having the highest pressure of all utilities supplied by the supply assembly 101.

[0075] As indicated above, the hydraulic circuit may or may not be load-sensing, and in the first case, the pressure signal P is obtained from the utility E1, E2 having the highest pressure. LS is preferably transmitted to the coordinator 104, thus obtaining a load-sensing architecture.

[0076] It is also noted how the above control can be used when the hydraulic circuit comprises a single spool and respective regulating device made according to what has been described above in combination with other utilities operating in a different manner, and in fact in this case the pressure signal P obtained from the utility having the highest pressure signal among all the pressures supplied by the supply assembly. LS It is possible to obtain

[0077] It should be noted that in either case, and more generally, the application of the additional force can be set by a pair of hydraulic controls operating on opposite sides of the adjusting devices 21,22.

[0078] The operation of the hydraulic circuit in the case of the control of the regulating device 21 described above will now be shown.

[0079] The regulating device 21 combined with the energy recovery device 103 is always placed between the drain recess of the spool and the drain T.

[0080] As explained above, finally, the following acts: on a first side, the pressure obtained upstream of the drain recess 112 of the spool, and on a second, opposite side, the pressure obtained between the drain recess and the regulating device 21 itself. Rather than introducing a spring with an equivalent pressure at the drain standby on this second side, as in the example of FIG. 1, a signal p corresponding to the pressure of the utility with the highest pressure is used. LS (Here, p FSLS ) is simultaneously applied on the first side and an inlet pressure p (where p FS This occurs due to the action of a

[0081] The regulating device 21 is therefore subjected to the thrust of the pumping assembly.

[0082] Based on the following relations, signals operate in areas A1 and A2 two by two and are not necessarily equal to each other:

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[0085] Essentially, the regulating device 21 is subjected to waiting by the drain recess 112 in the opposite direction to the waiting supply assembly.

[0086] Assuming that utility E2 is turned on and the associated actuator requires 50 bar to operate, the pressure in question is determined by the signal P coming from the pump. LSFS Assuming the pump standby is 20 bar, P FS The pressure is 50+20=70 bar.

[0087] The pressure drop through the inlet recess 111 corresponding to the correct flow rate Q1 is always 70-50=20 bar.

[0088] Now, by activating the second utility E1, let us assume that the associated actuator requires an operating pressure of 100 bar, and the signal p LSFS becomes 100 bar, and the inlet pressure P FS = 100 + 20 = 120 bar. The pressure drop through the inlet recess 121 of the spool 22 will be 120 - 50 = 70 bar. This value corresponds to an increase in the flow rate Q1 towards the actuator of the utility E2 for each actuation. The return flow rate increases proportionately, and therefore the pressure drop through the drain recess 122 increases. The regulating device 22 therefore intervenes to impose a constant pressure drop through the drain recess 122 equal to the pressure-matched pump standby, so that there is a proper match between the inlet and drain recesses, the inlet flow rate Q1 is equal in the case of each actuation, and therefore also maintains the same amount of flow moving at the same time.

[0089] It should be noted that from a functional point of view, the circuit of the present invention operates similarly to a conventional flow sharing distributor. In practice, there may be cases where the pump is saturated, i.e., the demands of various utilities operating simultaneously exceed the maximum flow rate of the pump. In this situation, the pump standby is reduced. However, the local regulating device 21 forces the standby due to the drain recess to be equal to the standby of the pump. However, then, all standbys of all utilities are reduced to the same value. Therefore, all flow rates of all utilities are reduced proportionately, similar to the typical operation of a standard flow sharing system.

[0090] Finally, a further advantage of the present invention also arises in the case of inertial loads acting in the same direction as the movement, generating velocities greater than those generated by the inlet flow rate, for example.

[0091] In this situation, the regulating device at the drain intervenes by imposing a pump standby by the drain recess and thus by providing a given flow rate Q2 depending on the expansion recess itself. As explained above, the regulating device intervenes by blocking the flow path between the drain recess and the drain T, thereby channelling part of the pressurised flow rate towards the energy recovery device.

Claims

1. A hydraulic circuit (100) with compensation and energy recovery functions, comprising: a distribution module (102) for distributing hydraulic fluid, including at least one spool (11, 12) for operating a double-acting utility (E1, E2) or hydraulic motor; The spools (11, 12) define inlet channels (11a, 12a) and drain channels (11b, 12b); The hydraulic circuit (100) comprises a three-way compensation adjustment device (21, 22), The three-way compensation adjustment device (21, 22) is connected in communication with a first channel (211, 221) of the three-way compensation adjustment device for the drain channel (11b, 12b) of each of the spools (11, 12); The three-way compensation adjustment device (21, 22) has a second channel (212, 222) connected to the drain; The hydraulic circuit (100) further comprises: a variable flow or pressure supply assembly (101) configured to provide a flow rate of a working fluid to the inlet channels (11a, 12a) to operate hydraulic actuators of the utilities (E1, E2); an energy recovery device (103) connected to the third channel (213, 223) of the three-way correction adjustment device (21, 22); In the hydraulic circuit (100), the spools (11, 12) include inlet recesses (111, 121) and drain recesses (112, 122), and the inlet recesses (111, 121) and the drain recesses (112, 122) are configured so that the flow rate of fluid entering the utilities (E1, E2) is equal to or less than the flow rate of fluid exiting the utilities (E1, E2), taking into account a correction factor (ε) associated with a dimensional ratio of the differential areas of the hydraulic actuators of the utilities (E1, E2); The correction factor (ε) may be equal to 1 if the differential areas of the hydraulic actuators have the same area; the spools (11, 12) are configured to allow fluid to pass through the inlet recesses (111, 121) and the drain recesses (112, 122) simultaneously, and are connectable to the utilities (E1, E2); The hydraulic circuit (100) further comprises a first drive channel (31) and a second drive channel (32), respectively, the first drive channel (31) and the second drive channel (32) being connected to a pressure (p ｍｎｓ ) are configured to act on a first side (21 a, 22 a) of the three-way compensation adjustment device (21, 22), and pressure and additional forces obtained downstream of the drain recesses (112, 212) of the first channels (211, 221) of the three-way compensation adjustment device (21, 22) are configured to act on a second side (21 b, 22 b) of the three-way compensation adjustment device (21, 22), the first side (21a, 22a) and the second side (21b, 22b) are side surfaces facing each other in the direction of movement of the three-way correction adjustment device (21, 22); the additional force is a force acting on the second side (21b, 22b) in addition to the pressure force obtained downstream to control the three-way compensation adjustment device (21, 22); The three-way compensating adjustment device (21, 22) is a spool valve; In a first open position, the flow rate of the fluid coming from the drain channel is simultaneously directed through the second channel (212, 222) to the drain (T) and towards the energy recovery device (103), in a second open position, the flow rate of the fluid is directed only towards the energy recovery device (103) through narrowed flow paths (210, 220), and in a third position, the flow path of the fluid towards the second channel (212, 222) and towards the energy recovery device (103) is blocked or flow path segments are configured to be smaller with each flow path narrowing towards the second channel (212, 222) to ensure the required pressure in all operating conditions. A hydraulic circuit (100) characterized by:

2. 2. A hydraulic circuit (100) according to claim 1, wherein the additional force acting on the second side (21b, 22b) is set by the action of a spring or equivalent elastic member (4).

3. 3. The hydraulic circuit (100) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the additional force is set by a hydraulic control operating on one of the sides of the three-way compensating adjustment device (21, 22).

4. 4. The hydraulic circuit (100) of claim 3, wherein the additional force is set by a pair of hydraulic controls operating on opposite sides of the three-way compensating adjustment device (21, 22).

5. The supply assembly (101) is configured to provide a flow rate of the fluid to a plurality of the utilities, and the hydraulic circuit (100) further comprises a pressure (P, P) provided by the supply assembly (101). ＦＳ ) operates on the first side of the three-way compensation adjustment device (21, 22) through a third control channel (33), and a pressure signal (p ＬＳ , p ＬＳＦＳ and a fourth channel (34) in which the fourth channel (34) has the highest pressure of all of the utilities supplied by the supply assembly (101).

6. 6. The hydraulic circuit (100) of claim 1, further comprising a regulator (104) configured to regulate the flow rate provided by the supply assembly (101) to the inlet channel (11a, 12a).

7. The pressure signal (p ＬＳ 7. The hydraulic circuit (100) of claim 6, wherein the load sensing architecture is used to transmit the load sensing signal to the regulator (104).

8. 8. The hydraulic circuit (100) according to claim 1, wherein the distribution module (102) comprises a plurality of spools (11, 12) for operating the respective utilities (E1, E2), each of the spools (11, 12) defining a respective inlet channel (11a, 12a) and a respective drain channel (11b, 12b), each of the three-way compensating adjustment devices (21, 22) being connected to each of the spools (11, 12) through a respective first channel (211, 221), each of the three-way compensating adjustment devices (21, 22) further comprising a respective second channel (212, 222) and a respective third channel (213, 223).

9. The hydraulic circuit (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the three-way compensating adjustment device (21, 22) is configured to direct the flow rate of the fluid provided through the drain channel (11b, 12b) of the spool (11, 12) to the energy recovery device (103) through the third channel (213, 223) when the utility operated by the spool is subjected to an inertial load acting in the same direction as the displacement of the actuator.

10. 9. The hydraulic circuit (100) of claim 8, wherein the three-way compensating adjustment devices (21, 22) are configured to appropriately share the flow provided by the supply assembly (101) when the utilities are simultaneously present and to channel a portion of the pressurized flow toward the energy recovery device (103).

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