Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering

Fluid Power Research

This page summarizes the ongoing research topics at Fluid Power laboratory.

Research Topics

Electrified non-road mobile machine subsystems

  • bucket system test bench
  • steering system test bench
  • electro-mechanical transmission test bench
  • electro-hydrostatic power transmission test bench
  • the test benches are energy-interconnected via a common DC link and feature energy regeneration
  • nominal power range of drives: 78 kW to 127 kW
  • instrumentation for thermal management research

Hydraulic actuator research

  • hydraulic cylinder stiffness measurement test bench
  • test bench for measurement of hydraulic cylinder seal friction forces
  • electro-hydrostatic actuator (EHA) test bench
Mobile work machine test environment at the Fluid Power Laboratory.
Bucket system test bench
Cylinder stiffness testing equipment at the Fluid Power Laboratory.
Cylinder stiffness measurement test bench
Rod seal friction measurement equipment at the Fluid Power Laboratory.
Rod seal friction measurement test bench
Electro-hydrostatic actuator test bench at the Fluid Power Laboratory.
Electro-hydrostatic actuator (EHA) test bench
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