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MEC-E5004 - Fluid Power Systems, Lecture, 22.10.2024-29.11.2024

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course the student is able to:

- Master the fundamentals of the technological area of his/her design assignment and also

- Describe technical fundamentals of different valve and system technologies, characteristics and their typical targets of application

- Evaluate critically the applicability of different system technologies to applications representing different levels of standards

- Use catalog information to analyze the characteristics of components and to define values for parameters (static and dynamic characteristics) needed in dimensioning/system design

- Analyze component characteristics (static and dynamic) by measurement results

- Calculate the effect of components on system characteristics

- Analyze the factors which affect the energy consumption of hydraulic systems and how the energy efficiency can be enhanced by changes in system parameters and architectures

- Design and dimension an energy efficient hydraulic system that fulfills the required functions and whose technology is appropriate for the application in question and choose the appropriate components (by required static and dynamic characteristics) and fluid for the system

- Design the control needed in the operation of the system and tune a hydraulic closed loop control system

- Use firmware/software packages to design, calculate, analyze, model, and simulate hydraulic systems

- Analyze the quality of existing hydraulic systems considering functionality and energy efficiency and make well-founded suggestions for improvements

- Analyze characteristics and operation of hydraulic systems (including condition monitoring, fault and damage diagnostics, safety and environmental risks) by measurements

- Combine information from different sources (criticism of sources) and create well-defined and comprehensive system documents

Credits: 5

Schedule: 22.10.2024 - 29.11.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jyrki Kajaste

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Student gets acquainted with modern and future fluid power technologies. During the design assignments, he/she can focus on a subject, which deepens his/hers knowledge of an important technological area. Assignments where analytical and hands-on approach unite are recommended. The theme and the targets of the assignment are selected in collaboration with the teacher. These important technologies and techniques include

    - Logic element technology

    - Contemporaty pneumatics

    - Digital hydraulics

    - Magnetorheological technology

    - Water hydraulics

    - Pump operated, direct drive hydraulics, electro-hydraulic actuators

    Systems

    - Electric/electronic control technology

    - Proportional and servo technology

    - Pump and motor controls, secondary control

    - Load Sensing systems

    - Hybrid architectures

    - Energy efficient and regenerative systems

    - Mobile hydraulics

    - System design

    Modeling and simulation (Research assignments)

    Energy efficiency analysis of simulated systems

    System construction

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures

    Research Assignments, group work

    Simulation Assignment, individual work

    Quizzes, individual work

    Laboratory demos

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    5 cr

    Lectures 24 h (12 x 2 h)

    Laboratory work 4 h (2 x 2 h)

    Simulation exercise 12 h (6 x 2 h)

    Autonomous studying and working on research and design assignments 95 h

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Announced separately in MyCourses.

    Lecture slides and assignments in MyCourses. 

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    7 Affordable and Clean Energy

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

    13 Climate Action

    15 Life on Land

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn II
    2025-2026 Autumn II

    Registration:

    Registration for the course will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).

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