Research on New Automobile Power Hydraulic

Braking System by Vibratory Energy

Ding Zhi-hua

Lei Zheng-bao

College of Automobile & Machinery Engineering

Changsha University of Science and Technology
Changsha, Hunan, China

College of Automobile & Machinery Engineering

Changsha University of Science and Technology
Changsha, Hunan, China
doclei@foxmail.com

Mechanical and Material Engineering College

JiuJiang University
JiuJiang, , JiangXi, China
zhdean@sohu.com

Lei Mu-xi
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Changsha University of Science and Technology
Changsha, Hunan, China

large extend. Demand of automobiles suspension system is not

only to ensure its basic performance, but only to improve its
ride comfort and safety. The suspension system develops to be
high value-added, high-performance and high-quality. [1] For
now, hydraulic damping system compels oil to flow between
cavities by some tiny holes time and again. Vibratory energy is
converted to thermal energy of shell of dampers and oils by
flow resistance. Automobile vibration will consume its kinetic
energy. So oil consumption is increased and ride comfort is
lowered. Traditional hydraulic damping system cant recycle
vibratory energy and just converts all of it to thermal energy.
The new automobile power hydraulic braking system by
vibratory energy can recycle some vibratory energy and
convert to hydraulic energy which is used for automobile
power braking system. It can reduce brake pedal force, lower
fatigue of drive, shorten retardation time of braking, and
enhance safety of braking.

AbstractA new automobile power hydraulic braking system by

vibratory energy is introduced which includes four vibration
dampers, four energy accumulators, hydraulic booster, one
storage tank, four wheel cylinders, four electromagnetic one-way
valves, brake master cylinder, vacuum booster, brake pedal and
loading sensing pressure proportioning valve(LSPV). Vibration
damper is composed of nitrogen cavity, piston, piston rod, shell,
rebound valve, compression valve, inlet tube, outlet tube and so
on. Energy accumulator contains relief valve and oil return tube.
The electromagnetic one-way valves are controlled by brake
pedal. Hydraulic booster is composed of piston, pushrod, inlet
valve, oil return valve and so on. The oil is circulated between
storage tank, energy accumulator, vibration dampers and
hydraulic components. Oil from storage tank enters into
vibration dampers by compression valve when the suspension is
compressed and leaves by rebound valve when stretched. When
the oil is flowing between compression valve and rebound valve,
frictional heat is produced which depletes vibratory energy and
damps the vibration. The pressurized oil flows into energy
accumulator and then enters into hydraulic booster and wheel
cylinders. Power generated by hydraulic booster and applied
loads on brake pedal by driver is applied to piton of master
cylinder and pressurize the oil. Pressurized oil from master
cylinder and energy accumulator enters into wheel cylinders help
them to fulfill their function. Vibratory energy is converted to
output power of hydraulic component. The oil returns storage
tank after braking is finished. The braking system can recycle
some vibratory energy and convert to hydraulic energy which is
used for automobile power braking system. It can reduce brake
pedal force, lower fatigue of drive, shorten retardation time of
braking, and enhance safety of braking.

II.

HYDRAULIC VIBRATION DAMPER

It is showed as Figure. 1 which is composed of nitrogen

cavity, piston, piston rod, shell, rebound valve, compression
valve, inlet tube, outlet tube and so on.
When automobile is vibrating and vibration damper is
being compressed, Piston 2 moves down, nitrogen cavity 1 is
compressed which being pressurized. Volume of oil cavity 3
above piston is increased and its pressure decreased. Oil from
storage tank enters into oil cavity 3 by inlet tube 6 and
compression valve 5. Damping force against suspensions
compression is engendered by compression valve 5s throttling
to oil. Construction of compression valve 5 is special that its
spring is rather soft and its hole is rather tiny. Damping force
against oil flow is not too high. Elastic elements produce the
best possible results of buffer function. When suspension and
vibration damper are being rebounded, piston 2 moves up.
Volume of oil cavity 3 is decreased and its pressure increased.
Compression valve 5 is closed. Oil enters into energy

Keywords- Automobile engineering, Automobile chassis,

Vibratory energy-recycling, Hydraulic braking system, Conceptual
design

I.

INTRODUCTION

Nowadays, automobiles comfortableness and safety are

more and more important. With development of the
expressway network, speed of automobile is increased to a

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accumulator by rebound valve 8 and outlet tube 9. Rigidity and

preload of rebound valve 8 is bigger than compression valve 5
and oil flows section area in rebound travel is smaller than in
compression travel. So maximum damping force in is rebound
travel vastly bigger than in compression travel.[2] With pressure
increasing in energy accumulator, resistance against oil outlet
is increased, and damping force is increased more and more.
Vibration damper give full play to its damping effect to protect
elastic element from being destroyed. N2 in nitrogen cavity 1
can decrease higher-mode vibration of wheels encountering
force of impact and decrease noise. It also has a certain buffer
function.[3]

III.

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF NEW AUTOMOBILE POWER

HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM BY VIBRATORY ENERGY

A. Conceptual design of the system

The system is showed as Figure. 2 which includes four
vibration dampers, four energy accumulators, hydraulic
booster, one storage tank, four wheel cylinders, four
electromagnetic one-way valves, brake master cylinder,
vacuum booster, brake pedal and loading sensing pressure
proportioning valve(LSPV). Vibration damper is composed of
nitrogen cavity, piston, piston rod, shell, rebound valve,
compression valve, inlet tube, outlet tube and so on. Energy
accumulator contains relief valve and oil return tube. The
electromagnetic one-way valves are controlled by brake pedal.
Hydraulic booster is composed of piston, pushrod, inlet valve,
oil return valve and so on.
B. Analysis of operating principle
When automobile is vibrating and vibration dampers
2,21,26,31 are being compressed, Piston 3 moves down,
nitrogen cavity 4 is compressed and being pressurized. Volume
of oil cavity above piston is increased and its pressure
decreased. Oil from storage tank 10 enters into oil cavity by
inlet hole and compression valve 1. When suspension and
vibration damper are being rebounded, piston 3 moves up.
Volume of oil cavity is decreased and its pressure increased.
Compression valve 1 is closed. Oil enters into energy
accumulators 6,22,24,30 by rebound valve and outlet hole 7
and accumulator inlet tube. With pressure increasing in energy
accumulators 6,22,24,30, resistance against oil outlet is
increased, and damping force is increased more and more.
Pressurized N2 in nitrogen cavity can decrease higher-mode
vibration of wheels encountering force of impact and decrease
noise. It also has a certain buffer function.[4]
Energy accumulators 6,22,24,30 accept pressurized oil
from vibration dampers 2,21,26,31. When automobile needs
braking, driver presses on the brake pedal, electromagnetic
one-way valves 9,20,23,29 are open. Pressurized oil from
vibration dampers 2,21,26,31 enters into wheel cylinders
8,19,25,28 by energy accumulator outlet tube and
electromagnetic one-way valves 9,20,23,29. At the same time,
pushrod 17 in hydraulic booster 13 closes oil return valve 14,
opens filling valve 16. Pressurized oil from vibration dampers
2,21,26,31 enters into hydraulic booster 13 by energy
accumulator outlet tube. Left cavity of servo hydraulic cylinder
is opened to atmosphere and right cavity is filled by
pressurized oil. Pressure difference between left cavity and
right cavity produces a assisting power towards the left.
Together with power from vacuum booster 12, the assisting
power drives master cylinder piston to move towards the left.
The oil pressure of master cylinder is increased. Pressurized oil
from master cylinder also enters into wheel cylinders
8,19,25,28 by LSPV 22. It impels wheel brakes to produce
braking force which reduce the speed of automobile. Energy
accumulators 6,22,24,30 are assembled close to wheel
cylinders 8,19,25,28, so the oil pressure of wheel cylinders
8,19,25,28 are increased before master cylinders pressure is
increased which produces braking effect. Thereby, retardation
time of braking is reduced. When brake pedal 18 is loosened,

1-nitrogen cavity 2-piston 3-oil cavity 4-LR vibration damper 5compression valve6-inlet tube 7-piston rod 8- rebound valve 9- vibration
damper outlet tube
Figure 1. Vibratory energy-recycling hydraulic vibration damper

Comparing with existing technologies, the introduced

vibration damper has the following features:
1) It can recycle some vibratory energy and reduce oil
consumption.
2) Pressurized oil from the system can be used for braking
system, power-assisted steering, hydraulic clutch operating
mechanism and so on.
3) With pressure increasing in energy accumulator,
resistance against oil outlet is increased, and damping force is
changed to a certain degree and ride comfort is improved.

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2) It can reduce brake pedal force and lower fatigue of

drive

oil from wheel cylinders 8,19,25,28 returns storage tank 10 by

LPSV 22 and master cylinder 11. Pushrod 17 in hydraulic
booster 13 moves towards the right and closes filling valve 16,
opens oil return valve 14. Pressurized oil, from hydraulic
booster 13, returns storage tank 10 by oil return valve 14 and
oil return tube. Energy accumulators 6,22,24,30 contain relief
valve 12 and oil return tube. When its pressure reaches
specified value, excess oil returns storage tank by relief valve 5
and oil return tube.

3) It can shorten retardation time of braking, and enhance

safety of braking.
4) Structure of the system is simple and easy to use. Its cost
is low.
IV.

CONCLUSIONS

A new automobile power hydraulic braking system by

vibratory energy is introduced which includes four vibration
dampers, four energy accumulators, hydraulic booster, one
storage tank, four wheel cylinders, four electromagnetic oneway valves, brake master cylinder, vacuum booster, brake
pedal and loading sensing pressure proportioning valve(LSPV).
Vibration damper is composed of nitrogen cavity, piston,
piston rod, shell, rebound valve, compression valve, inlet tube,
outlet tube and so on. Energy accumulator contains relief valve
and oil return tube. The electromagnetic one-way valves are
controlled by brake pedal. Hydraulic booster is composed of
piston, pushrod, inlet valve, oil return valve and so on. The
braking system can recycle some vibratory energy and convert
to hydraulic energy which is used for automobile power
braking system. It can reduce brake pedal force, lower fatigue
of drive, shorten retardation time of braking, and enhance
safety of braking.
1- compression valve 2 21 26 31-vibration damper 3-piston 4nitrogen cavity 5- relief valve 6222430- energy accumulator 7- rebound
valve 8192528-wheel cylinder 9202329- electromagnetic oneway valve 10- storage tank 11-master cylinder 12-vacuum booster 13-hydraulic
booster 14-oil return valve 15-pison16-filling valve 17-pushrod18-brake pedal
27-LSPV

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Study is Funded by the National Science and
Technology Action Plan Project (2009BAG13A02), Hunan
Province Key Academics (Vehicle Application Engineering)
Construction Budget, JingZhu double-line Changsha to
Xiangtan Highway Resource-saving and Environment-friendly
Technology Demonstration Projects (Contract number:
CXKJSF0107 and CXKJSF0108-4), Youth Science Fund
Project of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education
(GJJ11237), hereby thank.

Figure 2. Principle view of new automobile power hydraulic braking system

by vibratory energy

C. Analysis of features
The new automobile power hydraulic braking system by
vibratory energy can recycle some vibratory energy and
convert to hydraulic energy which is used for automobile
power braking system. It can reduce brake pedal force, lower
fatigue of drive, shorten retardation time of braking, and
enhance safety of braking.

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Comparing with existing technologies, the system has the

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