In a control unit of an electromagnetic valve system, a safety circuit includes a first switch and a second switch for switching, by control from a control circuit supply and shutdown of power from a drive power supply to an electromagnetic valve drive circuit. A common line extends to a plurality of electromagnetic valve units and is connected to one end of a plurality of solenoids. A plurality of power lines are connected to the other end of each of the plurality of solenoids. The electromagnetic valve drive circuit includes a plurality of open/close switches for switching, by control from the control circuit, supply and shutdown of power to the plurality of solenoids.

A valve driver system for driving a plurality of valves of a valve manifold. The system includes a plurality of valve drivers, wherein each valve driver is configured to drive a zone of one or more valves of the manifold; and, a power board that separately powers the respective valve drivers such that the valve drivers are powered separately with a separate power source that can individually power the valve driver. A multiple safety zone valve driver system for driving a plurality of valves of a valve manifold. The system includes a plurality of valve drivers; a first safe PM output; and a second safe PM output. The first and second safe PM outputs are configured such that in response to a first type of safety event the first PM output shuts off power to the first one or more valve drivers and the second PM output maintains power to the second one or more valve drivers. A zoning adapter for adapting logical addresses of valve drivers to physical addresses of valves of a valve manifold. A conversion portion converts logical addresses to physical addresses of the valves in the different zones of the valve manifold with a spacing in one or more portions of the logical addresses.

The present disclosure discloses a hydraulic control system. The hydraulic control system may include a hydraulic module, a PLC control module, a hydraulic valve group control module, a manipulation module, and an action module. The manipulation module is connected with the PLC control module and is configured to input an operation instruction to the PLC control module; the PLC control module is respectively connected to the hydraulic module and the hydraulic valve group control module, and is configured to output a control signal corresponding to the operation instruction to the hydraulic valve group control module, and control the activation of the hydraulic module to provide hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic valve group control module; and the action module is connected with the hydraulic valve group control module, and is configured to perform an action corresponding to the control signal.

A solenoid high pressure indexing valve system, having at least one solenoid manifold assembly with a manifold assembly and a plurality of solenoid valve assemblies; and a power supply assembly. The manifold assembly has a top face, first and second lateral faces, an inlet tube face, and a sensor face. The top face has a plurality of bores having respective valve bases and inlet-outlet passages. The first and second lateral faces each has a plurality of lateral holes. The inlet tube face is opposite to the sensor face and has an inlet hole, and the sensor face has a sensor hole. The manifold assembly further has an inlet passage and a plurality of outlet passages. The manifold assembly further has an inlet tube and a plurality of outlet tubes. The manifold assembly further has a pressure sensor.

The disclosure discloses an electro-hydraulic servo actuator capable of implementing long-stroke and high-frequency loading and a control method. The actuator includes: a long hydraulic cylinder with a piston, a short hydraulic cylinder with a piston, a fixed-end rod, low frequency and high frequency electro-hydraulic servo valves, a left rod chamber, a right rod chamber, a force applying end head, and a force applying end rod. With this structure, the displacement of the piston of the short hydraulic cylinder is a combination of small-displacement and high-frequency movement and large-displacement and low-frequency movement, so as to realize the generation of large-displacement and high-frequency movement. Therefore, a target large-displacement and high-frequency excitation is applied to the specimen under load test. The actuator can output high-frequency and large-displacement target excitation of 0.1 Hz to 200 Hz and 0 mm to 1500 mm, and has a simple mechanical structure, advanced control process, and good practicability.

A valve island has at least one valve module and an adapter module, wherein the adapter module includes a first data line and a first voltage supply line, which each extend continuously from an interface on a first front side forming an outer side of the adapter module to an interface on a second side of the adapter module pointing into the valve island. In the adapter module a circuit unit is provided, which within the adapter module is connected to the first data line and/or the first voltage supply line and from which within the adapter module an internal data line and/or an internal voltage supply line proceeds or proceed, which each extends or extend to an interface on the second side of the adapter module.

This valve (1) is intended to be mounted on a base for the purpose of controlling the distribution of a fluid, and comprises a housing (2) and a plurality of orifices (0), these orifices (0) being intended for the inflow or the outflow of the fluid inside the housing (2). The valve (1) additionally comprises a plurality of distributors (4) arranged in the housing (2) so as to control the flow of the fluid inside the valve (1), and the valve (1) comprises an electronic card (6) arranged in the housing (2), the electronic card (6) being configured so as to store a truth table (60) associating a predetermined position of the distributors (4) with each control signal received by the valve (1). The electronic card (6) is furthermore configured so as to manage a transition mode of the distributors (4) from one position to another.

A valve controller for electrically actuating at least one valve drive, with a control circuit, which is designed to influence an electric energy flow between an electric source and the valve drive and which includes a bus interface for communication with a superordinate control arrangement (2) as well as a sensor means, which is designed to determine physical variable of the energy flow changeable by electrically actuating the valve drive as well as for providing a sensor signal dependent upon the determined physical variable to the control circuit wherein the control circuit is designed to determine a status value for the valve drive based on the sensor signal and at least one characteristic value of a physical variable from the group: energy flow duration, energy flow voltage, energy flow current, fluid pressure and is designed to provide the status value to the bus interface.

A safety module for an automation system includes a communication interface designed for a signal-transmitting connection to a communication system, an output interface designed for a signal-transmitting connection to at least one user which can be fitted downstream and a processing device connected to the communication interface and the output interface and designed to process communication signals from the communication interface and to provide output signals to the output interface wherein the processing device is designed for a detection of an actual component behaviour, using a control command contained in a communication signal and a component measured value contained in a communication signal, and for a comparison of a presettable component behaviour to the actual component behaviour as well as for a provision of a safety-oriented output signal to the output interface at a presettable divergence between the presettable component behaviour and the actual component behaviour.

A controller for a valve assembly that is configured to meet requirements for use in hazardous areas. These configurations may regulate flow of instrument air to a pneumatic actuator to operate a valve. The controller may comprise enclosures, including a first enclosure and a second enclosure, each having a peripheral wall forming an interior space, and circuitry comprising a barrier circuit disposed in the interior space of one of the enclosures that power limits digital signals that exits that enclosure. In one example, the peripheral wall of enclosures are configured to allow instrument air into the interior space of the first enclosure but to prevent instrument air from the interior space of the second enclosure.