Abstract: A method for switching an electromagnetically actuable hydraulic valve including a switching element and an electromagnet having a coil and an armature connected to the switching element for joint movement. When a current is applied to the coil, the armature moves together with the switching element from an initial position to an end position for a switching operation. The method includes the following steps: applying a switching voltage to the coil of the electromagnet to initiate the switching operation; capturing the current curve over time; reaching-detection of the end position of the switching element; determining a holding current taking into account the reaching-detection of the end position of the switching element and the captured current curve; and reducing the current applied to the coil to the determined holding current. A hydraulic valve with a control unit which performs the disclosed method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for determining the position of an armature of an electromagnet, a method for determining the position of a valve member of an electromagnetically actuated fluid valve, and a fluid system comprising an electromagnetically actuated fluid valve and an electronic control unit executing the method for determining the position of a valve member are provided. The electronic control unit applies a current profile in the coil of a non-actuated electromagnet that is substantially below a minimum actuation current of the electromagnet. By applying the current profile, the electronic control unit determines a characteristic profile of the electromagnet. A position characteristic of the electromagnet is calculated based on the position characteristic.

Abstract: A device and method for diagnosing and configuring a hydraulic device based on a wireless local area network relates to diagnosis and configuration device technologies. The device includes a communication unit and mobile terminal. The communication unit reads hydraulic device data or changes device configuration, and process the data to generate webpage results. The mobile terminal transmits configuration requests, receives webpage results, and displays results in webpage form. The webpage results are formed by processing the acquired hydraulic device data at the communication unit side. The mobile terminal can complete the hydraulic device diagnosis and configuration, as long as it connects to the communication unit via WIFI and supports state of the art web content. The mobile terminal does not need additional installation of a matching diagnostic or configuration program, and is not limited as a specific device installed with a specific operating system; a general-purpose device may be used.