A load based pressure and flow control system including a variable displacement hydraulic motor and a flow control valve coupled with a motor inlet. A motor inlet pressure sensor is interposed between the variable displacement hydraulic motor and the flow control valve, the motor inlet pressure sens
A load based pressure and flow control system including a variable displacement hydraulic motor and a flow control valve coupled with a motor inlet. A motor inlet pressure sensor is interposed between the variable displacement hydraulic motor and the flow control valve, the motor inlet pressure sensor configured to measure a motor inlet pressure at the motor inlet. An output sensor is coupled with a motor output of the variable displacement hydraulic motor and configured to measure an output characteristic of the variable displacement hydraulic motor. A displacement and flow controller of the system is configured to change displacement of the variable displacement hydraulic motor according to a pressure difference across the flow control valve between the measured motor inlet pressure and a hydraulic system pressure, and change a flow rate of hydraulic fluid through the flow control valve according to the measured output characteristic of the hydraulic motor.
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1. A hydraulic system comprising: a hydraulic circuit including: a first hydraulic load configured for communication with a hydraulic pump, the first hydraulic load having a first load high pressure characteristic and a first load low flow characteristic, anda second hydraulic load configured for co
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A hydraulic system comprising: a hydraulic circuit including: a first hydraulic load configured for communication with a hydraulic pump, the first hydraulic load having a first load high pressure characteristic and a first load low flow characteristic, anda second hydraulic load configured for communication with the hydraulic pump, the second hydraulic load having an initial second load low pressure characteristic and an initial second load high flow characteristic with respect to the first hydraulic load, the second hydraulic load including a variable displacement hydraulic motor; anda displacement and flow controller associated with the second hydraulic load, the displacement and flow controller configured to: change displacement of the variable displacement hydraulic motor according to a pressure difference across a flow control valve between a hydraulic system pressure and a measured motor inlet pressure at a motor inlet of the variable displacement hydraulic motor,change a flow rate of hydraulic fluid through the flow control valve according to a measured output characteristic of the hydraulic motor, andwherein the change in displacement and the change in flow rate transform the initial second load low pressure and high flow characteristics into transformed second load high pressure and low flow characteristics nearer to the first load high pressure characteristic and the first load low flow characteristic. 2. The hydraulic system of claim 1 comprising a motor inlet pressure sensor coupled with the motor inlet and interposed between the variable displacement hydraulic motor and the flow control valve, the motor inlet pressure sensor configured to measure the motor inlet pressure at the motor inlet. 3. The hydraulic system of claim 2 comprising a system pressure sensor upstream from the flow control valve, the system pressure sensor configured to measure the hydraulic system pressure of the hydraulic system, and wherein the displacement and flow controller is configured to change displacement according to the pressure difference across the flow control valve based on the measured hydraulic system pressure measured by the system pressure sensor and the measured motor inlet pressure. 4. The hydraulic system of claim 1 comprising a speed sensor coupled with a motor output of the variable displacement hydraulic motor, wherein the measured output characteristic includes rotational speed of the motor output and the speed sensor is configured to measure the rotational speed, and wherein the displacement and flow controller is configured to change the flow rate of hydraulic fluid according to the measured rotation speed. 5. The hydraulic system of claim 1, wherein an initial composite of the first load low flow characteristic and the second load high flow characteristic is greater than a final composite of a first load flow characteristic and the transformed second low flow characteristic. 6. A hydraulic system comprising: a hydraulic circuit including: a first hydraulic load configured for communication with a hydraulic pump, the first hydraulic load having a first load high pressure characteristic and a first load low flow characteristic, anda second hydraulic load configured for communication with the hydraulic pump, the second hydraulic load having an initial second load low pressure characteristic and an initial second load high flow characteristic with respect to the first hydraulic load, the second hydraulic load including a variable displacement hydraulic motor; anda displacement and flow controller associated with the second hydraulic load, the displacement and flow controller configured to: change displacement of the variable displacement hydraulic motor according to a pressure difference across a flow control valve between a hydraulic system pressure and a measured motor inlet pressure at a motor inlet of the variable displacement hydraulic motor,change a flow rate of hydraulic fluid through the flow control valve according to a measured output characteristic of the hydraulic motor, andwherein the change in displacement and the change in flow rate transform the initial second load low pressure and high flow characteristics into a transformed second load high pressure characteristic near to the hydraulic system pressure and a transformed second load low flow characteristic less than the initial second load high flow characteristic. 7. The hydraulic system of claim 6, wherein the first hydraulic load includes at least one coulter downforce cylinder and piston assembly. 8. The hydraulic system of claim 6, wherein the second hydraulic load includes a seeder fan coupled with a motor output of the variable displacement hydraulic motor. 9. The hydraulic system of claim 6, wherein the variable displacement hydraulic motor includes a plurality of variable displacement hydraulic motors and tools coupled with each of the motor outputs of the plurality of variable displacement hydraulic motors. 10. The hydraulic system of claim 6 comprising a motor inlet pressure sensor coupled with the motor inlet and interposed between the variable displacement hydraulic motor and the flow control valve, the motor inlet pressure sensor configured to measure the motor inlet pressure at the motor inlet. 11. The hydraulic system of claim 10 comprising a system pressure sensor upstream from the flow control valve, the system pressure sensor configured to measure the hydraulic system pressure of the hydraulic system, and wherein the displacement and flow controller is configured to change displacement according to the pressure difference across the flow control valve based on the measured hydraulic system pressure measured by the system pressure sensor and the measured motor inlet pressure. 12. The hydraulic system of claim 6 comprising a speed sensor coupled with a motor output of the variable displacement hydraulic motor, wherein the measured output characteristic includes rotational speed of the motor output and the speed sensor is configured to measure the rotational speed, and wherein the displacement and flow controller is configured to change the flow rate of hydraulic fluid according to the measured rotation speed. 13. The hydraulic system of claim 6, wherein an initial composite of the first load low flow characteristic and the second load high flow characteristic is greater than a final composite of a first load flow characteristic and the transformed second low flow characteristic. 14. The hydraulic system of claim 6, wherein a system pressure of the hydraulic system is substantially equal to the first load high pressure characteristic with the second hydraulic load having either of the initial second load low pressure characteristic or the transformed second load high pressure characteristic. 15. A load based pressure and flow control system comprising: a variable displacement hydraulic motor including a motor inlet and a motor outlet;a flow control valve coupled with the motor inlet;a motor inlet pressure sensor interposed between the variable displacement hydraulic motor and the flow control valve, the motor inlet pressure sensor configured to measure a motor inlet pressure at the motor inlet;an output sensor coupled with a motor output of the variable displacement hydraulic motor, the output sensor configured to measure an output characteristic of the variable displacement hydraulic motor; anda displacement and flow controller, the displacement and flow controller configured to: change displacement of the variable displacement hydraulic motor according to a pressure difference across the flow control valve between the measured motor inlet pressure and a hydraulic system pressure, andchange a flow rate of hydraulic fluid through the flow control valve according to the measured output characteristic of the hydraulic motor. 16. The load based pressure and flow control system of claim 15, wherein the displacement and flow controller is configured to change displacement of the variable displacement hydraulic motor and change the flow rate of hydraulic fluid including: changing the motor inlet pressure to near the hydraulic system pressure, andchanging the flow rate of hydraulic fluid to attain a desired target output characteristic concurrently with changing the motor inlet pressure. 17. The load based pressure and flow control system of claim 15, wherein the displacement and flow controller is configured to decrease displacement of the variable displacement hydraulic motor and decrease the pressure difference across the flow control valve, the decreased displacement increasing the measured motor inlet pressure. 18. The load based pressure and flow control system of claim 15, wherein the displacement and flow controller is configured to change the flow rate of hydraulic fluid according to the measured output characteristic of the hydraulic motor as the displacement of the variable displacement hydraulic motor is changed. 19. The load based pressure and flow control system of claim 15, wherein the motor output is coupled with a tool requiring an initial load low pressure characteristic and an initial load high flow characteristic, and the displacement and flow controller is configured to transform the initial load low pressure and initial load high flow characteristics to a transformed load high pressure characteristic and a transformed load low flow characteristic. 20. The load based pressure and flow control system of claim 19, wherein with the changed displacement and flow rate of the displacement and flow controller: hydraulic fluid consumption of the variable displacement hydraulic motor is decreased with the transformed load low flow characteristic relative to the initial load high flow characteristic, anda target value of the output characteristic of the variable displacement hydraulic motor is maintained between the initial load low pressure and initial load high flow characteristics and the transformed load high pressure and transformed load low flow characteristics. 21. The load based pressure and flow control system of claim 15, wherein the flow control valve includes a pulse width modulation valve. 22. The load based pressure and flow control system of claim 15, wherein the motor output is coupled with a seeder fan. 23. The load based pressure and flow control system of claim 15, wherein the output sensor includes a speed sensor, and the measured output characteristic includes rotational speed of the motor output and the speed sensor is configured to measure the rotational speed, and wherein the displacement and flow controller is configured to change the flow rate of hydraulic fluid according to the measured rotation speed. 24. The load based pressure and flow control system of claim 15, wherein the variable displacement hydraulic motor includes a plurality of variable displacement hydraulic motors and tools coupled with each of the motor outputs of the plurality of variable displacement hydraulic motors. 25. The load based pressure and flow control system of claim 15 comprising a system pressure sensor upstream from the flow control valve, the system pressure sensor configured to measure the hydraulic system pressure of the hydraulic system, and wherein the displacement and flow controller is configured to change displacement according to the pressure difference across the flow control valve based on the measured hydraulic system pressure measured by the system pressure sensor and the measured motor inlet pressure. 26. A method of performing pressure and flow control of a hydraulic system comprising: measuring a pressure difference across a flow control valve between a hydraulic system pressure and a motor inlet pressure, the flow control valve upstream from a variable displacement hydraulic motor, the variable displacement hydraulic motor including a motor inlet;changing displacement of the variable displacement hydraulic motor according to the measured pressure difference, changing the displacement includes decreasing the pressure difference;measuring a motor output characteristic of the variable displacement hydraulic motor; andchanging a flow rate of hydraulic fluid through the flow control valve according to the measured motor output characteristic. 27. The method of claim 26, wherein measuring the pressure difference across the flow control valve includes measuring a hydraulic system pressure and a motor inlet pressure with pressure sensors. 28. The method of claim 26, wherein measuring the pressure difference across the flow control valve includes measuring the motor inlet pressure and comparing the measured motor inlet pressure with a hydraulic system pressure set point. 29. The method of claim 26, wherein changing displacement of the variable displacement hydraulic motor increases pressure between the variable displacement hydraulic motor and the flow control valve to decrease the pressure difference. 30. The method of claim 26, wherein measuring the motor output characteristic includes measuring a rotational speed of an output shaft of the variable displacement hydraulic motor. 31. The method of claim 26, wherein the changing displacement of the variable hydraulic motor includes changing the motor inlet pressure to near the hydraulic system pressure. 32. The method of claim 26, wherein changing the flow rate of hydraulic fluid includes changing the flow rate of hydraulic fluid to attain a desired motor output characteristic concurrently with changing displacement of the variable displacement hydraulic motor. 33. The method of claim 26, wherein changing displacement and changing flow rate transforms a first hydraulic load of a tool coupled with the variable displacement hydraulic motor from an initial first load low pressure characteristic and an initial first load high flow characteristic to a transformed first load high pressure characteristic and a transformed first load low flow characteristic, the transformed first load low flow characteristic being less than the initial first load high flow characteristic. 34. The method of claim 33, wherein the hydraulic system includes a second hydraulic load having a second load high pressure characteristic and a second load low flow characteristic, and an initial flow composite of the initial first load high flow characteristic and the second load low flow characteristic is greater than a transformed flow composite of the transformed first load low flow characteristic and the second load low flow characteristic. 35. The method of claim 34, wherein an initial pressure composite of the initial first load low pressure characteristic and the second load high pressure characteristic is substantially the same as a transformed flow composite of the transformed first load high pressure characteristic and the second load high pressure characteristic.
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