An electro-hydraulic system comprising: a pump system including a pump operable in a first direction for supplying pressurized fluid; a hydraulic circuit having a first side fluidly connecting a first side of the pump to a first port to which a first port of a consumer can be connected and providing a path for flow between the first port and the pump , and a second side fluidly connecting a second side of the pump to a second port to which a second port of the consumer can be connected; and a diverting flow path including a variable restriction for controlling a rate of flow through the first side of the hydraulic circuit, wherein the diverting flow path diverts at least a portion of flow in the first side of the hydraulic circuit away from the pump , wherein the variable restriction is variable as a function of a sensed system parameter, in which the sensed system parameter is a command signal, and wherein a maximum capacity of the pump system is a maximum storage rate or maximum storage capacity of an electrical storage system of the pump system that is operatively connected to the pump and is configured to recuperate energy from the pump being operated by an external load, and wherein the variable restriction is opened in response to an evaluation in which the command signal indicates a desired consumer movement corresponding to a storage rate or storage capacity greater than the maximum storage rate or maximum storage capacity of the electrical storage system, further comprising: a controller , wherein the controller is configured to receive a command signal, to evaluate the command signal in relation to the maximum capacity of the pump system in response to the command signal, and to control the pump and variable restriction to implement the command signal based on the evaluation. a pump system including a pump operable in a first direction for supplying pressurized fluid; a hydraulic circuit having a first side fluidly connecting a first side of the pump to a first port to which a first port of a consumer can be connected and providing a path for flow between the first port and the pump , and a second side fluidly connecting a second side of the pump to a second port to which a second port of the consumer can be connected; and a diverting flow path including a variable restriction for controlling a rate of flow through the first side of the hydraulic circuit, wherein the diverting flow path diverts at least a portion of flow in the first side of the hydraulic circuit away from the pump , wherein the variable restriction is variable as a function of a sensed system parameter, in which the sensed system parameter is a command signal, and wherein a maximum capacity of the pump system is a maximum storage rate or maximum storage capacity of an electrical storage system of the pump system that is operatively connected to the pump and is configured to recuperate energy from the pump being operated by an external load, and wherein the variable restriction is opened in response to an evaluation in which the command signal indicates a desired consumer movement corresponding to a storage rate or storage capacity greater than the maximum storage rate or maximum storage capacity of the electrical storage system, further comprising: a controller , wherein the controller is configured to receive a command signal, to evaluate the command signal in relation to the maximum capacity of the pump system in response to the command signal, and to control the pump and variable restriction to implement the command signal based on the evaluation. <EOS>