Patent ID: 8336232

Claim:
A hydraulic system, comprising: a first hydraulic cylinder; a second hydraulic cylinder; a first hydraulic pump operatively associated with the first hydraulic cylinder; a second hydraulic pump operatively associated with the second hydraulic cylinder; a combiner valve adapted to allow and disallow fluid communication between the first pump and the second hydraulic cylinder and the second pump and the first hydraulic cylinder; at least one bypass valve operable to direct fluid exiting from the first and the second hydraulic pumps to a tank, the at least one bypass valve capable of operating when at least one control valve is in neutral; and a processor capable of receiving signals indicative of tasks being called for and generating signals for controlling at least one of the first and second hydraulic pumps, the combiner valve, the at least one bypass valve and the at least one control valve based upon a combination of modified flow, regeneration flow and flow prioritization.