A New Tree Graph Method for Synthesizing Planetary Gear Trains of Vehicle Powertrains

Wenjian Yang, Yongtao Li, Rongjiang Cui and Hongmei Kang ()
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Wenjian Yang: School of Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Information, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Yongtao Li: School of Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Information, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Rongjiang Cui: Special Equipment Institute, Hangzhou Vocational & Technical College, Hangzhou 310018, China
Hongmei Kang: School of Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Information, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 20, 1-27

Abstract: The function of vehicle powertrains is to transmit power from the power source (engine or electric machine) to the output shaft. Different torques and speeds of the output shaft are achieved through the structure of planetary gear train (PGT). The performance of a powertrain depends on the choice of topological structure of the PGT to a large extent. The topological synthesis of PGTs is of great significance to the design of new powertrains. A tree graph method for the topological synthesis of PGTs is proposed in this paper. Firstly, the rules for generating ( N + 1)-link tree graphs from N -link tree graphs are proposed. Then, the method for adding geared edges into the tree graph is presented, and topological graphs of 1-DOF PGTs are directly synthesized from their tree graphs. A unified algorithm applicable for both open-loop and closed-loop graphs is proposed to eliminate isomorphic tree graphs and topological graphs of PGTs. The complete atlases of tree graphs and topological graphs of 1-DOF PGTs with three to ten links are obtained for the first time.

Keywords: vehicle powertrain; planetary gear train; topological synthesis; tree graph; isomorphism detection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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