WOLFRAM SYSTEM MODELER

LossyGearDemo1

Example to show that gear efficiency may lead to stuck motion

Diagram

Wolfram Language

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SystemModel["Modelica.Mechanics.Rotational.Examples.LossyGearDemo1"]
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Information

This information is part of the Modelica Standard Library maintained by the Modelica Association.

This model contains two inertias which are connected by an ideal gear where the friction between the teeth of the gear is modeled in a physical meaningful way (friction may lead to stuck mode which locks the motion of the gear). The friction is defined by an efficiency factor (= 0.5) for forward and backward driving condition leading to a torque dependent friction loss. Simulate for about 0.5 seconds. The friction in the gear will take all modes (forward and backward rolling, as well as stuck).

You may plot:

Inertia1.w,
Inertia2.w : angular velocities of inertias
powerLoss  : power lost in the gear
gear.mode  :  1 = forward rolling
              0 = stuck (w=0)
             -1 = backward rolling

Note, powerLoss (= sum of the power flows of the connectors) and gear.powerLoss (= gear.tau_loss*gear.w_a, where gear.tau_loss is determined in a non-trivial way from the stuck/sliding situation of the bearing and teeth friction; = equation (16) in [Pelchen2002]) should be identical, or the difference should be close to zero, if model LossyGear is correctly implemented.

Components (8)

gear

Type: LossyGear

Description: Gear with mesh efficiency and bearing friction (stuck/rolling possible)

Inertia1

Type: Inertia

Description: 1D-rotational component with inertia

Inertia2

Type: Inertia

Description: 1D-rotational component with inertia

torque1

Type: Torque

Description: Input signal acting as external torque on a flange

torque2

Type: Torque

Description: Input signal acting as external torque on a flange

DriveSine

Type: Sine

Description: Generate sine signal

load

Type: Ramp

Description: Generate ramp signal

fixed

Type: Fixed

Description: Flange fixed in housing at a given angle