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Optimizing the geometry of a half-toroidal CVT
, Article Powertrain and Fluid Systems Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, TX, 24 October 2005 through 27 October 2005 ; 2005 ; 01487191 (ISSN) ; Zohoor, H ; Sharif University of Technology
SAE International
2005
Abstract
In this research a model is developed which calculates the torque transmission efficiency of a half-toroidal CVT as a function of variator geometry, gear ratio and input torque. The different criteria which are considered to be important in a half toroidal CVT performance are torque transmission efficiency, variator weight, roller fatigue life and bearing torque loss. Variation of geometrical characteristics such as roller curvature, number of power rollers, aspect ratio and half cone angle affect these criteria in different ways. Therefore, in order to find the optimal quantity for each geometrical parameter an optimization problem should be developed. The objective function of this...