Title: Different impact of operating parameters on dynamic characteristics of contact surface and non-contact surface of planetary gear pair

Authors: Jungang Wang; Yong Wang; Zhipu Huo; Tingyi Yang

Addresses: Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture (Ministry of Education), School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061 Shandong, China ' Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture (Ministry of Education), School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061 Shandong, China ' Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture (Ministry of Education), School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061 Shandong, China ' School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore

Abstract: A finite element model of planetary gear pair for a new type wind turbine gearbox was built to conduct the simulation of dynamic process of planetary gear pair based on the nonlinear contact theory and explicit dynamic theory. On the basis of the finite element model, the influence of the variation in operating parameters such as revolution speed, load torque and friction coefficient on the carrying capacity of planetary gear pair was analysed. The research showed that, the impacts of the operating parameters on the dynamic characteristics of contact surface and non-contact surface were significantly different. The result provided useful guidance for the dynamic design of planetary gear pair.

Keywords: planetary gear pairs; finite element method; FEM; modelling; non-contact surfaces; contact surfaces; dynamic contact; nonlinearity; planetary gears; wind turbines; turbine gearbox; wind energy; wind power; revolution speed; load torque; friction coefficient.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2013.058352

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 2013 Vol.48 No.4, pp.297 - 306

Published online: 18 Dec 2013 *

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