TSM 363 Fluid Power Systems

Hydrostatic Transmission

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Hydrostatic Transmission is popular

in ORE

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Mechanical Drivetrain
A mechanical drivetrain system
consists of an engine, a clutch,
a transmission, a universal driveline, a differential, and the wheels.
Transmission is used to increase
or decrease speed
A differential is needed in
mechanical drivetrain, because
it allows the outside wheel to
rotate faster than in the inside
wheel when the vehicle turns.

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Hydrostatic Transmission Drivetrain

With a hydrostatic transmission, it
consists of an engine, a clutch,
a hydrostatic transmission, a
universal driveline, a differential,
and the wheels.
Change the displacement of the
pump (or motor) can change the
vehicle speed.
HT improves maneuverability:
> wide range of T/n ratio
> compacted, less mass inertia
> dynamic braking (inst. reverse)
> able to stall & undamaged
> no interruption of power
HT has lower efficiency

Basic Concept of
Hydrostatic Transmission

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A hydrostatic transmission is simply a pump and motor(s)

connected in a circuit.

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Basic Types of HST

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Typical Closed-Circuit HST

Configurations
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(a) Fixed pump-fixed motor

(c) Fixed pump-variable motor

(b) Variable pump-fixed motor

(d) Variable pump-variable motor

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Typical Performance of VP-FM HST

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Typical Performance of FP-VM HST

C

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Typical Performance of VP-VM HST

C

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Typical HST Releasing & Recharging

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Typical Controls of Closed-Circuit HSP

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Typical Open-Circuit HST Configurations

(a) Needle valve controlled

fixed pump-fixed motor

(b) Four-way valve controlled

fixed pump-fixed motor

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Typical E/H Controlled Open-Circuit HSP

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Typical HST Arrangement - 1

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Typical HST Arrangement - 2

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Typical HST Arrangement - 3

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Example:
Typical Calculations of HST
Suppose both the pump and the motor in a hydrostatic
transmission have disp. DM = 1.925 in3/rev, and the volumetric
efficiency are 0.90 for both the pump and motor. The pump
is driven by an engine at 2400 rpm, what is the motor speed?
Theoretical flow
Qt = (DPnE)/231
= (1.925x2400)/231 = 20 gpm
Pump flow
QP = Qt EffP
= 20x0.90 = 18 gpm
Motor speed
nM = (QP231)/ DM EffM
= (18X231)/1.925x0.90 = 1944 rpm

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A Special HST Application

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Lecture Summary
Discussed the basic concepts of HST:
Closed-circuit HST: FP-FM; VP-FM; FP-VM; VP-VM
Open-circuit HST

Applications of HST:
In-line design
Sprit design
V-controlled design
Sprit-torque design

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