Dynamic load sharing behavior of transverse-torsional coupled planetary gear train with multiple clearances

Abstract

A new nonlinear transverse-torsional coupled model with backlash and bearing clearance was proposed for planetary gear set. Meanwhile, sun gear and planet’s eccentricity errors, static transmission error, and time-varying meshing stiffness were taken into consideration. The differential governing equations of motion were solved by employing variable step-size Rung-Kutta numerical integration method. The behavior of dynamic load sharing characteristics affected by the system parameters including input rate, sun gear’s supporting stiffness and eccentricity error, planet’s eccentricity error, sun gear’s bearing clearance, backlashes of sun-planet and planet-ring meshes were investigated qualitatively and systematically. Some theoretical results are summarized at last which extend the current understanding of the dynamic load sharing behavior of planet gear train, enrich the related literature and provide references for the design of planetary gear train.

Keywords

planetary gear train / dynamic load sharing / time-varying stiffness / backlash / bearing clearance

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