Component

PP${\mathbf{G}}_{\mathbf{1}}$

PP${\mathbf{G}}_{\mathbf{2}}$

PR${\mathbf{G}}_{\mathbf{1}}$

$r_{P\mathrm{1}\/S}$, $r_{R\/P\mathrm{2}}$, $r_{\mathrm{P2}\/\mathrm{P1}}$$$

$r_{\mathrm{O}\/I}$ = $r_{P\mathrm{1}\/S}$$$

$r_{\mathrm{O}\/I} \= r_{\mathrm{P2}\/\mathrm{P1}}$

$r_{R\/P}$= $r_{R\/P\mathrm{2}}$$$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{true}$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{true}$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{true}$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathit{true}$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

$\mathrm{same} \mathrm{loss} \mathrm{data}\mathbf{\=}\mathbf{true}$

$\mathrm{\η}\left(\mathrm{\ω}\right)\, d$$$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

$\mathrm{\η}\left({{\mathrm{\omega }}^{}}_{I\/C}^{}\right) \=$$\mathrm{\η}\left(\mathrm{\ω}\right)$

$d \= d$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

$\mathrm{\η}\left({{\mathrm{\omega }}^{}}_{I\/C}^{}\right) \=$$\mathrm{\η}\left(\mathrm{\ω}\right)$ 

$d \= 0$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

$\mathrm{\η}\left({{\mathrm{\omega }}^{}}_{R\/C}^{}\right) \=$$\mathrm{\η}\left(\mathrm{\ω}\right)$

$d \= d$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

$\mathrm{same} \mathrm{loss} \mathrm{data}\mathbf{\=} \mathbf{false}$

${\mathrm{\η}}_{P\mathrm{1}\/S}^{}\left({{\mathrm{\omega }}^{}}_{S\/C}^{}\right)\, {\mathrm{\eta }}_{R\/P\mathrm{2}}^{}\left({{\mathrm{\omega }}^{}}_{R\/C}^{}\right)$, $$\begin{gathered} {\mathrm{\eta }}_{P\mathrm{2}\/P\mathrm{1}}^{}\left({{\mathrm{\omega }}^{}}_{P\mathrm{1}\/C}^{}\right)\, \\ {d}_{P1\/C}^{}\, d_{P\mathrm{2}\/C} \end{gathered}$$$$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

$\mathrm{\eta }\left({{\mathrm{\omega }}^{}}_{I\/C}^{}\right) \= {\mathrm{\eta }}_{P\mathrm{1}\/S}^{}\left({{\mathrm{\omega }}^{}}_{S\/C}^{}\right)$

$d \= d_{P1\/C}^{}$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

$\mathrm{\eta }\left({{\mathrm{\omega }}^{}}_{I\/C}^{}\right) \= {\mathrm{\eta }}_{P\mathrm{2}\/P\mathrm{1}}^{}\left({{\mathrm{\omega }}^{}}_{P1\/\mathrm{C}}^{}\right)$

$d \= 0$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

$\mathrm{\eta }\left({{\mathrm{\omega }}^{}}_{R\/C}^{}\right) \= {\mathrm{\eta }}_{R\/P\mathrm{2}}^{}\left({{\mathrm{\omega }}^{}}_{R\/C}^{}\right)$

$d \= d_{P\mathrm{2}\/C}$

Name

Condition

Description

ID

$\mathrm{Carrier}$

$-$

Carrier flange

carrier

${\mathrm{Planet}}_1$

$\mathrm{planet} \mathrm{port}\=\mathbf{true}$

Planet1 flange

planet1

${\mathrm{Planet}}_2$

$\mathrm{planet} \mathrm{port}\=\mathbf{true}$

Planet2 flange

planet2

Ring

$-$

Ring flange

ring

$\mathrm{Sun}$

$-$

Sun flange

sun

$\mathrm{Loss} \mathrm{Power}$

$\mathrm{ideal}\mathbf{\=}\mathbf{false}$

Conditional real output port for power loss

lossPower

Symbol

Condition

Default

Units

Description

ID

$\mathrm{ideal}$

-

$\mathbf{true}$

-

Defines whether the component is:

true - ideal or

false - non-ideal

ideal

data source

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

GUI

-

Defines the source for the loss data:

datasourcemode

$\mathrm{same} \mathrm{loss} \mathrm{data}$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

true

-

Defines whether one efficiency data table is used for all meshing loss calculations [$\mathrm{same} \mathrm{loss} \mathrm{data}\mathbf{\=}\mathbf{true}$] or the efficiency of each meshing gear pair is given by a separate data table [$\mathrm{same} \mathrm{loss} \mathrm{data}$$\=\mathbf{false}$].

SameMeshingEfficiency

$r_{P\mathrm{1}\/S}$

-

$1$

-

Planet 1/Sun Gear ratio

ratio1

$r_{R\/P\mathrm{2}}$

$-$

$4$

$-$

Ring/Planet2 Gear ratio

ratio2

$r_{\mathrm{P2}\/\mathrm{P1}}$

$-$

$1$

$-$

Planet2/Planet1 Gear ratio

ratio3

$n_{\mathrm{pl}}$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

$1$

$-$

Number of planet pair gears

A planet pair consists of a set of Planet 1 and Planet 2 gears

numberofPlanets

$\mathrm{\eta }\left(\mathrm{\ω}\right)$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = true 

data source = GUI

  $\left[0\,1\,1\right]$ 

$\left[\frac{\mathrm{rad}}{s}\,-\,-\right]$

Defines all velocity dependant meshing efficiencies.

The columns:

[${\mathrm{\omega }}_{}$     (${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$ ($\mathrm{\ω}$ )     ${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$ ($\mathrm{\ω}$ )]

Five options are available:

Entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward and backward cases

${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$ ($\mathrm{\ω}$ ) = ${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$ ($\mathrm{\ω}$ ) = ${\mathrm{\eta }}_{}$

First entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward case and the second for backward cases

${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$ ($\mathrm{\omega }$) = ${\mathrm{\eta }}_1 \, {\mathrm{\η}}_2$ ($\mathrm{\ω}$ ) = ${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$

First column is ignored and the second and third values are taken as constant efficiencies for forward and backward cases, respectively

2nd column is forward and backward efficiency

$\mathrm{\η}$ ($\mathrm{\ω}$) = ${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$ ($\mathrm{\omega }$ ) = ${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$($\mathrm{\ω}$ )

2nd column is forward efficiency

${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$ ($\mathrm{\ω}$)

3rd column is backward efficiency

${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$ ($\mathrm{\omega }$ )

meshinglossTable4

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = true 

data source = attachment

- 

Defines velocity dependant meshing efficiency

First column is angular velocity (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{}$)

(See $\mathrm{col}$$\left[\mathrm{\η}\right]$ below)

data4

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathit{false}$

same loss data = true 

data source = file 

- 

fileName4

$\mathrm{col}$$\left[\mathrm{\η}\right]$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = true

data source = attachment or file

  $\left[2\,3\right]$

-

Defines the corresponding data columns used for forward efficiency (${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$) and backward efficiency (${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$ )

Two options are available:

Data column corresponding to the column number is used for both forward and backward efficiency $\mathrm{\η}\={\mathrm{\η}}_1 \= {\mathrm{\eta }}_2$ 

Data column corresponding to the first column number is used for forward efficiency (${\mathrm{\η}}_1\)$

and data column corresponding to the second column number is used for backward efficiency (${\mathrm{\η}}_2\)$

columns4

${\mathrm{\η}}_{R\/P\mathrm{2}}\left({\mathrm{\omega }}_{R\/C}\right)$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = false 

data source = GUI

  $\left[0\,1\,1\right]$ 

$\left[\frac{\mathrm{rad}}{s}\,-\, -\right]$

Defines Ring/Planet2 velocity dependant meshing efficiency as a function of ${\mathrm{\omega }}_{R\/C}$ .

The columns are:

[${\mathrm{\omega }}_{R\/C}$     (${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{R\/C}$ )     ${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{R\/C}$ )]

First column is angular velocity of the ring gear w.r.t. the carrier (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{R\/C}$)

Five options are available:

Entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward and backward cases

${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{R\/C}$ ) =${\mathrm{\η}}_2$$\left({\mathrm{\ω}}_{R\/C}\right)$ =${\mathrm{\η}}_{}$

First entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward case and the second for backward cases

${\mathrm{\η}}_1$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{R\/C}$ ) =${\mathrm{\η}}_1 \, {\mathrm{\eta }}_2$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{R\/C}$ ) =${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$

First column is ignored and the second and third values are taken as constant efficiencies for forward and backward cases, respectively.

Second column is forward and backward efficiency

${\mathrm{\eta }}_{ }$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{R\/C}$ ) =${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$ (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{R\/C}$ ) =${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$ (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{R\/C}$ )

Second column is forward efficiency

${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$ (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{R\/C}$ )

Third column is backward efficiency

${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{R\/C}$ )

meshinglossTable2

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = false 

data source = attachment

- 

Defines the velocity dependent meshing efficiency

First column is angular velocity (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{R\/C}$ )

(See $\mathrm{col}$$\left[{\mathrm{\eta }}_{R\/P\mathrm{2}}\right]$ below)

data2

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathit{false}$

same loss data = false 

data source = file

-

fileName2

$\mathrm{col}$$\left[{\mathrm{\η}}_{R\/P\mathrm{2}}\right]$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = false 

data source = attachment or file

  $\left[2\,3\right]$

-

Defines the corresponding data columns used for forward efficiency (${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$) and backward efficiency (${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$)

Two options are available:

Data column corresponding to the column number is used for both forward and backward efficiency ${\mathrm{\eta }}_1\={\mathrm{\eta }}_2 \= \mathrm{\η}$ 

Data column corresponding to the first column number is used for forward efficiency (${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$) and

data column corresponding to the second column number is used for backward efficiency (${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$)

columns2

${\mathrm{\η}}_{P\mathrm{1}\/S}\left({\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}\right)$$$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = false 

data source = GUI

  $\left[0\,1\,1\right]$ 

$\left[\frac{\mathrm{rad}}{s}\,-\, -\right]$

Defines Planet1/Sun velocity dependant meshing efficiency as a function of ${\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}$ .

The columns are:

[${\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}$     (${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}$ )     ${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}$ )]

First column is angular velocity of the sun gear w.r.t. carrier (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}$)

Five options are available:

Entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward and backward cases

${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}$ ) =${\mathrm{\η}}_2$$\left({\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}\right)$ =${\mathrm{\η}}_{}$

First entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward case and the second for backward cases

${\mathrm{\η}}_1$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}$ ) =${\mathrm{\η}}_1 \, {\mathrm{\eta }}_2$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}$ ) =${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$

First column is ignored and the second and third values are taken as constant efficiencies for forward and backward cases, respectively

Second column is forward and backward efficiency

${\mathrm{\eta }}_{ }$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}$ ) =${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$ (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}$ ) =${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$ (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}$ )

Second column is forward efficiency

${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$ (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}$ )

Third column is backward efficiency

${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}$ )

meshinglossTable1

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = false 

data source = attachment

-   

Defines the velocity dependent meshing efficiency

First column is angular velocity (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{S\/C}$ )

(See $\mathrm{col}$$\left[{\mathrm{\eta }}_{P\mathrm{1}\/S}\right]$ below)

data1

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = false 

data source = file

-

fileName1

$\mathrm{col}$$\left[{\mathrm{\η}}_{P\mathrm{1}\/S}\right]$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = false 

data source = attachment or file

  $\left[2\,3\right]$

-

Defines the corresponding data columns used for forward (${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$) and backward (${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$) efficiency

Two options are available:

Data column corresponding to the column number is used for both forward and backward efficiency (${\mathrm{\eta }}_1\={\mathrm{\eta }}_2 \= \mathrm{\η}\)$ 

Data column corresponding to the first column number is used for forward efficiency (${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$) and

data column corresponding to the second column number is used for backward efficiency (${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$)

columns1

${\mathrm{\η}}_{\mathrm{P2}\/P\mathrm{1}\/}\left({\mathrm{\omega }}_{P1\/C}\right)$$$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = false 

data source = GUI

  $\left[0\,1\,1\right]$ 

$\left[\frac{\mathrm{rad}}{s}\,-\, -\right]$

Defines Planet2/Planet1 velocity dependant meshing efficiency as a function of ${\mathrm{\omega }}_{P1\/C}$ .

The columns are:

[${\mathrm{\omega }}_{P1\/C}$     (${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{P\mathrm{1}\/C}$ )     ${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{P\mathrm{1}\/C}$ )]

First column is angular velocity of the sun gear w.r.t. carrier (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{P\mathrm{1}\/C}$)

Five options are available:

Entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward and backward cases

${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{P\mathrm{1}\/C}$ ) =${\mathrm{\η}}_2$$\left({\mathrm{\omega }}_{P\mathrm{1}\/C}\right)$ =${\mathrm{\η}}_{}$

First entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward case and the second for backward cases

${\mathrm{\η}}_1$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{P\mathrm{1}\/C}$ ) =${\mathrm{\η}}_1 \, {\mathrm{\eta }}_2$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{P\mathrm{1}\/C}$ ) =${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$

First column is ignored and the second and third values are taken as constant efficiencies for forward and backward cases, respectively

Second column is forward and backward efficiency

${\mathrm{\eta }}_{ }$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{P\mathrm{1}\/C}$ ) =${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$ (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{P\mathrm{1}\/C}$ ) =${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$ (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{P\mathrm{1}\/C}$ )

Second column is forward efficiency

${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$ (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{P\mathrm{1}\/C}$ )

Third column is backward efficiency

${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$(${\mathrm{\omega }}_{P\mathrm{1}\/C}$ )

meshinglossTable3

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = false 

data source = attachment

- 

Defines the velocity dependent meshing efficiency

First column is angular velocity (${\mathrm{\omega }}_{P\mathrm{1}\/C}$ )

(See $\mathrm{col}$$\left[{\mathrm{\eta }}_{P2\/\mathrm{P1}}\right]$ below)

data3

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathit{false}$

same loss data = false 

data source = file

-

fileName3

$\mathrm{col}$$\left[{\mathrm{\η}}_{\mathrm{P2}\/P\mathrm{1}}\right]$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = false 

data source = attachment or file

  $\left[2\,3\right]$

-

Defines the corresponding data columns used for forward (${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$) and backward (${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$) efficiency

Two options are available:

Data column corresponding to the column number is used for both forward and backward efficiency (${\mathrm{\eta }}_1\={\mathrm{\eta }}_2 \= \mathrm{\η}\)$ 

Data column corresponding to the first column number is used for forward efficiency (${\mathrm{\eta }}_1$) and

data column corresponding to the second column number is used for backward efficiency (${\mathrm{\eta }}_2$)

columns3

$d_{P\mathrm{1}\/C}$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = false 

0

$\left[\frac{\mathrm{N}\cdot \mathrm{m}}{\frac{\mathrm{rad}}{s}}\right]$

Linear damping in planet1/carrier bearings

d1

$d_{P\mathrm{2}\/C}$

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = false

0

$\left[\frac{\mathrm{N}\cdot \mathrm{m}}{\frac{\mathrm{rad}}{s}}\right]$

Linear damping in planet2/carrier bearings

d2

d

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

same loss data = true 

0

$\left[\frac{\mathrm{N}\cdot \mathrm{m}}{\frac{\mathrm{rad}}{s}}\right]$

Linear damping in planet/carrier bearing

d4

smoothness

$\mathrm{ideal}\=\mathbf{false}$

Table points are linearly interpolated

-

Defines the smoothness of table interpolation

There are two options:

smoothness