Analysis and Experimental Comparison of Models of a New Form of Continuously Variable Transmission

Efficient, high-performance continuously variable transmission (CVT) technology is currently being pursued by many engineering companies as a way to combat manufacturing cost, improve the feasibility of systems such as electric cars and small-scale wind power generation, and improve efficiency of many mechanical systems such as industrial pumps and fans. Successful, wide-scale implementation of efficient CVT technology has the capacity to reduce global energy consumption, diversify feasible energy sources and improve production and operating cost of many mechanical systems, but most contemporary designs have worse efficiency, cost or performance than the systems they are meant to replace. A new, unique mechanism called the Beale CVT has the capacity to overcome all these obstacles, but presents difficulties in design based on its dynamic characteristics, which have not previously been modeled or verified through experiment. This work successfully developed an accurate dynamic model for the elements making up the Beale CVT to be used in future design of the mechanism, which was then verified by experiment on a physical transmission prototype.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mechanical Engineering (Engineering and Technology)

Grantor dc:publisher

Ohio University

Year dc:date

2012

Author dc:creator

• Cyders, Timothy J.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Williams, Robert

• Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechanics
• CVT
• transmission
• continuously variable transmission
• infinitely variable
• Beale CVT

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
• This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1354807440

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:etd.ohiolink.edu:ohiou1354807440