TY - GEN
T1 - Effect of pump selection on fuel economy in a dual clutch transmission vehicle
AU - Ahlawat, Rahul
AU - Fathy, Hosam K.
AU - Guo, Chengyun
AU - Lee, Byungchan
AU - Stei, Jeffrey L.
AU - Jung, Dohoy
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Positive displacement pumps are used in automotive transmissions to provide pressurized fluid to various hydraulic components in the transmission and also lubricate the mechanical components. The output flow of these pumps increases with speed, almost linearly, but the flow requirements often saturate at higher speeds resulting in the excess flow draining back to the sump. This represents a parasitic loss in the transmission leading to a loss in fuel economy. To overcome this issue, variable displacement pumps have been used in the transmission, where the output flow is reduced by controlling the displacement of the pump. The use of these pumps in automatic transmissions, has resulted in better fuel economy as compared to some types of fixed displacement pumps. However, the literature does not fully explore the benefits of variable displacement pumps to a specific type of transmission namely, dual-clutch transmission, that has different pressure & flow requirements than an epicyclic gear-train. This paper presents an analysis on the effect of pump selection on fuel economy in a five speed dual clutch transmission of a commercial vehicle. Models of the engine, transmission & vehicle are developed along with the models of two different types of pumps: a fixed displacement gerotor pump and a variable displacement vane pump. The models are then parameterized using experimental data and the fuel economy of the vehicle is simulated on a standard driving cycle. The results suggest that the fuel economy benefit obtained by the use of the variable displacement pump in dual clutch transmissions is comparable to that of automatic transmissions.
AB - Positive displacement pumps are used in automotive transmissions to provide pressurized fluid to various hydraulic components in the transmission and also lubricate the mechanical components. The output flow of these pumps increases with speed, almost linearly, but the flow requirements often saturate at higher speeds resulting in the excess flow draining back to the sump. This represents a parasitic loss in the transmission leading to a loss in fuel economy. To overcome this issue, variable displacement pumps have been used in the transmission, where the output flow is reduced by controlling the displacement of the pump. The use of these pumps in automatic transmissions, has resulted in better fuel economy as compared to some types of fixed displacement pumps. However, the literature does not fully explore the benefits of variable displacement pumps to a specific type of transmission namely, dual-clutch transmission, that has different pressure & flow requirements than an epicyclic gear-train. This paper presents an analysis on the effect of pump selection on fuel economy in a five speed dual clutch transmission of a commercial vehicle. Models of the engine, transmission & vehicle are developed along with the models of two different types of pumps: a fixed displacement gerotor pump and a variable displacement vane pump. The models are then parameterized using experimental data and the fuel economy of the vehicle is simulated on a standard driving cycle. The results suggest that the fuel economy benefit obtained by the use of the variable displacement pump in dual clutch transmissions is comparable to that of automatic transmissions.
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U2 - 10.1109/ACC.2009.5160309
DO - 10.1109/ACC.2009.5160309
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70449659043
SN - 9781424445240
T3 - Proceedings of the American Control Conference
SP - 1371
EP - 1378
BT - 2009 American Control Conference, ACC 2009
T2 - 2009 American Control Conference, ACC 2009
Y2 - 10 June 2009 through 12 June 2009
ER -