Powertrain Component
TorqueConverter

 

Description:

The torque converter component calculates upstream and downstream torques based on the input speed ratio:

SpeedRatio=Vel3/Vel1

The torque converter's torque ratio and capacity factor are calculated using two dimensional lookup functions defined by TorqueRatios versus TRSpeedRatios and CapacityFactors versus CFSpeedRatios.

With the CapacityFactor and TorqueRatio known, the output torques are calculated as:

Torque1=-(Vel1*60.0/2.0/PI/CapacityFactor)2

Torque3=-TorqueRatio*Torque1

The state TCTorque is used to smooth the calculated upstream torque Torque1 using a first order lag.

The downstream torque is positive and the upstream torque is negative when the upstream input speed is faster than the downstream input speed.
 

Inputs: SimRealVar Vel1 - Upstream Angular Velocity (rad/s)
SimRealVar TRSpeedRatios - Speed Ratios for Torque Ratios (ND)
SimRealVar TorqueRatios - Torque Ratios (ND)
SimRealVar CFSpeedRatios - Speed Ratios for Capacity Factors (ND)
SimRealVar CapacityFactors - Capacity Factors sqrt(rpm/Nm)
SimRealVar Vel3 - Downstream Angular Velocity (rad/s)
 
Outputs: SimRealVar Torque1 - Upstream Torque (Nm)
SimRealVar Torque3 - Downstream Torque (Nm)
 
States: TCTorque -- Converter Torque (Nm)
 
Dimensions: None
 
 

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