IP Library Granted Patent US 10,816,046
Granted Patent B2
US 10,816,046 · App. 15/236,822 · Granted Oct 27, 2020

Clutch control for shared power dissipation

Inventors: Garth Harvey Bulgrien (Ephrata, PA); Alek Nicholas Czernobil (Lemont, IL)
Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,816,046
App. No.
15/236,822
Granted
Oct 27, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of controlling an input clutch and an output clutch, wherein the input clutch couples to a power source, the output clutch couples to a load, and the input clutch couples to the output clutch via gears, includes controlling torque of the input clutch based on a torque of the output clutch or a lookup table that controls the torque of the output clutch. The method also includes adjusting the torque of the input clutch based on a slip speed of the input clutch and a slip speed of the output clutch.

Claims (22)

1. A method of controlling an input clutch and an output clutch, wherein the input clutch is configured to couple to a power source, the output clutch is configured to couple to a load, and the input clutch is coupled to the output clutch via gears, the method comprising:

controlling torque of the input clutch based at least in part on a torque of the output clutch or a lookup table configured to control the torque of the output clutch; and

adjusting the torque of the input clutch based at least in part on a slip speed of the input clutch, a slip speed of the output clutch, and a gear ratio of the gears between the input clutch and the output clutch, wherein adjusting the torque of the input clutch comprises increasing the torque of the input clutch to decrease the slip speed of the input clutch to equal the gear ratio of the gears between the input clutch and the output clutch multiplied by the slip speed of the output clutch.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling the torque of the input clutch comprises controlling a fluid pressure to the input clutch.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the torque of the input clutch is controlled to equal the torque of the output clutch.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the torque of the input clutch is controlled to equal the torque of the output clutch divided by the gear ratio of the gears between the input clutch and the output clutch.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the torque of the input clutch comprises decreasing the torque of the input clutch to increase the slip speed of the input clutch to equal the gear ratio of the gears between the input clutch and the output clutch multiplied by the slip speed of the output clutch.

6. A system of a work vehicle, comprising:

a transmission comprising an input clutch and an output clutch, wherein the input clutch is configured to couple to a power source, the output clutch is configured to couple to a load, and the input clutch is coupled to the output clutch;

a controller communicatively coupled to the input clutch and to the output clutch, wherein the controller is configured to:

control torque of the input clutch based at least in part on a torque of the output clutch or a lookup table configured to control the torque of the output clutch; and

adjust the torque of the input clutch based at least in part on a slip speed of the input clutch, a slip speed of the output clutch, and a gear ratio of the gears between the input clutch and the output clutch, wherein adjusting the torque of the input clutch comprises increasing the torque of the input clutch to decrease the slip speed of the input clutch to equal the gear ratio of the gears between the input clutch and the output clutch multiplied by the slip speed of the output clutch.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein adjusting the torque of the input clutch is based at least in part on a target split power dissipation between the input clutch and the output clutch.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein adjusting the torque of the input clutch comprises increasing the torque of the input clutch to decrease the slip speed of the input clutch to equal the gear ratio of the gears between the input clutch and the output clutch multiplied by the target split power dissipation multiplied by the slip speed of the output clutch.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein adjusting the torque of the input clutch comprises decreasing the torque of the input clutch to increase the slip speed of the input clutch to equal the gear ratio of the gears between the input clutch and the output clutch multiplied by the target split power dissipation multiplied by the slip speed of the output clutch.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein adjusting the torque of the input clutch comprises decreasing the torque of the input clutch to increase the slip speed of the input clutch to equal the gear ratio of the gears between the input clutch and the output clutch multiplied by the slip speed of the output clutch.

11. A tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising machine-readable instructions to:

control torque of an input clutch based at least in part on a torque of an output clutch or a lookup table configured to control the torque of the output clutch, wherein the input clutch is configured to couple to a power source, the output clutch is configured to couple to a load, and the input clutch is coupled to the output clutch; and

adjust the torque of the input clutch based at least in part on a slip speed of the input clutch, a slip speed of the output clutch, and a gear ratio of the gears between the input clutch and the output clutch, wherein adjusting the torque of the input clutch comprises decreasing the torque of the input clutch to increase the slip speed of the input clutch to equal the gear ratio of the gears between the input clutch and the output clutch multiplied by the slip speed of the output clutch.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein adjusting the torque of the input clutch comprises increasing the torque of the input clutch to decrease the slip speed of the input clutch to equal the gear ratio of the gears between the input clutch and the output clutch multiplied by the slip speed of the output clutch.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein adjusting the torque of the input clutch is based at least in part on a target split power dissipation between the input clutch and the output clutch.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein controlling the torque of the input clutch comprises controlling a fluid pressure to the input clutch.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2021
From: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
To: BLUE LEAF I.P., INC.
Reel/Frame 055343/0448 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: BULGRIEN, GARTH HARVEY; CZERNOBIL, ALEK NICHOLAS
To: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Reel/Frame 039821/0653 →
Continuity (1)
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