Many experiments have demonstrated that clutch overheating is a major cause of clutch deterioration. Clutch friction material deterioration not only leads to clutch failure, but also causes poor shift quality. Unfortunately, it is not practical to monitor each individual clutch temperature in a production vehicle due to high costs or technical challenges. This paper introduces a proposal for a virtual clutch temperature sensor to monitor the real time clutch temperature changes in Chrysler transmissions with PWM solenoid based control systems. Both vehicle and laboratory dynamometer (dyno) tests demonstrate that the model results match very closely with the thermocouple temperature measurements under many different driving conditions. The real time virtual temperature sensor provides a tool for clutch surface overheat protection and for design improvement and enhancement to shift quality.
Real Time Virtual Temperature Sensor for Transmission Clutches
Sae Int. J. Engines
SAE 2011 World Congress & Exhibition ; 2011
Sae International Journal of Engines ; 4 , 1 ; 1523-1535
2011-04-12
13 pages
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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