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Technical Trend of The Power Shift Trans
Technical Trend of The Power Shift Trans
power vehicles) than the HMT. Considering drivers’ John Deere (USA) customized the full power-shift
comfort, flexibility, smooth shifting power, fuel e23 transmission for its 7R, 8R, and 8RT Series
economy, and especially wide range of applications, the tractors. The e23 power-shift e23 transmission is shown
technical trend of the PST technology for agricultural in Fig. 2. All transmissions use hydraulic wet
tractors was reviewed, but the limitation of this multi-plate clutches. It is a reliable 23 speeds PST. The
technical review is that this paper is emphasized on the e23 has featured 23 forward gears and 11 reverse gears.
commercialization of PST technology only. Therefore, The engine power is transmitted to the output shaft
the objective of this technical review is to introduce the through input shaft by operating the gears. The forward
technical trend of the PST for agricultural tractors. and reverse gears were spaced around 15 and 30%
apart, respectively in order to provide smooth shifting
2. Commercialized PST for agricultural between gears, even gears spaced increases the
tractors efficiency, smooth shifting, and automated shifting when
utilize the efficiency Manager. The maximum ground
The tractor manufacturing companies such as John speed of the e23 can reach in gear F20. As a result,
Deere, New Holland, Kubota, DEUTZ FAHR, Case IH, the gears F21 and F23 maintains the engine revolution
and STEYR who are commercially customized their speed to save fuel. The e23 can control either right
machinery using the partial and full PST technologies hand (Forward and reverse direction, neutral position,
and selling globally. It was found that the tractor and electric park lock) or left hand (Forward and
manufacturing companies have commercialized both reverse direction, neutral position, and electric park
partial and full PST. It was noticed that most of the lock) reverser.
companies customized their low horsepower machinery The right-hand reverser has three main controls,
with partial PST and high horsepower machinery with namely foot brake with integrated AutoClutch, set speed
full PST. New Holland uses partial PST up to T7.210 adjuster, and gear selector control lever with integrated
model tractors, and full PST was applied from T7.170 reverser, whereas the left-hand reverser has four main
to the T7.260 model of tractors. In the case of Kubota, controls. The multi-function left-hand reverser is the
it was observed that they manufactured the M8 series additional main control of the left-hand reverser.
(210 hp) tractor with the partial PST. The status of the However, both reversers provide the full power-shifts on
commercialized PST is in Fig. 1. driving mode; no need to stop or clutch.
In this study, the leading agricultural company John The mechanical front-wheel drive (MFWD) provides
Deere, New Holland, Kubota, as well as Korean four by four capacities to tractors with different sized
company will be investigated for products and patents.
wheels (front and rear) as front wheels of tractors turn
The customized PST technology is discussed two of
them in detail.
faster than the rear wheels. The e23 has a spring- The 4 odd gears, and reverse and odd clutch are
engaged or hydraulically-disengaged park brake. The installed on one shaft. The forward and even clutch,
feature control of park brake prevents the accidental and 4 even gears are set on the second shaft. The
braking when the tractor is at high speed, and the air power is modulated between the two clutches because
brake system automatically activates. As a result, the the odd gear is disengaged with the odd clutch, and the
e23 PST is easier to operate for all levels of operators. even clutch is engaged in the even gear ratio.
The new dynamic command transmission system is Consequently, the forward and reverse clutches maintain
shown in Fig. 3. A dynamic command transmission is the power shuttle, even on steep gradients while the
developed by New Holland (USA) as a partial range shifting is all robotized.
power-shift transmission up to T7.210 series tractor, and
from T7.170 to T7.260, New Holland customized Range 3. Patents on the PST technology
Command and Power Command as a full power-shift
transmission. The 8 steps partial power-shift The patents related to PST technology were selected
transmission is a dual-clutch concept, similar to that to know the development technique, function, and
which operates the seamless range shifting within the nobility of the PST for being popular technology for
Auto Command transmission. power transmission. The patents are listed in Table 1.
The dynamic command transmission consists of 3 The selected patents are discussed in details as follow:
John Deere mentioned the design and arrangement of
ranges (A, B, and C) which help to perform various
the gear pairings of the planetary transmission in
agricultural works (heavy and light draft, bailing, and
different operation modes. In the first shifting operation,
haulage). This can deliver either 40 km/h at a reduced
a clutch is connected to an input shaft that is connected
engine speed for the economy or a high 50 km/h
to the output shaft for operating in the fixed drive
transport speed. It can set more working speeds,
mode, wherein the planetary transmission runs as a
provides programming options that simplify the work. It
flywheel. In a second shifting, the clutch is released so
is an automatic shifting rival to the smoothness of
that the planet carrier is driven by the planetary set.
premium automobiles.
This arrangement of the planetary set can be operated
It has an additional clutch pack and reduction gears,
in the gear reduction or in the reverse mode.
which provide an additional 16 gears below the
The diagram of John Deere PST is shown in Fig. 4.
standard to deliver a total of 32×32 gears. The engine The power shift transmission (10) comprises an input
power is transmitted through the input shaft by the shaft (18) and a first output shaft (20), which can be
clutch (Even and Odd) and gears (4 Even and 4 Odd) brought into a drive connection by means of a
to the output shaft. planetary transmission (22) as well as by means of a
first shift element (24) and a second shift element (26),
which are both shown herein as clutches. The planetary
transmission (22) has a planet gear carrier (28), on
which a dual-stage planetary gear set (30) is rotatably
mounted. The dual-stage planetary gear set (30)
comprises an input-side planet gear (32) as well as an
output-side planet gear 34.
Fig. 5 shows the schematic diagram of the PST
developed by New Holland (10). This patent deals with
a large number of forward ratios and smooth shifting
Fig. 3 The dynamic command transmission system between gear ratios. In this invention, the PST requires
of New Holland only a single clutch swap for most changeovers
4. Papers published on the PST Fig. 6 The structure of the powertrain (Li et al.,
2019a)
There are lots of published articles on PST
technology. In this study, 6 published articles were This novel PST was designed considering some
selected from thousands of articles because those articles functions: i) Four-speed PST gearbox: the four gears (I,
are published in highly reputed Elsevier and Science II, III, IV) in the PST gearbox can be shifted by
direct journals which have an impact factor (IF) over 2. engaging friction clutch C1, C2, C3, and C4, respectively.
Also, those articles were conducted based on the ii) Motion inverter: the motion inverter consists of a
keywords of design, performance, failure detection, and clutch (CF), brake (B), and 2K-H planetary gear train
control methods of the PST for improving transmission with the dual planet. iii) Four-speed partial PST
efficiency that suits the interest of this technical review. gearbox: two of the gears are shifted by controlling the
The published articles are listed in Table 2. clutches CM1 and CM2, respectively. The other two
Li et al. (2019a) were conducted an experiment on gears are shifted by synchronizers which can be
the control gear shifting process of the PST. They controlled manually or electronically.
developed a dynamic model of novel PST and analyzed It was found that the work speed was ∼9 km/h at
the upshift and downshift processes. The control 70% throttle opening of the gear and the upshift
strategies were also developed to ensure gear shifting command was issued at 0.2 s. The jerk of the vehicle
quality and continuous power flow for tractor field is less than 15 m/s3 during the downshift process
operations. The structure of the developed powertrain in (within 1 s), which ensures the excellent power
this study is shown in Fig. 6. continuity, smoothness, and responsiveness for the gear
shifts of transmission with multiple clutches.
Another research was conducted by Kim et al., faster than the forward speed. The weight of the tractor
(2007) collaborated with Tongyang Moolsan Co., Ltd., also increases the axle torques but has no effect on the
Korea and Seoul National University for shifting power transmission. The damper did not affect the peak
performance. They developed the EASY 5 models of input shaft torque but eliminated the torque fluctuations.
the hydraulic control system and power shuttle Kim also mentioned that a proper hydraulic control
transmission. The models for the hydraulic control system is important to develop the power shuttle
system and power shuttle transmission were verified by transmission for agricultural tractors.
an experimental powertrain constructed for the Li et al., (2019b) also conducted a study, which
validation purpose, which is shown in Fig. 7 (a). The deals with the hydro-viscous drive (HVD) technology to
powertrain comprises a variable speed motor (7.5 kW), improve starting comfort without affecting the drivetrain
a power shuttle transmission, an inertia mass, and a service life of a novel PST of a tractor. This control
direct current (DC) dynamometer. The power driveline system obtains the real-time target angular acceleration
was designed using flexible couplings. The experimental of clutch driven disk according to the target angular
powertrain is shown in Fig. 7 (b). acceleration database and the real-time angular velocity
difference between driving and driven disks of the
clutch.
Park et al., (2010) conducted an experiment at Ajou
University, Korea on the power-shift drive (PSD). In
this study, the dynamic simulation model was developed
and analyzed the movement. The simulation model is
composed of a torque converter, a gearbox, a
differential, hub reduction and an engine, which the
power source of the 1st forward and reverse PSD axle.
When the transmission is connected to the forward
clutch, the power is delivered through the forward
coupling, which is linked to the differential box. The
power is delivered from the reverse coupling to the
wheel through the reverse gear driveline when the
reverse signal is turned on.
Other studies were also conducted to improve the
transmission efficiency considering shaft torque,
acceleration and vehicle jerk. They also considered the
comfort of users, the shifting performance, accuracy,
fault detection, and failure of the shifting. In these
Fig. 7 The experimental powertrain (a) schematic studies, they had developed and applied several
of powertrain, and (b) input and output algorithms to enhance PST performance.
shaft of power shuttle transmission Finally, the overview stands by that there are several
types of research on PST, which have been conducted.
It is observed that the modulating pressure and time Recently, most of the researcher belonged to the leading
in the clutch were significantly affected the shifting countries of agricultural machinery production are trying
quality. The peak torques of the input shaft and clutch to detect a fault or enhance the performance by
were increased with the increase of tractor speed and applying various new technique and algorithm. Results
reverse gear ratio. Kim suggested that for a better indicate that the PST is able to ensure high accuracy
shifting performance, the reverse speed should be 20% and comfort for the users. Also, the continuity and
smoothness of power transmission ensure the service drag torque in a two-speed dual clutch
life of a tractor transmission with a guarantee. transmission”, Mechanism and Machine Theory,
Vol. 79, pp. 46~63, 2014.
5. Conclusion 6) C. Y. Tseng and C. H. Yu, “Advanced shifting
control of synchronizer mechanisms for clutchless
In this technical review, the research trend such as automatic manual transmission in an electric
products, patents, and published papers (3P) of the vehicle”, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 84,
power-shift transmission (PST) was discussed and analyzed. pp. 37~56, 2015.
In Korea, the PST is not yet commercialized. Though 7) M. Tanelli, G. Panzani, S. M. Savaresi, and C.
the research on the PST is ongoing, more research and Pirola, “Transmission control for power-shift
development are needed to customize the PST technology. agricultural tractors: Design and end-of-line
Most of the leading companies have already developed automatic tuning”, Mechatronics, Vol. 21, pp.
PST technology and are extending the coverage of the 285~297, 2011.
technology less than 100 hp. It is necessary to secure 8) G. Pazani, M. Tanelli, S. M. Savaresi, C. Pirola, G.
economic feasibility to apply this technology to small Gavina, and F. Taroni, “Transmission control for
horsepower tractors.
power-shft agricultural tractors”, 2010 American
The Korean company is also developing this
Control Conference, MD, USA.
technology and plans to commercialize it soon.
9) M. M. J. Nievelstein, “Design of a powershift
However, Korean PST should also have the same level
module for long hsulsge trucks”, MS theiss:
of performance and economic feasibility as leading
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven
companies. Also, patent avoidance and registration
University of Technology, Netherlands, 2005.
strategy are needed.
10) Y. Yang, Y. Bao, and C. Y. Fan, “Study in
characteristics of hydro-mechanical transmission in
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Taek-Jin Kim
E-mail : taekjin79@nate.com
Tel: 042-821-7870
Graduated from Chungnam National
University in 2019. 2008-2018: Senior
Research Fellow, Kukje Machinery
Co., Ltd., Korea. Recently, Mr. Kim
is doing a Ph.D. in Agricultural Machinery Engineering,
Chungnam National University, Korea.