Voith Turbo

Variable Speed Planetary Gear

VORECON®
Presentation
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Vorecon

Efficiency
Comparison of
VORECON and
Geared Variable

Efficiency [%]
Speed Coupling

Vorecon
Geared Coupling

Load [%]
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Variable Speed Compressor Drive Package

Motor Vorecon Compressor

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Schematic Section of VORECON Type RWE

A Integrated oil system

B Torque converter
C Planetary gear fixed
D Planetary gear revolving
1 Pump impeller
2 Turbine wheel
3 Guide van
4 Electro hydraulic actuator
5 Working oil reservoir
6 Lube oil reservoir
7 Mech. working oil pump
8 Heat exchanger
working oil
9 Mech. lube oil pump
10 Heat exchanger lube oil
11 Reversible double filter
12 Lube oil to other machines
13 Aux. lube oil pump
14 Electric motor
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4 Different ways to operate a Planetary Gear

Fixed Ring Gear Fixed Sun

Planetary gear
Fixed planet
revolving
carrier

Fixed ratio Fixed ratio

between between
sun and planet planet carrier
carrier and ring gear Infinitely variable
Fixed ratio
ratio
between
=> variable speed
sun and ring
gear
Voith Turbo
Vorecon

Planetary Gear

Operating Principle

Klick into
Planetary Gear
to start animation
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Schematic Section of VORECON Type RWE

Torque Converter
Power Flow

Animation
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Principle of Power Splitting

100

80
P3 P2
P1 P3
60
P1
40

20

P2
0
P3 = Power on sun - output
P1 = Power on ring gear
-20 P2 = Power on planet carrier
50 60 70 80 90 100
SPEED [ % ]