Analysis of energy losses in electric transmis-sion taking into account the Sommerfeld – Kononenko effect

Abstract

The use of an electric drive in modern vehicles allows solving a number of problems related to the issues of environmental and energy security of the country. However, this approach imposes a number of practical limitations. Among them there is such a significant factor as the limitation on the stored energy in the traction batteries and, as a consequence, the limitation of the mileage on one charge. One of the ways to solve this problem is to reduce mechanical losses associated with the appearance of resonance phenomena in rotating transmission elements and having an unbalanced mass. Goal. The goal is to assess the influence of the Sommerfeld – Kononenko effect on energy indicators during the transfer of rotation from the electric motor to the drive wheel of an electric vehicle.
 To achieve this goal, it is necessary to determine the law of motion of the rotor of an electric motor and a car wheel using the energy approach and a model of complex motion. Methodology. To solve the problem of determining the law of rotation of an electric motor rotor, a dynamic model of an eccentric vibrator is adopted. The study takes into account the fluctuations in the angular velocity of the shaft with Hooke's hinge when the shaft axis deviates from horizontal positions. It is proposed to apply an energy approach using a model of complex motion to determine the law of rotation of an electric motor rotor and a wheel. Results. The dependence of the speed of rotation of the wheel of an electric vehicle is determined in accordance with the dynamic model under the conditions of fluctuations in the angular speed of transmission elements with Hooke's hinge when the wheel axis deviates from the horizontal position. Practical value. An energy approach is proposed for finding losses in a complex motion model to determine the law of rotation of an electric motor rotor and a wheel.
 An analytical dependence of additional energy losses caused by wheel unbalance on vehicle mileage and wheel unbalance is found.