Active Electromagnetic Clutch for Crankshaft Decoupling from a Belt Drive System

Autor: Luis M. Castellanos Molina, Renato Galluzzi, Shailesh Hegde, Angelo Bonfitto, Nicola Amati, Andrea Tonoli, Walter Ventura
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 14, Iss 11, p 4770 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app14114770
Popis: This work presents a novel electromagnetic clutch installed on the crankshaft pulley to decouple the internal combustion engine from the front-end accessory drive of a P0 hybrid electric vehicle. The objective is to supply the air conditioning compressor directly with the belt starter–generator electric machine without dragging the inertia of the engine during engine fuel cut-off phases. This operation yields an improved vehicle energetic efficiency and allows for uninterrupted air conditioning also when the start–stop function is activated. This paper focuses on the mechanical assembly and electromagnetic behavior of the device. Furthermore, two position-sensorless techniques are proposed to estimate the clutch state. The effectiveness of the proposed solution is experimentally validated on a dedicated test bench. Experimental tests demonstrated that the opening and closing phases required 50 and 25ms, respectively, thereby satisfying the time constraints for switching different operating modes in a vehicle (∼100ms).
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