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Theoretical Model of Metal V-Belt Drives During Rapid Ratio Changing Today the use of metal V-belt (MVB

Experimental analyses on local diagnoses through additional poles extracted by R-FRFs

Within the area of structural dynamics, as for example damage detection and model updating, modal data are extensively used throughout diagnosing of structures. Such diagnoses are generally based on the variations of poles and modes caused by damage and structural modification. In this work, we show the existence of additional poles which can enrich the intrinsic modal database and allow as well to carry out local diagnoses on the system. The possibility to extract such poles from certain response-based frequency response functions (i.e. R-FRFs achieved regardless of knowing exciting forces) is also illustrated. The present is a mainly experimental-based investigation that, aimed at confirming certain previously illustrated theoretical findings, will let the analyst identify the location of structural modifications by measurement procedures in situ not requiring the usage of numerical models

The double roller full toroidal variator: A promising solution for KERS technology

We have analyzed in terms of efficiency and traction capabilities a recently patented toroidal traction drive variator: the so-called double roller full toroidal variator (DFTV). We compare its performance with the single roller fulltoroidal variator (SFTV) and the single roller half-toroidal variator (SHTV). Interestingly, the DFTV shows an improvement of the mechanical efficiency over a wide range of transmission ratios, and in particular at the unit speed ratio as in such conditions the DFTV allows for zero-spin, thus strongly enhancing its traction capabilities. The very high mechanical efficiency and superlative traction performance of the DFTV have been exploited to investigate the performance of a flywheel based Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) where the efficiency of the variator plays an important role in determining the overall energy recovery performance. The energy boost capabilities and the overall round trip efficiency have been calculated for every type of mechanical drive and a comparison has been discussed. The results suggest that SHTV and DFTV are the best choices to improve the energy recovery potential of the mechanical KERS. © Springer-Verlag 2013