The planetary gear is NOT being used as a speed reducer. It is being used as means to combine the two inputs of the engine and the motor. The ring and the sun are the two inputs for the engine and motor respectivly, and the carrier is the output into the transmission.
We are not developing a...
I am tasked with desiging a test setup consisting of a 200 kw diesel engine, and a 90 kw (continuious) electric motor coupled through a planetary gear set.
The diesel will drive the ring, the motor will drive the sun, and the output will be taken off the carrier.
My concern is with the...
