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Real Time Virtual Temperature Sensor for Transmission Clutches

Journal Article
2011-01-1230
ISSN: 1946-3936, e-ISSN: 1946-3944
Published April 12, 2011 by SAE International in United States
Real Time Virtual Temperature Sensor for Transmission Clutches
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Citation: Chen, G., Baldwin, K., and Czarnecki, E., "Real Time Virtual Temperature Sensor for Transmission Clutches," SAE Int. J. Engines 4(1):1523-1535, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-1230.
Language: English

Abstract:

Many experiments have demonstrated that clutch overheating is a major cause of clutch deterioration. Clutch friction material deterioration not only leads to clutch failure, but also causes poor shift quality. Unfortunately, it is not practical to monitor each individual clutch temperature in a production vehicle due to high costs or technical challenges. This paper introduces a proposal for a virtual clutch temperature sensor to monitor the real time clutch temperature changes in Chrysler transmissions with PWM solenoid based control systems. Both vehicle and laboratory dynamometer (dyno) tests demonstrate that the model results match very closely with the thermocouple temperature measurements under many different driving conditions. The real time virtual temperature sensor provides a tool for clutch surface overheat protection and for design improvement and enhancement to shift quality.