2. Tractive Effort
• The torque and rotating speed of the power
plant output shaft are transmitted to the
drive wheels through the clutch or
torque converter, gearbox, final drive,
differential, and drive shaft.
�
�
𝐹
=
�
�
𝑟
𝑑
=
𝑇
𝑖
�
�
𝑖𝑜
𝜂 𝑇
𝑡
𝑝
𝑟
𝑑
ig – Input gear raio
io – Output gear
ratio Tp – Torque
output
𝑟
𝑑
– Wheel
radius
Nw Tw
rd
Ft
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e
4. Speed
• The rotating speed (rpm) of the driven
wheel, �
�
�
�
=
𝑁𝑝
𝑖𝑔𝑖
𝑜
• The translational speed of the wheel centre (vehicle speed)
can be expressed as
𝑉
=
𝜂𝑁w𝑟
𝑑 3
0
m/
s
𝑉
=
𝜂𝑁𝑝
𝑟𝑑
30
𝑖$𝑖𝑜
m/
s
5. Ideal Characteristics of Power Train
• Ideal performance characteristic of a power plant is the constant
power output over the full speed range.
• At low speeds, the torque is constrained to be constant
• It provides the vehicle with a high tractive effort at low speeds,
where demands for acceleration, or grade climbing capability are
high.
Speed
Powe
r
Torqu
e
6. Characteristics of ICE
• IC engine usually has
torque– speed characteristics
far from the ideal
performance characteristic
required by traction.
• Operates smoothly at idle
speed.
• Good combustion quality
and
maximum engine torque
are reached at an
intermediate engine speed.
Torqu
e
Powe
r
Specific fuel
consumptio
n
10
0
30
0
8
0
24
0
6
0
18
0
4
0
2
0
0
1000 2000 3000 4000
5000
Speed (rpm)
31
0
29
0
27
0
Power
(kW)
Specific
fuel
consumption
(g/kWh)
Torque
(Nm)
7. Characteristics of ICE
• As the speed increases further,
the mean effective pressure
decreases because of the
growing losses in the
air-induction manifold and
a
decline in engine
torque.
• Power output, increases to
its
maximum at high
speed.
• At high speed, engine
torque decreases more rapidly
resulting in decline of engine
power output.
Torqu
e
Powe
r
Specific fuel
consumptio
n
10
0
30
0
8
0
24
0
6
0
18
0
4
0
2
0
0
1000 2000 3000 4000
5000
Speed (rpm)
31
0
29
0
27
0
Power
(kW)
Specific
fuel
consumption
(g/kWh)
Torque
(Nm)
8. Characteristics of ICE
• The internal
combustion engine has
a relatively flat torque–
speed profile
Torqu
e
Powe
r
Specific fuel
consumptio
n
10
0
30
0
8
0
24
0
6
0
18
0
4
0
2
0
0
1000 2000 3000 4000
5000
Speed (rpm)
31
0
29
0
27
0
Power
(kW)
Specific
fuel
consumption
(g/kWh)
Torque
(Nm)
9. Characteristics of ICE – Multi gear
• A multi-gear
transmission is usually
employed to modify this.
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
200
Vehicle speed (km/h)
1st
gear
2nd
gear
3rd
gear
4th
gear
Tra
c
t
i
v
e
effort
o
n
w
h
e
e
l
(k
N
)
10. Characteristics of Electric Motor
• Electric motors, usually have a
speed– torque
characteristics that is much
closer to the ideal characteristics.
• Electric motor starts from zero
speed.
• As speed increases to base
speed, the voltage increases to
its rated value while the flux
remains constant.
• Beyond the base speed, the
voltage remains constant
and the flux is weakened
resulting in constant output
power while the torque
Power
Torque
Base
speed
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 1000
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
4000 5000
2000 3000
Motor (rpm)
Motor
power
(kW)
Motor
torque
(Nm)
11. Transmission Characteristics
• The transmission requirements of a vehicle
depend on the characteristics of the
power plant and the performance
requirements of the vehicle.
• A well-controlled electric machine such as the
power plant of an electric vehicle will not
need a multi-gear transmission.
• However, an IC engine must have a multi-
gear or continuously varying transmission to
multiply its torque at low speed.
12. Transmission Characteristics
•Transmission - all systems employed for
transmitting engine power to the drive wheels.
•In automobile applications,
there are usually two basic
types of transmission:
• Manual gear transmission
• Hydrodynamic transmission.
13. Manual transmission
• Manual gear transmission consists of a clutch, gearbox, final drive,
and drive shaft
• The final drive has a constant gear reduction ratio or a differential
gear ratio.
• The gearbox provides a number of gear reduction ratios ranging from
three to five for passenger cars and more for heavy commercial
vehicles
Engin
e
14. Manual transmission
• Maximum speed requirement of
the vehicle determines the gear
ratio of the highest gear
• Maximum tractive effort
requirement
of the vehicle determines the
gear ratio of lowest gear.
• Ratios between them should be
spaced in such a way that
they will provide the tractive
effort– speed
characteristics as close to the
ideal as possible
Speed
Ideal tractive
effort
1st gear
2nd gear
3rd Gear
4th
gear
Tractive
effort
Gear box
ratio, 𝑖𝑔1
=
𝑖𝑔2
=
𝑖𝑔3
=
𝑘𝑔