HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSIONS LE International（静水传输勒国际）.pdfVIP

A Publication of the Lubrication Engineers Technical Department LEADERS IN LUBRICANTS NUMBER 75 HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSIONS Hydrostatic transmissions use oil (hydraulic fluid medium) to transmit power from the power source to the driven mechanism. The hydrostatic transmission depends upon high pressure, rather than just moving oil, to transmit power. On the other hand, there is also a hydrodynamic transmission (called a torque converter- or a hydraulic torque converter) which also uses oil. But the fact that both use oil is the only similarity. A hydrodynamic transmission uses a high-speed stream of oil from an impeller to impinge on the blades of a turbine to transmit power. Hydrostatic transmissions, used in agricultural tractors, on and off highway mobile equipment and various self-propelled equipment generally use a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor to propel the driven source through piping, and various control systems. The hydraulic motor is much like an electric motor except that it uses fluid instead of electricity. Hydrostatic transmissions can replace the clutch, gear transmissions, rear end differentials and rear axles. As an illustration, lets consider a simple piece of mobile equipment which can be powered by a hydrostatic transmission, an agricultural or industrial tractor. The operator only has to move a lever forward to go forward, and backward to reverse. The further the lever is moved, the faster the vehicle will go because more oil is being pumped. The hydrostatic transmission uses a variable displacement pump attached directly to the driving source (the engine in this case). Such a pump can force the hydraulic fluid full speed in one direction and then, by a simple change, the ou