Work vehicle direct drive power system with torque control mode

A power system for providing power to a driven component of a work vehicle, comprising:

• an engine configured to generate power;
• a sensor configured to determine an engine speed associated with the engine;
• a transmission comprising:
• an input element configured to receive the power from the engine as input torque;
• an output element configured to provide at least a portion of the power from the engine as output torque to the driven component;
• and
• a clutch arrangement coupled to the input element and the output element to transform the input torque into the output torque, the clutch arrangement including at least one clutch selectively positionable between a fully engaged state in which approximately all of the input torque is transformed into the output torque, a partially engaged state in which a portion of the input torque is transformed into the output torque as a resultant torque fraction, and a fully disengaged state in which no input torque is transformed into the output torque;
• and
• a controller coupled to receive data of the engine speed from the sensor, the controller further coupled to the at least one clutch and configured to generate clutch commands based at least in part on the engine speed to position the at least one clutch into the fully engaged state, the partially engaged state, or the fully disengaged state;
• wherein the at least one clutch comprises a plurality of clutches, including:
• a first at least one clutch configured to, upon actuation by the clutch commands, transform the input torque into the output torque at a first gear ratio as a first gear;
• and
• a second at least one clutch configured to, upon actuation by the clutch commands, transform the input torque into the output torque at a second gear ratio as a second gear;
• wherein the first at least one clutch includes at least a first clutch and a second clutch;
• and
• wherein the controller is configured to generate the clutch commands to place both of the first clutch and the second clutch of the first at least one clutch into the partially engaged state when the engine speed is below a first predetermined engine speed to collectively transform the input torque into the output torque at the resultant torque fraction that is less than the input torque.