Method and measuring device for measuring reaction force and torque of resistance mechanism on flywheel
AssigneesSetec Oy, Tipsy International Co., Ltd., Daniel Dallas Tsai
InventorsHan-Rong Huang, Yen-Cheng Huang, Daniel Dallas Tsai
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Abstract
A method and a device for measuring a tangential reaction force of a resistance device on a flywheel, and the reaction force multiply the radius of the flywheel to obtain a torque, such that the torque multiply a gear ratio is the torque to overcome the resistance of flywheel on the drivetrain. The torque to overcome the resistance of flywheel on the drivetrain adding a torque to overcome the inertia of the flywheel and mechanical friction under the state of no resistance is the total torque presented on the drivetrain. Such that using the total torque to calculate power and energy consumption.
Claims8
A method for measuring a reaction force of a resistance mechanism on a flywheel, the method comprising:
- driving the resistance mechanism, when the flywheel rotates, to move translationally in a tangential direction of the flywheel through a horizontal sliding mechanism by a reaction force of a resistance force generated by the flywheel for the resistance mechanism, such that the resistance mechanism and a force sensor connectedly contact to each other in the tangential direction of the flywheel, and the horizontal sliding mechanism is configured such that the resistance mechanism moves translationally in the tangential direction of the flywheel and the reaction force may not be affected by an angular component force;
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- measuring, by the force sensor, the reaction force of a resistance force exerted by the resistance mechanism on the flywheel when the resistance mechanism connectedly contacts the force sensor, calculating the resistance force with the reaction force, and calculating a torque of a shaft of the flywheel with the calculated resistance force.
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