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US 2009/0151494 A1Published application
Methods and Systems to Enhance Efficiency of Power-Transmission Systems Containing Higher Viscosity Lubricants
OwnerClark V. Cooper, Joseph J. Sangiovanni +2inventors
InventorsClark V. Cooper, Joseph J. Sangiovanni, Hongmei Wen, Edward J. Karedes
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Abstract
A power transmission system and a method for enhancing the efficiency of such systems are provided. The system and method includes a lubricant having a viscosity from about 0.01 centistokes to about 400.00 centistokes, power transmission components with a contact surface finish of less than about 16 microinches, and coating the power transmission components with the lubricant during operation of the system.
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A method for enhancing efficiency of power transmission systems, comprising:
- finishing a contact surface of at least one of a plurality of power transmission components to a surface finish of less than about 16 microinches;
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- coating said plurality of power transmission components with a lubricant having a viscosity from about 0.01 centistokes to about 400.00 centistokes during use of the power transmission system.
A system for transmitting power, comprising:
- a plurality of power transmission components having one or more contact surfaces with a surface finish of less than about 16 microinches;
- and
- a lubricant having a viscosity of from about 0.01 centistokes to about 400.00 centistokes that coats at least a portion of said one or more contact surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.