Research on static load sharing characteristics of power split two-stage five-branching star gearing drive system

Power split two-stage five-branching star gearing drive system has been widely used in the aviation engine reducer and the helicopter's main reducer. For the problem of load sharing characteristics of this system, a static load-sharing calculation model is established. According to the power flow closed loop characteristics of the whole system, the torque equilibrium condition and deformation compatibility condition of the system are established. The load sharing coefficient of the star gears and the system is calculated by using the principle of the integrated equivalent mesh error and the static equilibrium condition of the floating element. Further, the influence of manufacturing error, installation error and floating on load sharing coefficient is analyzed. When the load sharing characteristic is independently influenced by the error, the load sharing coefficient of each star gear changes periodically with time. Basic component floating can significantly improve the load sharing performance. The correctness of the theoretical algorithm is verified by experiments. A new algorithm is proposed for engineering application.