Universal test stand for research of aeronautical multi - power path gear demonstrators

Gears used for the tests may be made of metal or plastic [1, 2, 5]. The stand has been designed in an open system and it is powered by a three-phase electric motor. The control is provided by a single-phase inverter with three outputs, which provides full speed control. All components have been installed on a table equipped with T-slots in order to determine the optimal position of the drive and the tested gear. The load of the stand is realized by an electromagnetic powder brake. Load torque of the gear depends on the supplied current. During the test, you can change settings such as speed or load torque. Torque meters installed on input and output of the demonstrator let you control the work of the whole gear. Values supplied by the torque meters (torque and speed) are recorded on a computer in real time (according to PC RTC) and archived by specialized software. The software installed on your computer allows you to view results of the measurements. The possibility to control working time lets you precisely define the time intervals of various stages of the research. Using timer makes it possible to observe the current consumption of the transmission and helps to establish the research process. Thanks to data, recording you will know when the gear is damaged. Tests at this stand allow for obtaining stable working parameters, and thus for obtaining not distorted, accurate results of the demonstrator operation. Changing the gear is exceptionally simple because of the use of sliding splined connections of the couplings. Separating couplings between which the gear is situated and unlocking, the terminal allows exchanging it.