Flow Analysis of Pressure Generator for Limited Slip Differential

The differential gear distributes the power from the transmission shaft to both wheel axles and automatically ensures rotational difference to maintain the speed difference between the two axles. However, when the vehicle travels on a slippery road surface, a slip in the wheel induces improper transmission of the driving force. Therefore, the limited slip differential limits the function of the differential gear by transmitting the driving force to the normal wheel without the slip. The hydraulic differential limiting device is based on the principle that the fluid between the inner and the outer rotors is compressed by the rotation of the trochoidal gear, and the compressed fluid moves to the cylinder to generate sufficient pressure in the side pinion gear to limit the differential. In this study, the pressure is predicted by variation in viscosity and rotational speed through flow analysis.