Research Article

Reliability and Random Lifetime Models of Planetary Gear Systems

Table 1

Structural parameters and material parameters.

ParametersValueUnit

Pressure angle20Degree
Helix angle0Degree
Tooth thickness3Mm
Density of gears7.8103kg/m3
Number of teeth of sum gear36
Number of teeth of planet gear36
Number of planet gears3
Modulus2mm
Angular velocity of sun gear60Degree/second
Elastic modulus2105MPa
Length of a time interval1H
m3
C108MPa2
Mean value of total resistance torque30
Standard deviation of total resistance torque1.5
Mean value of initial strength of a planet gear300MPa
Standard deviation of initial strength of a planet gear30MPa
Mean value of initial strength of sun gear250MPa
Standard deviation of initial strength of sun gear30MPa
Mean value of initial strength of ring gear250MPa
Standard deviation of initial strength of ring gear30MPa