Hydrodynamic Torque Converter Type EL

Operating principle

Customer benets

Torque converters are hydrodynamic transmissions, based on the

Foettinger Principle. The heart of
Voiths hydrodynamic torque converter is its hydraulic circuit; consisting of pump, turbine and guide
wheel with adjustable guide vanes.

robust design with long service

life

unloaded motor start

low investment cost

overload protection of motor

easy maintenance

no harmonic vibration problems

easy to install and to control

excellent torsional vibration

wide operating range and

The mechanical energy of the motor

is converted into kinetic uid energy
through the pump wheel. In the turbine wheel, this kinetic energy is
converted back into mechanical
energy and transmitted to the output
shaft. The adjustable guide vanes
regulate the mass ow and thereby
providing variable output speed.

high reliability and availability

accurate speed control

wear free power transmission
fast response time
damping of torsional vibrations
and shock loads
suitable for a wide variety of
environmental conditions, i.e.
applications in tropical climate,
the desert or low temperature
zones, as well as in hazardous
areas

damping
increased output torque for start-

up or emergency conditions

Design and Applications

Design

The EL type torque converter is a

fully self supported unit. The rotating
parts are supported in the closed, oil
tight housing. Main motor and driven
machine are connected to the torque
converter via connecting couplings.
The oil tank is integrated into the
cast iron housing, the oil pump is

Guide vanes

driven by the input shaft, providing

the working and lube oil. The shafts
are supported in anti-friction bearings.

Pump wheel

Turbine wheel

Input Torque / Speed Characteristics

Controls and guide vane

adjustment

The adjustable guide vanes can be

controlled by a pneumatic, hydraulic
or electric actuator, which receives
an input signal of 4 20 mA or
0.2 1 bar from the customers

Guide vanes closed (Lx = 0%)

master control system. The feedback signal, to incorporate the

torque converter in a closed control
loop, can be provided by switches or
as a 4 20 mA signal.

Guide vanes max. opened (Lx = 100%)

Lx
Lx
Lx
Lx
Lx

=
=
=
=
=

100%
75%
50%
25%
0%

Applications

The torque converters of this series

are variable-speed drives, especially developed for electric motors with
constant speed (squirrel cage or induction motors) or diesel engines
with limited regulating range. With
the adjustable guide vanes, speed
and torque can be controlled within
a wide operating range. The unloadOutput Torque / Speed Characteristics

ed motor start allows a smooth and

controlled start of the driven machine. These torque converters are
mainly used on constant torque applications e.g. displacer machines,
working against a constant pressure
at low and high speed settings, like
reciprocating pumps, screw pumps
or compressors as well as agitators,

Simplied longitudinal section of torque converter

1

7 5

=
=
=
=
=

Guide vane setting

Input torque
Output torque
Input speed
Output speed

1
2
3
4
5

P & I Diagram

3 2

Input shaft
Pump wheel
Turbine wheel
Output shaft
Adjustable guide vanes

6 Guide vane adjustment

mechanism
7 Gear pump
8 Pressure relief valve
9 Oil reservoir

Power chart
2000
1000

1
2
3
4
5
6

Torque converter
Shaft driven gear pump
Pressure relief valve
Heat exchanger
Oil lter
Orice

Converter input power P1 [kW]

Lx
TP
TT
nP
nT

mixers, extruders or winches. The

hydrodynamic principle of the torque
converter provides a natural overload protection of the motor and the
driven machine by dampening
torque spikes, which increase the
lifetime of the entire drive train.

600
400
200
100
60
40
20
10
700

EL

10
EL

9
EL

8
EL

7
6
EL 5
EL 4
EL 3
EL

1000
1500
2000
Converter input speed n1 [rpm]

2500 3000

Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG

Variable Speed Drives
Voithstr. 1
74564 Crailsheim, Germany
Tel. +49 7951 32 -261
Fax +49 7951 32 -650
vs.drives@voith.com
www.variable-speed.com
www.voithturbo.com

Torque converter type EL 9 / 10

150

390

150

745

989

760

Cr 208 en 06.2006 1.000 aik / WF. Technical data and illustrations subject to change.

870

95 h6

95 h6

120

340

120

75 h6

75 h6

max. 970

max. 1015

Torque converter type EL 7 / 8