DUAL CLUTCH

TRANSMISSION

Seminar(PME 657)
PRESENTED BY:

PRAFUL RAWAT
INTRODUCTION - TRANSMISSION
1. A transmission- machine that makes sure right amount of power goes to the wheels.
2. Provides controlled application of power.
3. Consists of gearbox, gears, gear trains, differential and final driveshafts.
4. The outputs of transmission is transmitted to one or more differentials, which drive the wheels.
A QUICK HISTORY LESSON
1. Two types of transmission employed : Manual and Automatic.
2. Manual transmission- Master the clutch pedal and gear stick, car jolts around hence no
comfortable journey for passengers.

3. Automatic transmission- commonly associated with American car owners, uses a clutch, a torque
convertor, and gears.
 WHAT IS DCT?
• Essentially, a DCT is an automated manual
transmission which uses two separate
clutches, one of each odd and even gear sets.
• It almost seems, like a DCT is two manual
gearboxes stuffed into one housing.
• They can also work just like an automatic
transmission, shifting gears on their own, or
can be manually controlled, via paddle
shifters.
• The DCT is supposed to be the best of both
worlds, and it’s about as close as we’ll ever
get to that.
EVOLUTION OF DCT( DUAL CLUTCH
TRANSMISSION)
1. Invented by French military engineer- Adolphe Kégresse.
2. Problem with manual gearbox at that time- difficult to operate
requiring strength.
3. It wasn’t until the 1980s that DCT remerged in the world of
race cars.
4. It was then only in the early 2000s that it debuted in a
commercial vehicle.
5. Dual-clutch transmission (DCT) lies in between.
6. Known as semi-automatic transmission, this type of technology
has been commonplace in motor racing circles.
 HOW DOES DCT WORK?
• DCT offers faster gear shift times and greater fuel economy improving efficiency.

• A dual-clutch transmission offers the function of two manual gearboxes in one.

1. When a driver wants to change from one gear to another in a standard stick-
shift car, he first presses down the clutch pedal.

2. This operates a single clutch, which disconnects the engine from the gearbox
and interrupts power flow to the transmission.

3. Then the driver uses the stick shift to select a new gear, a process that involves
moving a toothed collar from one gear wheel to another gear wheel of a
different size.

4. Once the new gear is engaged, the driver releases the clutch pedal, which re-
connects the engine to the gearbox and transmits power to the wheels.

5. So, in a conventional manual transmission, there is not a continuous flow of

power from the engine to the wheels.

6. Instead, power delivery changes from on to off to on during gearshift, causing a

phenomenon known as "shift shock" or "torque interrupt."
 WORKING:
• A hollow(blue) and a solid(yellow)
shaft are coaxial.

• Yellow shaft has odd no. of gears,

whereas blue one has even no. of
gears.

• Each shaft is connected to a clutch.

OUTPUT SHAFTS

1. Gearbox has two output

shafts.
2. Gear on output shafts are
not fixed, but are equipped
with synchronizers to
match speed.
POWER DELIVERY
POWER DELIVERY
POWER DELIVERY
POWER DELIVERY

• As a manual transmission has an idle

gear, to reverse direction of output shaft,
DCT has an intermediate gear, which is
coupled to an 2nd gear.

• Clutch 2 is actuated, engine torque

comes through the outer (blue) shaft.

• Sleeve or fork for 4th and Reverse gear is

actuated to lock the R gear.
COMPARISON OF DCT WITH MANUAL
TRANSMISSION

Manual transmission Dual Clutch Transmission

1. Manual transmission vehicles will often 1. Offers smooth acceleration by eliminating the
generate a jolt each time a gear is changed. shift shock.
2. Fuel economy is a little less. 2. improved fuel economy.
3. A clutch pad is present which makes gear 3. the dual-clutch does not use a clutch pad.
shifting a little hectic for the driver.
4. Drivers can even select whether they want the
4. Its cheap, and is widely used throughout the central computer to control the shifting or if
world in economy cars. they want to manual control it themselves.
5. Turbo Lag and Expensive, widely used in high-
end performance cars.
COMPARISON OF DCT WITH AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
Dual clutch transmission Automatic transmission
1. Offers smooth acceleration by eliminating the 1. A traditional automatic is connected to the
shift shock.
engine via a hydraulic torque converter.
2. improved fuel economy.
2. The process is done hydraulically or
3. the dual-clutch does not use a clutch pad.
electronically by monitoring important
4. Drivers can even select whether they want the
central computer to control the shifting or if
parameters such as the position of the
they want to manual control it themselves. throttle pedal, the speed that the car is
5. Turbo Lag and Expensive, widely used in high- traveling at, and the engine’s revolutions.
end performance cars.
3. In many automatic cars, the gears can be
selected manually using either the shift
lever or paddles mounted behind the
steering wheel.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF
DCT:
ADVANTAGE
1. The advantages of a DCT are shift times, fuel economy and ease of operation.
2. This makes high-performance cars significantly faster, especially when the
difference in lap times or quarter mile times can come down to milliseconds.
3. Modern day DCTs are also far more fuel efficient than manual or standard
automatic gearboxes.
DISADVANTAGE
1. There are a couple of drawbacks to the DCT.
2. One of them is weight/size. DCTs are very heavy, in comparison to their
alternatives.
3. DCTs are also very expensive. A DCT option for nearly any car is a couple of
thousand dollars.
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