Duty cycle
1. User working point(s) analysis = Duty cycle
This allows computing the machine performance all over the considered duty cycle.
This duty cycle must be defined by using the next field: "Duty cycle description" and by clicking on the button "Set values".
Two ways are possible to fill in the table: either filling the table line by line or by importing an excel file in which all the working point of the duty cycle are defined.
Note: A working point is defined by
a time, a speed and a mechanical torque.
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| User working point analysis = Duty cycle | |
| 1 | Select the “Duty cycle” option |
| 2 | Click in the button “Set values” of the field “Duty cycle” to open a dialog box to define the duty cycle.Refer to the next illustration which shows how to fill the Duty cycle table. |
| 3 | Button to validate and take into account the user input data |
| 4 | Button to run the computations |
Note:
Once the efficiency map is computed and displayed all
the additional computations dealing with the user working points are got instantaneously.
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| User working point analysis = Duty cycle – Dialog box to define the duty cycle | |
| 1 | Dialog box opened after having clicked on the button “Set values” in the field “Cycle description” |
| 2 | Browse the folder to select an Excel file in which the duty cycle is described. |
| 3 | Button to refresh the table data when the considered Excel file has been modified |
| 4 | Fields to be filled in with data to describe the duty cycle to be taken into account |
Note: A template corresponding to the Excel file format to be
considered is stored in the folder Resource/ Template. An example of this template is
displayed below.
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| Excel file template to define the duty cycle |