Manufactured and supplied by Renk.
Synchronous clutch couplings are designed to engage automatically when the driving machine exceeds the speed of the driven machine. They also disengage automatically within the machine's operating speed range. These couplings function as shift couplings equipped with a precision synchronizing mechanism that initiates engagement as soon as the output speed is surpassed. This makes synchronous clutch couplings ideal for a wide range of critical industrial and marine applications where safe, reliable engagement and disengagement at speed are essential.
Applications
Synchronous clutch couplings are widely used in the following sectors:
- Marine drive systems
- Combined propulsion systems, such as CODOG, COGOG, CODAG, CPGAG
- Industrial applications
- Generator drives, combined with synchronous condenser operation
- Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES)
- Connections between exhaust gas turbines and core machinery in petrochemical plants and blast furnaces
- Automatic turning gear systems
Characteristic Properties
- Automatically engages at synchronizing speed and disengages under negative torque conditions
- Resists disengagement during brief negative torque events
- Synchronizing mechanism is not involved in power transmission—resulting in a compact, robust design located inside the coupling
- Lightweight, durable construction allows for high angular accelerations during engagement
- Suitable for all torque and speed conditions where traditional tooth couplings are applied
- Compensates for thermal expansion and alignment errors of coupled shafts
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