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Planetary gears are a type of epicyclic gear train where a central sun gear meshes with multiple surrounding planet gears, which in turn mesh with an outer ring gear. There are advantages to epicyclic gear trains like planetary gears over single parallel gear trains, such as sharing the load between multiple gear meshes to reduce size, weight, noise and increase efficiency. The main types of simple epicyclic gears are planetary, star, and solar gears, which only differ in their arrangement.

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Planetary Gears Poster

Planetary gears are a type of epicyclic gear train where a central sun gear meshes with multiple surrounding planet gears, which in turn mesh with an outer ring gear. There are advantages to epicyclic gear trains like planetary gears over single parallel gear trains, such as sharing the load between multiple gear meshes to reduce size, weight, noise and increase efficiency. The main types of simple epicyclic gears are planetary, star, and solar gears, which only differ in their arrangement.

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Planetary Gears

Planetary gear trains are one of the main subdivisions of the simple epicyclic gear train family. The epicyclic gear
train family in general has a central “sun” gear which meshes with and is surrounded by planet gears. The
outermost gear, the ring gear, meshes with each of the planet gears. The planet gears are held to a cage or carrier
that fixes the planets in there orbit relative to each other.

There are five distinct advantages to using an epicyclic gear train as opposed to a single load path parallel gear
train:
1) Because they share load between several gear meshes, epicyclic trains take up less
space and have a lighter weight.
2) Because they share load between several meshes, epicyclic trains have smaller and
stiffer components which lead to reduced noise and vibration while increasing efficiency.
3) The input and output shafts of epicyclic trains are concentric so no bending moments or
torques are created from radial forces that develop from the change of the force’s line of action.
4) The input and output shafts of epicyclic trains are concentric so driver and driven
equipment can be mounted in line, providing additional space savings.
5) The reduced size of epicyclic components often offsets the cost of additional parts,
especially when manufacturing many gear trains. In very high horsepower units the components of
parallel shaft designs become so bulky that epicyclic trains gain a further economical
advantage.²

As with all design choices, there are disadvantages to epicyclic gear trains:
1) Complexity.
2) Assembly of gear trains is limited to specific teeth per gear ratios.
3) Efficiency calculations are difficult.
4) Driver and driven equipment must be in line to avoid additional gearing.

The three main types of simple epicyclic gears are the planetary, the star, and the solar. These three types differ
only in arrangement.

Fixed Input Output Over-all Range of ratios


Arrangement of epicyclic train Member Member Member Gear ratio normally used

Planetary……………………… Ring Sun Carrier (Nr/Ns)+1 3:1-12:1


Star……………………………. Carrier Sun Ring (Nr/Ns) 2:1-11:1

Solar…………………………… Sun Ring Carrier (Ns/Nr)+1 1.2:1-1.7:1


Ns=number of sun teeth, Np=number of planet teeth, Nr=Number of ring teeth (per gear)

Table re-created from "Gear Handbook" By: Darle W. Dudley, McGraw-Hill books, pg. 3-15, 1962

Poster By
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Justin Lanier
Jake Leachman
Michael Maughan

References: 1) Dudley, Darle. “Gear Handbook: The Design, Manufacture, and Application of Gears.” Pgs. 3-14/3-20, The McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. 1962.
2) Lynwander, Peter. “Gear Drive Systems: Design and Apllication.” Pgs. 293-323. Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1983.
3) Parmley, Robert O. “Illustrated Sourcebook of Mechanical Components” pgs. 1-22/1-31, The McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.

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