Gear Technology for Sustainable Drives
- Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
- Version
Version 1 of 25.02.2026.
- Module identifier
11M2213
- Module level
Master
- Language of instruction
German
- ECTS credit points and grading
5.0
- Module frequency
irregular
- Duration
1 semester
- Brief description
In modern sustainable powertrains, planetary gears play a major role because of their high power density, small space requirements and good efficiency. They are often used for automotive drives and wind turbines. For very small drives for adjustment devices in the furniture industry, medical technology and automotive industry worm and helical gearboxes are used. The module illuminates these transmission types, which play a major role in particular for the electrification of society.
- Teaching and learning outcomes
1. Planetary gears
1.1 simple Planetary gears with linear transmission function
1.2 multi-stage Planetary gears2. Helical and worm gearboxes
2.1 Helical gears
2.2 ZI worm gears
2.3 Worm gear with globoid worm
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 30 Lecture Presence - 15 Learning in groups / Coaching of groups Presence - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 45 Work in small groups - 15 Preparation/follow-up for course work - 30 Creation of examinations - 15 Exam preparation -
- Graded examination
- Homework / Assignment
- Knowledge Broadening
Building on the knowledge of evolvent gears, the student further expands his knowledge of other gear geometries.
- Knowledge deepening
The students can understand and analyze the application of spur gears in more complex contexts.
- Knowledge Understanding
Students can verify and question different concepts in the context of the powertrain.
- Application and Transfer
The students design a gear box consisting of concepts, design and digital model.
- Communication and Cooperation
Students work in groups to develop solutions to scientific problems and present the results with the help of informative documents.
- Literature
Herbert W. Müller: Die Umlaufgetriebe, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 1998
NIEMANN, G.; WINTER, H.: Maschinenelemente: Band 3: Schraubrad-, Kegelrad-, Schnecken-, Ketten-, Riemen-, Reibradgetriebe, Kupplungen, Bremsen, Freiläufe, 2. Auflage Berlin: Springer, 1983
WITTEL, Herbert; MUHS, Dieter; JANNASCH, Dieter, VOßIEK, Joachim: Roloff/Matek Maschinenelemente, Normung, Berechnung, Gestaltung. 27. überarb. u. erw. Aufl. Braunschweig: Vieweg und Teubner, 2023. Lehrbuch + Tabellenbuch, weiteres aus dieser Reihe: - Formelsammlung - Aufgabensammlung - Studienprogramm mit benutzergeführten Programmen z.B. Excel-Dateien
- Applicability in study programs
- Automotive Engineering (Master)
- Automotive Engineering M.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Mechatronic Systems Engineering
- Mechatronic Systems Engineering M.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Mechanical Engineering (Master)
- Mechanical Engineering M.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Person responsible for the module
- Schwarze, Bernd
- Teachers
- Wahle, Ansgar
- Schwarze, Bernd
- Forstmann, Jochen