Benefits of Dynapack

THE MODULAR DESIGN OF THE DYNAPACK LENDS ITSELF TO MANY APPLICATIONS THEREBY PROVIDING COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERS, TUNERS, PRODUCT DEVELOPERS, OEM’S, EXHAUST MANUFACTURERS AND OF COURSE MANY AFTERMARKET APPLICATIONS WHERE ALTERNATIVE PARTS AND TUNING METHODS CAN ENHANCE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND FUEL ECONOMY.

WHETHER YOU ARE DEVELOPING ELECTRIC VEHICLES, HYBRID VEHICLES, AUTOMOTIVE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, RACE TEAM, TUNE SHOP, OR AN OEM NEEDING INDEPENDENT TORQUE VECTORING ON 2 AND 4WD VEHICLES WE HAVE SOLUTIONS THAT MEET YOUR NEEDS IN OUR RANGE OF 2WD AND 4WD CHASSIS DYNAMOMETERS.

The high standards and intense focus of Dynapack engineers has created the most sought after dynamometer on the market today and is chosen by those who want no nonsense performance and reliability for their company and their customers. Low operational costs and innovative technology allow you to control an 800kW engine with an 800 watt single phase power outlet on our high performance product range.

The Dynapack™ direct couples to the wheel hubs and applies a precisely controlled hydraulic load. This method of direct coupling plus its built-in strength means the Dynapack™ is always in control of the vehicle.

Controlling a powerful car on a roller dyno can sometimes be a daunting task. With Dynapack™ you have TOTAL CONTROL of the vehicle, with no wheel slip due to its direct coupled design. With that there is less inertia to mask the results, giving you greatly improved sensitivity, repeatability and significantly reduced time spent tuning and mapping!

With the power of the Dynapack™ literally at your fingertips, you have complete control over the test and the demands placed on the vehicle. Flexible data presentation and analysis is available direct from the Dynapack™ in seconds.

Dynapack™ chassis dynamometers are such a radical departure from the stereotypical roller dyno that it really is in a class of its own. Most of the previous assumptions made about chassis dynos (the roller type) simply do not apply to the Dynapack™ series.

The NEW RPM Input uses the primary input to the coil pack that is readily accessible to clip onto (Low Voltage) and the NEW TPS Input clips onto the wire of the Throttle Position Switch (0.5V – 4.5V in the general range). Both of these can be displayed on the Dynapack Live Strip graph.

The NEW DUAL LAMBDA and DUAL MAP system gives you the flexibility to retrieve additional data and read both AFR and Lambda at once.

MOTORBIKE SOLUTIONS

DYNAPACK ALSO HAS SOLUTIONS FOR MOTORBIKES – WHETHER FOR R&D, RACE TUNING OR DIAGNOSTICS – IT CAN BE DONE IN HOUSE WITH RELIABILITY, SAFETY AND ACCURACY.

The new Dynapack SP1000CD chain drive dyno has been specifically designed for race teams and R&D departments

CUSTOM SOLUTIONS

THE DYNAPACK RANGE OF PRODUCTS IS CONSTANTLY BEING DEVELOPED AND WE’RE CONSTANTLY CALLED UPON TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE WITH NEW AND VARIED PRODUCTS. ALTHOUGH MOST OF OUR PRODUCTS ARE FROM THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD, THE DYNAPACK RANGE OF PRODUCTS HAVE GAINED SUCH A REPUTATION WORLDWIDE THAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO MAKE CUSTOM SOLUTIONS IN OTHER AREAS SUCH AS SPORTS AND ENGINEERING.

Team New Zealand was one of these for whom we designed a grinding simulator for training and analysis of fitness of each team member.

Custom solutions have also been built for use within the Army, Navy and Aeronautical industries.

HOW IS THE DYNAPACK DIFFERENT

THE FIRST AND MOST OBVIOUS DIFFERENCE IS THE ELIMINATION OF THE TIRE TO ROLLER INTERFACE ON A CONVENTIONAL ROLLER DYNO.

The Dynapack™ eliminates this variable by using a hub adapter that provides a direct coupling to our Power Absorption Units. There can be no tire slip, no rolling resistance, and no chance of the vehicle coming off of the dyno at high speeds. Notice that we call this a variable. Sometimes it may be a problem area, other times it may not. Tire temperature, pressure, traction, etc, are all variables that can change – not only from run to run, but during the run as well.

Throw an unknown variable like this into the equation and your data has now become subject to a potentially high margin of error. It is obviously better if these variables could be eliminated – which is exactly what we have done. There are other associated problems with the roller method as well. Take tie-down straps for example, most roller dyno’s use ratcheting tie-down straps to attempt to hold the vehicle in position while being tested. If the straps are cinched down tightly, the tire has become loaded even further, in an unpredictable manner.

While this may be good for enhancing traction, it changes the rolling resistance of the tire – skewing the data further. Since these tie-down straps aren’t perfect, the vehicle squirms around on the rollers – dramatically changing the tire drag during the run. If the vehicle is tested in two different sessions, the straps can’t be set exactly the same way twice in a row. Again, the data will be inconsistent.

We have heard of cases where the ratcheting tie-down straps were loosened by two clicks and the measured power increased by ten horsepower. What if the straps stretch – either from run to run, or during the run itself? Wouldn’t it be great if all of these problems could disappear? With a Dynapack™, they were never there in the first place.

ANOTHER MAJOR DIFFERENCE IS THE EFFECT OF INERTIA.

Street wheels and tires spinning at high RPM have a large amount of inertia. A large steel drum spinning at the same ground speed has much more inertia. What you end up with is a giant, heavy flywheel attached to your engine. The inertia is such that just trying to accelerate the mass of the roller is a substantial load for the engine. That is the principle that some roller dyno’s (or inertia dyno’s as they are also called) operate on. Accelerate a known mass to a measured speed over a given time and it can be calculated to equal a certain amount of power. There is nothing wrong with this theory, but like many theories, its application in the real world can be troublesome.

How do you think your measurements will be effected by being subjected to this large heavy flywheel phenomenon? Will small fluctuations be noticeable? In a word, no, the flywheel effect tends to take small rapid variations and smooth them right out – as energy that should be going into the dyno is being wasted trying to accelerate a large lump of steel. This is great if you want your power curve to look like a smooth pretty line, but it doesn’t give you much insight into what is really occurring. What if you eliminated this flywheel effect? The inertia of a Dynapack is practically zero!

THIS ALLOWS US TO PRECISELY MEASURE AND DISPLAY TINY RAPID PULSES AND ODDITIES THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE SEEN BEFORE. NOW YOU HAVE A WINDOW INTO AREAS THAT NO ROLLER DYNO WILL ALLOW YOU TO SEE.

Another benefit of having virtually zero inertia is the ability to change the rate of acceleration at will. In many situations, you may want to accelerate the vehicle at a different rate to simulate a specific condition. With a few simple keystrokes, we allow you to make the vehicle accelerate very quickly, slowly, or anywhere in between. Because of our lack of inertia and total control of the engine speed, we give you choices that none of our competitors can even dream of – and as you know, choices are good!

THE DYNAPACK CONTROLS THE CAR

THE THEORY OF OPERATION AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT THEORY ARE ACTUALLY FAIRLY SIMPLE. IT TOOK SEVERAL YEARS AND A LOT OF HARD WORK HOWEVER TO MAKE OUR DYNO AS SIMPLE AS IT IS TODAY.

The hubs of the vehicle are directly attached to hydraulic pumps. We can apply a variable but precise load with all of the potential holding power that hydraulics possess. The wheels are removed from the vehicle. Our variable fit hub adaptors are bolted to the vehicles axle. The hub adaptor is then directly attached to a hydraulic absorption unit. We can apply a variable but precise load to the axle(s) of the vehicle.

Simultaneously, we are monitoring pressures and measuring hub RPM, so we can determine the amount of work being performed. It sounds easy until you realize that all of these calculations are very complex and are happening very quickly. Add to this, all of the data logging functions and real-time full-color graphics that are also being calculated and you begin to realize that what appears to be simple is actually very complex…being the best is never easy.

Traditionally, most serious engine builders have thought that chassis dynamometers were inferior to the results you could obtain from a quality engine dyno. We have effectively attached engine dyno style load cells to the axles, so we now have the type of precision and repeatability normally associated with an engine dyno, but with the convenience and benefit of having the engine operate in its natural environment – which has enabled many of our customers to see better results than they were getting on their engine dyno.

Because we need a precise and powerful loading device, we use hydraulics. We do not use inertia, we do not use eddy currents, air, or friction. Because of the incredible holding power hydraulics offer, we have TOTAL control of the axle speed. Literally

Want to hold a steady RPM under high power? We can hold an exact axle RPM (+/- one RPM) at any power level – all the way up to the full maximum rated torque capacity of the dyno, CONTINUOUSLY – for as long as you like. If the software allowed it, we could stop the engine within one revolution of the axle – even if the engine is at full throttle at its maximum torque level. Obviously you would not want to do this, and our software prevents it, but it does give you an idea of just how much power and control we have over the axle speed.

Our Dynapack controls the car! We control the axle speed and rate of acceleration at all times, it allows you to see exactly what the vehicle is doing at any given point in time and RPM of the completed run. Because we aren’t limited by the capabilities of eddy current brakes and similar devices, we open up a whole new world of tuning possibilities. Times change and technology evolves. What was once “industry standard” is now yesterday’s technology.

The Dynapack is truly the most technologically advanced chassis dynamometer in the world – at any price.