Circuit Description

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Trim solenoid "B" is used to control on-coming, off-going, and holding pressure to any of the five clutches. This solenoid is referred to as a Pressure Proportional to Current (PPC) solenoid since the output hydraulic pressure supplied by this solenoid is proportional to the controlled current command.

The solenoid operates using a very high frequency pulse width modulation signal of 1000 Hz. Unlike the pulse width modulated Torque Converter Clutch (TCC) solenoid, where the ball follows the pulse width square wave, the PPC ball remains stationary. The ball clearance is balanced between a coil current force on one side of the ball and the clutch trim pressure force on the other side of the ball. The ball-to-seat clearance adjusts the bleed-off rate in the signal pocket. At high bleed levels, the resulting flow across the feed orifice results in a high pressure drop. This produces the desired signal pressure level used to trim the clutch.

This is a type "A" DTC.