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<p>Created Page + Added Basic Categories + Info</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>=Basics=<br /> *Abreviated CVT<br /> *Essentially a gearbox/transmission with infinitely many &quot;stops&quot;, unlike traditional ones which only have a certain amount of gears to &quot;stop&quot; at, and thus only that many gear ratios.<br /> *They can do this by many different methods (see the useful links section for some detail on these)<br /> *The most useful to us may be a hydraulic one detailed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuously_variable_transmission#Hydrostatic here]<br /> <br /> =Used For=<br /> *Tweaking engine + turbine power outputs<br /> <br /> =Industry Standards=<br /> *<br /> <br /> =Existing Open Source Designs=<br /> *<br /> <br /> =Minimum Viable Product=<br /> *Scaleable<br /> *Modular<br /> *Uses standard hydraulic quick disconnects<br /> *Can be manual or automated<br /> <br /> =Basic Design=<br /> *<br /> <br /> =BOM=<br /> *<br /> <br /> =See Also=<br /> *<br /> <br /> =Useful Links=<br /> *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuously_variable_transmission Wikipedia Page on CVT&#039;s]<br /> *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuously_variable_transmission#Hydrostatic Wikipedia Page on Hydrostatic CVT&#039;s]<br /> **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_displacement_pump Wikipedia Page on Variable Displacement Pumps, a Key Component in Hydrostatic CVT&#039;s]<br /> ***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_piston_pump Wikipedia Page on Axial Piston Pump&#039;s, The Most Common Variable Displacement Pump Type]</div>

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