Vehicle transmission and method for operation of said transmission
AssigneeDana Belgium N.V.
InventorsJoachim Van Dingenen, Jessica Versini, Dries Verstraete, Bert Hannon
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Abstract
Methods and systems for a vehicle transmission are provided. In one example, a vehicle transmission system includes a first planetary gear set rotationally coupled to a second planetary gear set and a first electrical machine rotationally coupled to a gear in the first planetary gear set. The vehicle transmission system further includes a second electrical machine rotationally coupled to a gear in the second planetary gear set and a first clutch configured to selectively disconnect the first and second planetary gear sets from a drive axle.
Claims15
A vehicle transmission system, comprising:
- a first planetary gear set rotationally coupled to a second planetary gear set;
- a first electrical machine rotationally coupled to a gear in the first planetary gear set;
- a second electrical machine rotationally coupled to a gear in the second planetary gear set;
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- a first clutch configured to selectively disconnect the first and second planetary gear sets from a drive axle.
An electro-mechanical infinitely variable transmission (EMIVT) system, comprising:
- a first planetary gear set coupled to a second planetary gear set;
- a neutral clutch configured to selectively disconnect the first and second planetary gear sets from a drive axle;
- an inverter electrically coupled to a first electrical machine and a second electrical machine;
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- wherein the first electrical machine is coupled to the first planetary gear set and the second electrical machine is coupled to the second planetary gear set;
- a controller including executable instructions stored in non-transitory memory that, during an operating condition, cause the controller to:
- operate the neutral clutch to disconnect the first and second planetary gear sets from the drive axle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.