Electric drive for a vehicle
AssigneeGKN Automotive AG
InventorsTheodor Gassmann, John Foulsham
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AssigneeGKN Automotive AG
InventorsTheodor Gassmann, John Foulsham
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An electric drive for a vehicle comprises: an electric machine, a stator connected to a housing and comprising stator end-windings, a rotor rotatable relative to the stator, and a driveshaft connected to the rotor; a transmission to transmit a rotary movement from the driveshaft to a driveline; a sump containing fluid to cool and/or lubricate the electric machine and the transmission; a hydraulic arrangement comprising at least one bi-directional pump, a first suction line hydraulically connected with the pump, a stator path for cooling the stator, a second suction line connected with the pump, and a transmission path for cooling the transmission; a valve arrangement with multiple valves configured such that fluid is either supplied from the sump through the first suction line to the stator path, or through the second suction line to the transmission path.
Electric drive for a vehicle, comprising:
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