# US 8,540,601 B2 · Hybrid power output system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,540,601 B2 - Document ID: US8540601B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/518,206 - Filed: 2007-12-06 - Published: 2010-11-11 - Granted: 2013-09-24 - Earliest claimed: 2006-12-08 - Assignees: BYD Company Limited - Applicants: Chuanfu Wang; Hongbin Luo; Wei Chen; Xiaohua Tang; Youchuan Song; Xuguang Zhou; Huanguang Chen; Jianhua Zhang; Yunhao Liao - Inventors: Chuanfu Wang; Hongbin Luo; Wei Chen; Xiaohua Tang; Youchuan Song; Xuguang Zhou; Huanguang Chen; Jianhua Zhang; Yunhao Liao - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8540601B2 ## CPC - B60K 6/442: Series-parallel switching type - B60K 1/02: comprising more than one electric motor - B60K 2006/268: {Electric drive motor starts the engine, i.e. used as starter motor} - Y02T 10/62: Hybrid vehicles - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract The present invention discloses a hybrid power output system for outputting the power to the wheel driving shaft, comprising an engine, a first motor, a second motor, a battery, a first clutch, a second clutch and a constant-mesh fixed ratio reduction unit, wherein the first motor and the second motor are connected electrically with the battery; the engine is connected to the first motor via the first clutch; the first motor is connected to the second motor via the second clutch; the second motor is connected to the wheel driving shaft via the constant-mesh fixed ratio reduction unit. This hybrid power output system can enhance the comfort of the vehicle, save the space and reduce the cost, moreover, it can realize multiple drive modes to improve the power efficiency and reduce the fuel consumption. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A hybrid power output system for a vehicle, comprising: a first motor; a second motor; a battery electrically connected to the first motor and the second motor; an engine; a first clutch operatively coupled between the engine and the first motor, the engine being directly connected to the first motor by the first clutch; a second clutch operatively coupled between the first motor and the second motor; a constant-mesh fixed ratio reduction unit arranged between the second clutch and the second motor, and configured to operatively couple the second motor to a wheel driving shaft, the first motor being directly connected to the constant-mesh fixed ratio reduction unit by the second clutch; and wherein the engine, the first clutch, the first motor, the second clutch, and the second motor are connected in sequence in a coaxial arrangement. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the fixed ratio reduction unit is a constant-mesh gear-drive reduction unit, a constant-mesh chain-drive reduction unit, or a constant-mesh friction-drive reduction unit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first motor is a mid-speed or a high-speed motor, and the second motor is a mid-speed or a low-speed motor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first motor has sufficient output power so as to propel the vehicle without engaging the second motor, and the second motor has sufficient output power so as to propel the vehicle without engaging the first motor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first motor and the second motor are configured to propel the vehicle simultaneously. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein an output power of the second motor is greater than an output power of the first motor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first motor and the second motor are electrically connected to the battery, respectively, through a power converter. ### Claim 8 A hybrid power output system, comprising a first motor; a second motor; a battery electrically connected to the first motor and the second motor; an engine; a first clutch operatively coupled between the engine and the first motor, the engine being directly connected to the first motor by the first clutch; a second clutch operatively coupled between the first motor and the second motor; a constant-mesh fixed ratio reduction unit arranged between the second clutch and the second motor, and configured to operatively couple the second motor to a wheel driving shaft; wherein the first motor is a mid-speed or a high-speed motor, and the second motor is a mid-speed or a low-speed motor; wherein the first motor is directly connected to the constant-mesh fixed ratio reduction unit by the second clutch: and wherein the engine, the first clutch, the first motor, the second clutch, and the second motor are connected in sequence in a coaxial arrangement. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the constant-mesh fixed ratio reduction unit is a constant-mesh gear-drive reduction unit, a constant-mesh chain-drive reduction unit, or a constant-mesh friction-drive reduction unit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the first motor has sufficient output power so as to propel the vehicle without engaging the second motor, and the second motor has sufficient output power so as to propel the vehicle without engaging the first motor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the first motor and the second motor are configured to propel the vehicle simultaneously. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein an output power of the second motor is greater than an output power of the first motor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the first motor and the second motor are electrically connected to the battery, respectively, through a power converter.