Split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system
OwnerTai-Her Yanginventor
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Abstract
A split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system, comprised of two or more than two separation drive systems allowing independent operation to respectively drive the load, or all loads driven individually are incorporated in a common frame to drive land, surface, underwater transportation means or aircraft, industrial machines and equipment or any other load drive by rotational kinetic energy.
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A split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system, more particularly a drive system configured to drive a load by employing rotational kinetic energy;
- the split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system comprising two or more drive systems each configured to independently drive the load incorporated in a common frame that is driven by the kinetic energy of at least one drive system;
- the dual-power drive system including a first drive system and a second drive system;
- the first drive system including an active power source, a first dynamo-electrical unit functioning as a generator, a second dynamo-electrical unit functioning as a motor, and a first clutch driven by a drive control unit (104) to control the active rotational power source (100) to output transmission status of the rotational kinetic energy;
- the second drive system including a third dynamo-electrical unit functioning as a motor to serve as a rotational power source for the second drive system;
- a fourth clutch configured to control mutual transmission or and cut-off of the rotational kinetic energy between the first and second drive systems;
- by means of the control and operation of a control system or manually, either;
- the active rotational power source and the first dynamo-electrical unit of the separation serial-parallel hybrid drive system are coupled through the first clutch, and the first dynamo-electrical unit and the second dynamo-electrical unit are separated;
- and the active rotational kinetic energy source drives the first dynamo-electrical unit to output electric power to further drive the second dynamo-electrical unit to operate as a motor to provide functions related to function as a series hybrid power train;
- or through the control and operation of the first clutch, the rotational kinetic energy from the active rotational power source outputs rotational kinetic energy to drive either or both of a first load of the first drive system and a second load of the second drive system, where the second load is driven through the fourth clutch;
- or the active rotational power source is coupled to at least one of the first and the second dynamo-electrical units, and a rechargeable device to provide functions related to function as a parallel hybrid power train;
- the split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system essentially comprised of the active rotational power source, first clutch, the first and second dynamo-electrical units, second clutch, fourth clutch, drive control unit, central control unit, rechargeable device, auxiliary rechargeable device, and load as follows:
- the active rotational power source (100), comprising at least one of an internal combustion engine and an external combustion engine, is a rotational kinetic energy power source;
- a rotary part of the active rotational source selectively either directly coupled to the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) or indirectly coupled to the rotary part of the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) through a first transmission unit (109 109a), a second transmission unit (129), or and the first clutch (102);
- the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) is configured to be switched to operate as a generator or a motor;
- when the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) is connected to the first drive system (1001), the rotary part of the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) is coupled to the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) through the second clutch (112);
- the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) is configured to be switched to operate as a generator or a motor to become the rotational power source for the second drive system (1002);
- the output terminal of the rotary part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) directly outputs the rotational kinetic energy to drive the second load or outputs the rotational kinetic energy to drive the second load through the third clutch (122);
- the input terminal of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system is coupled to a fourth clutch (132);
- the first clutch (102) is a transmission device that transmits or interrupts the rotational kinetic energy and is configured to be coupled to between the rotary part of the active rotational power source (100) and the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) as required controlled by the drive control unit;
- the second clutch (112) transmits or interrupts the rotational kinetic energy and is coupled between the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) and the first dynamo-electrical unit (101);
- the third clutch (122) transmits or interrupts the rotational kinetic energy and is coupled between the input terminal of the second load (120 120b) of the first second drive system and the rotary part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103 103a) of the first second drive system;, as required controlled by the drive control unit;
- the fourth clutch (132) transmits or interrupts the rotational kinetic energy and is coupled between the rotary part of the active rotational power source (100) and the rotary part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) of the second drive system (1002) to control whether the rotational kinetic energy between the first and the second drive systems (1001, 1002) is to be transmitted or interrupted;
- the drive control unit (104) includes a circuit configured to provide any or all at least one of the following functions:
- for the system to operate as a series hybrid power system;
- when the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001) operates as a generator, the drive control unit (104) controls the power outputted to drive the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) of the second drive system (1002), and/or recharge the main rechargeable device (106);
- the drive control unit controls the power form from the main rechargeable device (106) to drive the first and the second dynamo-electrical units (101, 103) each operating as a motor;
- when subject to the drive control unit (104), the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001) and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002), or any part of those dynamo-electrical units therein is inversely driven to operate as a generator to control the recharging power outputted to the main rechargeable device (106) or power supplied to other load for the dynamo-electrical unit to operate for breaking produce a braking function by regenerated power;
- the central control unit (105) is subject to a control interface (107) to control the operation of the split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system, particularly to the for optimal fuel consumption of and pollution control, i.e., the optimal brake specific fuel consumption generally applicable to the system either operating as series or parallel hybrid power train by having operating the engine to operate in a range of rpm that consumes less fuel yet outputs higher power efficiency more efficiently;
- the central control unit (105) by having operating the drive control unit (104) to control the operation of relative functions among the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001), the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002), and the main rechargeable device (106), and controls the operates the drive control unit to control feedback monitor monitoring and interaction among various between the units in the system;
- the control interface (107) is configured to receive inputs manually or by control signals to control the operation of the separation serial-parallel dual-power system;
- the auxiliary rechargeable device (110) is controlled by a startup switch (111) to drive a startup motor (121) adapted to drive an engine serving as the active rotational power source (100) thus to supply power to an auxiliary load (130);
- the auxiliary load (130) is selectively driven by the generated power from the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) or the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) operating as a generator, or by the power from the main rechargeable device (106) or the auxiliary rechargeable device (110) to output the rotational kinetic energy with the engine as the active rotational power source, the split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system provides any or all providing at least one of the following functions:
- the rotational kinetic energy from the engine power drives a first load (120 120a) of the first drive system (1001) and/or a second load (120 120b) of the second drive system (1002);
- when the system is operating as a series hybrid power train, the engine is controlled to run from lower rpm up to higher rpm, or at a preset rpm to drive the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001) to operate as a generator;
- in case of a light load, the power generated by the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001) drives the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) while recharging the main rechargeable device (106) at the same time;
- and
- in case of a heavy load,
- either the power generated by the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001) and that from the main rechargeable device (106) jointly drive the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) of the second drive system (1002) for outputting the rotational kinetic energy to drive the second load (120 120b) to control the engine to run at a fixed in a predetermined rpm range that yields higher energy efficiency for fuel and pollution reduction;, where the fixed rpm is defined to generally refer to the predetermined rpm range is set to achieve the optimal brake specific fuel consumption, wherein the engine runs at lower fuel consumption but relatively paying higher output power when the system is operating as a series or parallel hybrid power train;
- the power generated by the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) driven by the engine recharges the main rechargeable device (106);
- or the power from the main rechargeable device (106) and that from the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) jointly drive the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) to operate as a motor to drive the second load (120 120b) for controlling the engine to run at a fixed in the predetermined rpm range that yields higher energy efficiency;
- the fixed rpm is defined to generally refer to the rpm range to achieve the optimal brake specific fuel consumption wherein the engine runs at lower fuel consumption but relatively paying higher output power when the system is operating as a series or parallel hybrid power train;
- when the system operates as a parallel hybrid power train, the power from the main rechargeable device (106) drives the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001) and/or the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) to operate as a motor to jointly drive the second load (120 120b) with the engine;
- in case of a light load, while driving the second load (120 120b), the rotational kinetic energy from the engine also drives the first dynamo-electrical unit (101), and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) or any part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) therein to recharge the main rechargeable device (106) or supply power to any other power driven load (130);
- in case of a heavy load, the power from the main rechargeable device (106) drives the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001) and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002), or any part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) therein, for jointly driving the load with those the rotational kinetic energy outputted from the engine;
- through the manipulation of the drive control unit (104), the power from the main rechargeable device (106) drives at least one of the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001), and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) or any part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) therein operates to operate as a generator for driving motor through controlling the fourth clutch (132) to perform engagement and disengagement to drive at least one of the second first load (120 120a) in the first drive system (1001) and the second load (120b) in the second drive system (1002);
- the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001), and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) or any part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) therein is driven by the engine to operate as a generator to recharge the main rechargeable device (106) or supply power to the auxiliary load (130);
- the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001), and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) or any part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) therein is inversely driven by the second load (120 120b) to operate as a generator for power regeneration to recharge the main rechargeable device (106) or supply power to the auxiliary load (130);
- the mechanical damping of the engine provides mechanical braking function, and the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001), and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) or any part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) therein operates as a generator to recharge the main rechargeable device (106) or supply power to the auxiliary load (130);
- the main rechargeable device (106) drives the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001), and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) or any part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) therein operates as a motor to start up the engine;
- the fourth clutch (132) is controlled to close up for transmitting the rotational function between the active rotational power source (100) and the second drive system (1002) and to interrupt the transmission of rotational kinetic energy when disengaged;
- wherein:
- in the first drive system (1001), a power generation unit (2000) performs mutual transmission with the output shaft of the active rotational power source (100) through the second transmission unit (129);
- the power generation unit (2000), apart from provided with the second transmission unit (129) for the mutual transmission with the output shaft of the active rotational power source (100), through the first clutch (102) of the power generation unit (2000), is coupled to the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) directly or through the first transmission unit (109);
- and the output shaft of the active rotational power source (100) is coupled to the first clutch (112) and the first a third transmission unit (109 109b) to drive the first load (120 120a) to constitute jointly with the power generation unit (2000) the first drive system (1001);
- in the second drive system (1002), the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) serving as the power source for the second drive system (1002) drives the second load (120 120b);
- furthermore, as required controlled by the drive control unit, the active rotational power source (100) is coupled to through the first clutch (102) coupled to the rotary part of the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) driven by of the first drive system (1001), the active rotational power source is coupled to the input terminal of the fourth clutch (132);, and the output terminal of the fourth clutch (132) is coupled to the rotary part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) serving as the power source for the second drive system (1002), or and the input terminal of the second load (120 120b) driven by the second drive system (1002) for the control of the transmission status of the rotational kinetic energy between the first drive system (1001) and the second drive system (1002),
- whereby, through the aforementioned system operation, the outputted rotational kinetic energy serves to drive any type of load driven by rotational kinetic energy.
A split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system employing rotational kinetic energy;
- the split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system comprising two or more drive systems incorporated in a common frame that is driven by the kinetic energy of at least one drive system;
- the dual-power drive system including a first drive system and a second drive system;
- the first drive system including an active power source, a first dynamo-electrical unit functioning as a generator, and a second dynamo-electrical unit functioning as a motor, driven by a drive control unit (104) to control the active rotational power source (100) to output transmission status of the rotational kinetic energy;
- the second drive system including a third dynamo-electrical unit functioning as a motor to serve as a rotational power source for the second drive system;
- by means of the control and operation of a control system or manually, the active rotational power source and the first dynamo-electrical unit of the separation serial-parallel hybrid drive system are coupled, and the first dynamo-electrical unit and the second dynamo-electrical unit are separated;
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- either the active rotational kinetic energy source drives the first dynamo-electrical unit to output electric power to further drive the second dynamo-electrical unit to operate as a motor to function as a series hybrid power train;
- or the active rotational power source is coupled to at least one of the first and the second dynamo-electrical units, and a rechargeable device to function as a parallel hybrid power train;
- the split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system comprised of the active rotational power source, the first and second dynamo-electrical units, second clutch, drive control unit, central control unit, rechargeable device, auxiliary rechargeable device, and load as follows:
- the active rotational power source (100), comprising at least one of an internal combustion engine and an external combustion engine is a rotational kinetic energy power source;
- a rotary part of the active rotational source directly coupled to the first dynamo-electrical unit (101);
- the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) is configured to be switched to operate as a generator or a motor;
- when the second dynamo-electrical unit (103a) is connected to the first drive system (1001), the rotary part of the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) is coupled to the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) through the second clutch (112);
- the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) is configured to be switched to operate as a generator or a motor to become the rotational power source for the second drive system (1002);
- the output terminal of the rotary part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) directly outputs the rotational kinetic energy to drive the second load or outputs the rotational kinetic energy to drive the second load;
- the second clutch (112) transmits or interrupts the rotational kinetic energy and is coupled between the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) and the first dynamo-electrical unit (101);
- a fourth clutch (132) transmits or interrupts the rotational kinetic energy and is coupled between the rotary part of the active rotational power source (100) and the rotary part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) of the second drive system (1002) to control whether the rotational kinetic energy between the first and the second drive systems (1001, 1002) is to be transmitted or interrupted;
- the drive control unit (104) includes a circuit configured to provide at least one of the following functions:
- for the system to operate as a series hybrid power system;
- when the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001) operates as a generator, the drive control unit (104) controls the power outputted to drive the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) of the second drive system (1002), and/or recharge the main rechargeable device (106);
- the drive control unit controls the power form the main rechargeable device (106) to drive the first and the second dynamo-electrical units (101, 103) each operating as a motor;
- when subject to the drive control unit (104), the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001) and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002), or any part of those dynamo-electrical units therein is inversely driven to operate as a generator to control the recharging power outputted to the main rechargeable device (106), or power is supplied to other loads, for at least one dynamo-electrical unit to produce a braking function by regenerated power;
- the central control unit (105) is subject to a control interface (107) to control the operation of the split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system, for optimal fuel consumption and pollution control, the optimal brake specific fuel consumption applicable to the system either operating as series or parallel hybrid power train by operating the engine in a range of rpm that consumes less fuel yet outputs power more efficiently;
- the central control unit (105) operates the drive control unit (104) to control the operation of the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001), the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002), and the main rechargeable device (106), and operates the drive control unit to control feedback monitoring and interaction between the units in the system;
- the control interface (107) is configured to receive inputs manually or by control signals to control the operation of the serial-parallel dual-power system;
- the auxiliary rechargeable device (110) is controlled by a startup switch (111) to drive a startup motor (121) adapted to drive an engine serving as the active rotational power source (100) thus to supply power to an auxiliary load (130);
- the auxiliary load (130) is selectively driven by the generated power from the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) or the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) operating as a generator, or by the power from the main rechargeable device (106) or the auxiliary rechargeable device (110) to output the rotational kinetic energy with the engine as the active rotational power source, the split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system providing at least one of the following functions:
- the rotational kinetic energy from the engine power drives a first load (120a) of the first drive system (1001) and/or a second load (120b) of the second drive system (1002);
- when the system is operating as a series hybrid power train, the engine is controlled to run from lower rpm up to higher rpm, or at a preset rpm to drive the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001) to operate as a generator;
- in case of a light load, the power generated by the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001) drives the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) while recharging the main rechargeable device (106) at the same time;
- and
- in case of a heavy load,
- either the power generated by the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001) and that from the main rechargeable device (106) jointly drive the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) of the second drive system (1002) for outputting the rotational kinetic energy to drive the second load (120b) to control the engine to run in a predetermined rpm range that yields high energy efficiency for fuel and pollution reduction;
- the predetermined rpm range being set to achieve the optimal brake specific fuel consumption wherein the engine runs at lower fuel consumption but relatively higher output power when the system is operating as a series or parallel hybrid power train;
- the power generated by the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) driven by the engine recharges the main rechargeable device (106);
- or the power from the main rechargeable device (106) and that from the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) jointly drive the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) to operate as a motor to drive the second load (120b) for controlling the engine to run in the predetermined rpm range that yields high energy efficiency;
- when the system operates as a parallel hybrid power train, the power from the main rechargeable device (106) drives the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001) and/or the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) to operate as a motor to jointly drive the second load (120b) with the engine;
- in case of a light load, while driving the second load (120b), the rotational kinetic energy from the engine also drives the first dynamo-electrical unit (101), and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) or any part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) therein to recharge the main rechargeable device (106) or supply power to any other power driven load (130);
- in case of a heavy load, the power from the main rechargeable device (106) drives the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001) and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) or any part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) therein for jointly driving the load with the rotational kinetic energy outputted from the engine;
- through the manipulation of the drive control unit (104), the power from the main rechargeable device (106) drives at least one of the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001) and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) to operate as a motor for respectively driving the second load (120b);
- the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001), and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) or any part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) therein is driven by the engine to operate as a generator to recharge the main rechargeable device (106) or supply power to the auxiliary load (130);
- the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001), and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) or any part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) therein is inversely driven by the second load (120b) to operate as a generator for power regeneration to recharge the main rechargeable device (106) or supply power to the auxiliary load (130);
- the mechanical damping of the engine provides mechanical braking, and the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001), and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103a) in the second drive system (1002) or any part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) therein operates as a generator to recharge the main rechargeable device (106) or supply power to the auxiliary load (130);
- the main rechargeable device (106) drives the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) in the first drive system (1001), and the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) in the second drive system (1002) or any part of the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) therein operates as a motor to start UP the engine;
- wherein:
- in the first drive system (1001), a power generation unit (2000) performs mutual transmission with the output shaft of the active rotational power source (100) of the power generation unit (2000), is coupled to the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) directly;
- and the output shaft of the active rotational power source (100) is coupled to the second clutch (112) to drive the first load (120a) to constitute jointly with the power generation unit (2000) the first drive system (1001);
- in the second drive system (1002), the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) serving as the power source for the second drive system (1002) drives the second load (120b);
- whereby, through the aforementioned system operation, the outputted rotational kinetic energy serves to drive any type of load driven by rotational kinetic energy.
A split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system employing rotational kinetic energy;
- the split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system comprising two or more drive systems incorporated in a common frame that is driven by the kinetic energy of at least one drive system;
- the dual-power drive system including a first drive system and a second drive system;
- the first drive system including an active power source (100), the active power source (100) configured to drive a second transmission unit (129), the second transmission unit (129) configured to drive a first dynamo-electrical unit (101) functioning as a generator and to drive a second clutch (112) and a transmission unit (109) for driving the load of the first drive system (1001), and manually or by control and operation of the second clutch (112) controlled by a drive control unit (104) to control the active rotational power source (100) to output transmission status of the rotational kinetic energy to the load (120a, 120a1, and 120a2) of the first drive system (1001);
- the second drive system including a second dynamo-electrical unit (103, 103b, and 103c) functioning as a motor to serve as a rotational power source for the second drive system;
- by control and operation of a control system configured by a drive control unit (104), a central control unit (105), and a control interface (107) or manually, the split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system is capable of performing following one or more functional operations, including:
- when the second clutch (112) is disengaged, the active rotational kinetic energy source drives the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) of the first drive system (1001) through the second transmission unit (129) to operate as a generator for outputting electric power, and through the control and operation of the drive control unit (104) to drive the second dynamo-electrical unit (103) of the second drive system (1002) to operate as a motor for driving the load (120b, 120b1, and 120b2) of the second drive system (1002) to function as a series hybrid power train;
- when the second clutch (112) is engaged, through the control and operation of the second transmission unit (129), the second clutch (112), and the transmission unit (109), the active rotational power source is configured to drive a load of the first drive system (1001).
A split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system employing rotational kinetic energy;
- the split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system comprising two or more drive systems incorporated in a common frame that is driven by the kinetic energy of at least one drive system;
- the dual-power drive system including a first drive system and a second drive system;
- the first drive system including an active power source (100), the active power source (100) configured to drive a second transmission unit (129), the second transmission unit (129) configured to drive a first dynamo-electrical unit (101) functioning as a generator and to drive a second clutch (112) and a transmission unit (109) for driving the load of the first drive system (1001), and manually or by control and operation of the second clutch (112) controlled by a drive control unit (104) to control the active rotational power source (100) to output transmission status of the rotational kinetic energy to the load (120a, 120a1, and 120a2) of the first drive system (1001);
- the second drive system including a second dynamo-electrical unit (103, 103b, and 103c) functioning as a motor to serve as a rotational power source for the second drive system;
- by control and operation of a control system configured by a drive control unit (104), a central control unit (105), and a control interface (107) or manually, the split serial-parallel hybrid dual-power drive system is capable of performing following one or more functional operations, including:
- when the second clutch (112) is disengaged, the active rotational kinetic energy source drives the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) of the first drive system (1001) through the second transmission unit (129) to operate as a generator for outputting electric power, and through the control and operation of the drive control unit (104) to drive the second dynamo-electrical unit of the second drive system (1002) to operate as a motor for driving the load (120b, 120b1, and 120b2) of the second drive system (1002) to function as a series hybrid power train;
- when the second clutch (112) is engaged, through the control and operation of the second transmission unit (129), the second clutch (112), and the transmission unit (109), the active rotational power source is configured to drive a load of the first drive system (1001),
- wherein, a first clutch (102) and/or a first transmission unit (109a) is further installed in the first drive system (1001) between the second transmission unit (129) driven by the active power source (100) and the first dynamo-electrical unit (101) to selectively transmit or interrupt the rotational kinetic energy of the active power source (100) for driving the first dynamo-electrical unit (101),
- wherein a transmission unit (109e, 109f, 109f1, and 109f2) and/or a third clutch (122) is further installed in the second drive system (1002) between the second dynamo-electrical unit (103, 103a, and 103b) and load (120b, 120b1, and 120b2).
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