A drive axle of a vehicle includes an electric motor having an output shaft. At least one of a gear and a planetary gear set is operably connected to the output shaft of the electric motor. The at least one of the gear and the planetary gear set is operably connected to a differential configured to transfer torque to two axle half shafts of the vehicle. At least one clutch configured to facilitate a plurality of gear ratios between the electric motor and the differential.

Methods and systems for an electric drive axle of a vehicle are provided. An electric drive axle system includes, in one example, a gear train configured to rotationally attach to an electric motor-generator. The gear train includes an output shaft rotationally coupled to a first planetary gear assembly axially offset from an input shaft rotationally coupled to the electric motor-generator, the first planetary gear assembly configured to removably couple to a differential arranged co-axial with an axle.

Various methods and systems are provided for a shift assembly for a vehicle transmission. In one example, a shift assembly for a transmission includes a first barrel cam including a first cam track; a second barrel cam arranged coaxially with the first barrel cam and including a second cam track; a first motor configured to drive the first barrel cam independent of the second barrel cam; and a second motor configured to drive the second barrel cam independent of the first barrel cam.

The present document relates to an electric drive axle comprising an electric motor, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, and a differential assembly. The electric motor is drivingly connected or drivingly connectable to the differential assembly via the first planetary gear set and via the second planetary gear set.

An electric axle assembly includes an electric motor having an output shaft. A two stage gear train is coupled with the output shaft. The two stage gear train includes two reduction gears which provide different gear ratios. A differential is provided. A hollow differential input shaft is splined with the differential wherein the hollow input shaft supports driven gears that rotate independently relative to the hollow differential input shaft. A sliding dog clutch is splined to the hollow differential input shaft selectively engaging the driven gears or maintaining a neutral position wherein the electric motor and gear train are disconnected from the differential.

A transmission may include an input shaft, a first output shaft, a second output shaft, a first planetary gearset, and a second planetary gearset connected to the first planetary gearset, where the planetary gearsets each comprise numerous elements. The input shaft, the two output shafts, the planetary gearsets, and their elements may be arranged and designed such that a torque input via the input shaft is converted and distributed in a defined ratio to the two output shafts, and the formation of a combined torque is prevented. At least a third element of the first planetary gearset may be connected to a first element of the second planetary gearset via a shaft for conjoint rotation.

A control device that controls cooling of a rotating electrical machine for driving a vehicle includes an arithmetic operation unit that executes predetermined arithmetic operation processing, and a storage unit that is accessible by the arithmetic operation unit. First temperature information from a first temperature detection unit that detects a temperature of a first refrigerant that exchanges heat with at the rotating electrical machine, second temperature information from a second temperature detection unit that detects a temperature of a second refrigerant that exchanges heat with a winding of the rotating electrical machine and is cooled by the first refrigerant, third temperature information from a rotating electrical machine temperature detection unit detects a temperature of the rotating electrical machine, and fourth temperature information from an outside air temperature detection unit are input. The second temperature information is verified by using the first, second, third, and fourth temperature information.

A transmission comprises a first input shaft, a second input shaft, an output shaft, and an intermediate shaft. A first input shaft gearwheel, a second input shaft gearwheel, a first intermediate shaft gearwheel, a second intermediate shaft gearwheel, a first output shaft gearwheel drivingly connected to the first input shaft gearwheel, a second output shaft gearwheel in meshing engagement with the first intermediate shaft gearwheel, and a third output shaft gearwheel in meshing engagement with the second intermediate shaft gearwheel, are provided. A first shifting device is selectively settable to: a first shifting device first state, rotationally connecting the first output shaft gearwheel to the output shaft, a first shifting device neutral state, and a first shifting device second state, rotationally connecting the first output shaft gearwheel to the second output shaft gearwheel,

A second shifting device is selectively settable to: a second shifting device first state, rotationally connecting the second output shaft gearwheel to the output shaft, a second shifting device neutral state, and a second shifting device second state, rotationally connecting the third output shaft gearwheel to the output shaft.

A transfer case having, a transmission mount, an input shaft received through the transmission mount, an electric propulsion motor, a transfer case portion and a transmission portion. The transfer case portion has a transfer case portion input, a first transfer case portion output, a second transfer case portion output, and a power transfer mechanism, the first transfer case portion output being drivingly coupled to the transfer case input portion, the power transfer mechanism drivingly coupling the second transfer case portion output to the first transfer case output portion. the transmission portion has a first coupling, which is selectively operable for drivingly connecting the input shaft to the transfer case portion input, and a second coupling that is selectively operable for drivingly connecting a rotor of the electric propulsion motor to the transfer case portion input.

A speed reduction assembly for an electric vehicle includes an electric machine configured to operate as a motor and as a generator. The electric machine includes an output shaft that is rotatable about a longitudinal axis at an output speed. The assembly also includes an output member coupled to the output shaft and rotatable about the longitudinal axis at a reduced speed. In addition, the assembly includes a pericyclic apparatus coupled to the output shaft and the output member to reduce the output speed of the output shaft to the reduced speed of the output member. A vehicle may include the speed reduction assembly in certain configurations. The vehicle includes a battery module and the electric machine is in electrical communication with the battery module to recharge the battery module when the electric machine operates as the generator.