A powertrain for a hybrid vehicle may include a complex planetary gear set including four rotation elements having first, second, third, and fourth rotation elements; a motor-generator fixedly connected to the first rotation element of the complex planetary gear set; a first brake configured to selectively connect the second rotation element of the complex planetary gear set to a transmission housing; an input shaft connected to an engine and configured to be selectively connectable to each of the first rotation element and the third rotation element of the complex planetary gear set; and an output shaft connected to the fourth rotation element of the complex planetary gear set.

Various methods and systems are provided for a drive arrangement for a vehicle including a housing, a double planetary gear set partially or fully contained within the housing, an input shaft selectively engaged with the double planetary gear set, a first clutch assembly coupled to the input shaft and selectively engaged with the double planetary gear set, a second clutch assembly coupled to the input shaft and selectively engaged with the double planetary gear set, and a sliding spline coupled to the input shaft and selectively engaged with the double planetary gear set. The double planetary gear set including a first sun gear, a second sun gear, a first set of planetary gears, a second set of planetary gears, a planetary gear carrier, and a ring gear, wherein components of the double planetary gear set are lockable thereby providing three different gear ratios.

A drive assembly for a work vehicle includes a drive housing including a first housing element forming a reaction member; a drive shaft; a planetary gear set coupled to the drive shaft and configured to selectively rotate an output element in the first rotation direction and in the second rotation direction; a first clutch arrangement including a first clutch ring and a second clutch ring; and a second clutch arrangement to interface with the planetary gear set to selectively effect a second rotation speed of the output element in the first rotation direction and in the second rotation direction. The first clutch ring is configured to effect a first rotation speed of the output element in the second rotation direction and the second clutch ring is configured to effect the first rotation speed of the output element in the first rotation direction.

A bi-directional drive assembly for a work vehicle has a reaction member fixed with respect to or a part of a drive housing. A driveshaft is rotatable about a drive axis relative to the reaction member in a first rotation direction and alternatively in a second rotation direction. A planetary set is coupled to the drive shaft and configured to rotate an output hub in the first or second rotation direction. A clutch assembly is coupled to the reaction member and includes a first clutch and a second clutch. The first clutch is configured to interface the planetary set with the reaction member to effect a first rotation speed of the output hub in the first rotation direction and alternatively the second rotation direction. The second clutch is configured to interface the planetary set with the reaction member to effect a second rotation speed of the output hub in the first rotation direction and alternatively the second rotation direction. An actuator arrangement is configured to effect movement of the first clutch and the second clutch along the drive axis to selectively engage the planetary set.

Electric vehicle drive arrangement having input and output shafts (EW, AW) and a change-speed transmission (G). The transmission (G) has two planetary gearsets (PS1, PS2) and first, second and third shifting elements (SE1, SE2, SE3) for engaging first, second and third gears (G1, G2, G3). The first planetary gearset (PS1) comprises a first sun shaft (SO1), a first ring gear shaft (HR1) and a first carrier shaft (ST1). The second planetary gearset (PS2) comprises a second sun shaft (SO2), a second ring gear shaft (HR2) and a second carrier shaft (ST2). The first carrier shaft (ST1) is connected to the second ring gear shaft (HR2), and the first sun shaft (SO1) forms the transmission input shaft (EW). The second carrier shaft (ST2) forms the transmission output shaft (AW). The first shifting element engages first gear, the second shifting element engages second gear and the third shifting element engages third gear.

A gearbox with multiple planetary gear sets having the same type of center gears includes a planetary gear set, a planetary gear set structure, an input end, an output end and a locking end, and brakes (8). The gearbox adopts at least three planetary gear sets having the same type of center gears (sun gears) or three planetary gear sets having the same type of center gears (ring gears) to form a star-connected planetary gear set structure. A planet carrier (7) is used as the input end, any of the center gears (1) is used as the output end, and the remaining center gears (2, 3) are each used as a locking end. The gearbox adopts at least two brakes (8), each of the brakes (8) connected to a locking end. The brakes (8) are controlled by a gear shift control device to be in any of a braking state, a half-braking state and a non-braking state. The gearbox controls the gear by controlling the braking of the brakes (8).

A transmission arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a first planetary gear set and a second planetary gear set. A first dog element is axially between the second and third dog elements and is rotationally fixed to the first ring gear. A first shift element shiftable to rotationally fix the first dog element to one or both of the first sun gear and the first planet gear carrier and a second shift element shiftable to rotationally fix the first shift element to one of the rotary elements of the second planetary gear set. A second dog element is rotationally fixed to the second sun gear and is rotationally fixable by the first shift element to one or both of the first sun gear and the first planet gear carrier. A third dog element is rotationally fixed to the second sun gear and connectable to the first ring gear by the second shift element.

The present invention provides a power split hybrid power system and a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid power system comprises two planetary gear mechanisms sharing planetary carriers and ring gears, two motors and one engine. An output shaft of the engine is in transmission connection with a first sun gear shaft of a first sun gear, an input/output shaft of a first motor is in transmission connection with a second sun gear shaft of a second sun gear, and an input/output shaft of a second motor is in transmission connection with the ring gears. The output shaft of the engine, the input/output shaft of the first motor and the input/output shaft of the second motor can be relatively fixed to a housing of a transmission through a braking mechanism. Therefore, the power split hybrid power system can guarantee that a vehicle reaches a high speed in a pure motor driving mode so as to complete New European Driving Cycle and World Light Vehicle Test Cycle; and the engine can also be shut down at a high vehicle speed, and the dynamic property is improved in a low-speed state.

Various methods and systems are provided for a multi-speed electric axle assembly with three gear ratios. The multi-speed electric axle assembly includes one or more power supplies, one or more shafts operatively coupled to the one or more power supplies and a differential, and one or more Ravigneaux gear assemblies integrated with the one or more shafts. The one or more Ravigneaux gear assemblies of the multi-speed electric axle assembly providing the three gear ratios.

Methods and systems for a vehicle transmission are provided. A transmission system includes, in one example, an intermediate shaft rotationally coupled to an input shaft and an output shaft, wherein the input shaft is configured to receive rotational input from an electric machine. The system further includes a first gear coupled to the intermediate shaft, and a plurality of clutches coupled to the input shaft and the output shaft and configured to in a first mode, transfer power directly between a second gear coupled to the input shaft, the first gear, and a third gear coupled to the output shaft, and in a second mode, transfer power indirectly between the second gear, the first gear, and/or the third gear.