There is disclosed a power generation assembly (300) for powering a transport refrigeration system (TRS) (52) of a vehicle (10), the power generation assembly (300) comprising: a torque converter (402) having an engine side input (404) and a transmission side output (406); a power take-off device (302) coupled to the engine side input (404) of the torque converter (402), the power take-off device (302) having a rotary output; a permanent magnet generator (304) having a rotor (420) directly coupled to the power take-off device (302) for power generation; wherein the power generation assembly (300) is configured to be housed in an engine bay (210) of a vehicle (10), and is configured to generate at least 8 kW of power when the engine side input (404) has a rotational speed of 500 rpm.

A drive train for an electric truck includes a gearbox and a gear box housing. The drive train further includes an output shaft extending in an axial direction across a wall of the gear box housing and powering a cardan shaft arranged outside of the gear box housing. At least one output gear is arranged inside of the gear box housing on the output shaft. At least a first and a second electric motor attached to the housing of the gearbox form a team of electric motors, wherein each electric motor includes a drive shaft extending parallel to the axial direction and being interconnected via an input gear to an output gear.

A transmission system suitable for operation with a drive machine includes an input shaft for a drive power, at least one output shaft for outputting drive power, a power-split transmission section having at least one variable transmission branch and a mechanical transmission branch, a manual transmission, a transmission system controller, and at least one first and second electric machine for generator and motor operation. The electric machines are electrically connected to one another. The drive power is divided up and conducted by the mechanical and variable transmission branch. An input-coupled, magnetically electric epicyclic gear stage brings together the variable transmission branch and mechanical transmission branch, and is activated by the second electric machine such that the output shaft of the transmission system rotates counter to a direction of rotation at the input shaft to provide a forward and reverse operation of the transmission system.

A drive device includes a first bearing lubricated by a fluid and a second bearing lubricated by a lubricant having a higher electrical conductivity than the fluid. The first bearing rotatably supports a shaft extending in the axial direction along the rotation axis. A housing of the drive device has a first bearing holder that holds the first bearing. The second bearing is arranged between the shaft and the housing and rotatably supports the shaft. The second bearing is arranged in a space isolated from the first bearing holder.

An axial flux electric can include a motor assembly including a motor shaft, a stator assembly, and a rotor assembly. The stator assembly can include a plurality of stator cores about which a wire coil is wound, wherein one or more of the stator cores includes a stator body with an internal fluid passageway for receiving a cooling fluid.

The invention predominantly relates to a rotating electrical machine for a motor vehicle, comprising: a rotor having an even number of pole pairs Np; and a stator (10) comprising a body provided with slots and a three-phase winding (14) inserted into the slots in the stator body. The three-phase winding (14) comprises: at least a first group (G1) of portions of phases (U, V, W) and a second group (G2) of portions of phases (U, V, W) which are associated with a first set of at least three bridge arms (21.1); and at least a third group (G3) of portions of phases (U, V, W) and a fourth group (G4) of portions of phases (U, V, W) which are associated with a second set of at least three bridge arms (21.1).

A drive system for a rail vehicle includes at least one drive motor and at least one cooling apparatus for cooling the at least one drive motor and/or other components of the drive system, in particular a current converter. The drive system is constructed and intended to use kinetic energy of the rail vehicle for operation of the cooling apparatus. A rail vehicle having the drive system and methods for the forward movement of a rail vehicle are also provided.

A vehicle electric motor including: a tubular-shaped stator core constituted by electromagnetic steel sheets that are laminated on each other; a rotor disposed inside the stator core so as to be rotated about an axis; and a housing storing therein the tubular-shaped stator core and the rotor, and including a circumferential wall and axially opposite end walls that are opposed to each other in a direction parallel with the axis. The stator core is fixed at one of its axially end portions to one of the axially opposite end walls of the housing. The housing includes a stator-core-inclination restraining portion that protrudes from an inner circumferential surface of the circumferential wall of the housing toward a part of an outer circumferential surface of the stator core, wherein the part is located on a side of the other of the axially end portions of the stator core.

A power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle may include: a cover part mounted on a vehicle body; two motor parts embedded in the cover part; two rotor parts mounted in the respective motor parts and rotated; a transfer part selectively connected to the rotor part; a torsion damper part coupled to the transfer part; a clutch part configured to selectively connect any one of the rotor parts to the transfer part; and an output part connected to the clutch part and configured to discharge power to a transmission, wherein any one of the rotor parts is connected to the torsion damper part.

A control system for a movable body configured to move by utilizing a motor torque generated by a drive motor, is provided. The system includes the drive motor including a rotor configured to output a rotational force and provided with a variable-magnetic-force magnet, and a stator opposing the rotor with a gap therebetween and provided with a plurality of coils, a powertrain component provided so as to be associated with the drive motor, and a controller having a magnetization controlling module configured to control magnetizing current flowing through the coils so as to change a magnetic force of the variable-magnetic-force magnet. During a demagnetization control in which the magnetic force of the variable-magnetic-force magnet is reduced by the magnetization controlling module, the controller operates the powertrain component to suppress a decrease in a moving force applied to the movable body due to a decrease in the motor torque.