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ELECTRIC DRIVE ASSEMBLY
20180013338 · 2018-01-11 ·

An electric drive assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a high-speed electric machine with a nominal rotational speed of at least 20,000 revolutions per minute and with a high-speed rotor that can be used as a flywheel mass for storing kinetic energy; a superimposed transmission having a drive element, a regulating element and a driven element, wherein the drive element is drivable by an electric machine around a drive axis, wherein the regulating element is rotatable around a regulating axis and wherein the driven element is drivingly connected to the regulating element and the drive element; an electromagnetic regulating device having a stator and a rotor that is connected to the regulating element in a rotationally fixed way, wherein by means of magnetic forces acting in the circumferential direction between the stator and the rotor, a regulating moment can be transmitted to the rotor, wherein the magnetic forces are variably adjustable.

High voltage converter for use as electric power supply
11711003 · 2023-07-25 · ·

An electric power supply is disclosed having high-voltage, direct-current (HVDC) circuitry comprising one or more DC pre-charge capacitors and one or more power transistor switches, the HVDC circuitry configured to receive high-voltage, direct-current (HVDC) input power of about 320 volts and/or greater and convert the HVDC input power to multi-phase, high-voltage, alternating-current (HVAC) output power of about 320 volts and/or greater; and low-voltage, direct current (LVDC) circuitry adapted and configured to operate on low-voltage, direct-current, wherein the LVDC circuitry is configured to control and monitor the multi-phase HVAC output power. The electric power supply is further configured to operate in reverse and convert received multiphase HVAC input power to HVDC output power.

High voltage converter for use as electric power supply
11711003 · 2023-07-25 · ·

An electric power supply is disclosed having high-voltage, direct-current (HVDC) circuitry comprising one or more DC pre-charge capacitors and one or more power transistor switches, the HVDC circuitry configured to receive high-voltage, direct-current (HVDC) input power of about 320 volts and/or greater and convert the HVDC input power to multi-phase, high-voltage, alternating-current (HVAC) output power of about 320 volts and/or greater; and low-voltage, direct current (LVDC) circuitry adapted and configured to operate on low-voltage, direct-current, wherein the LVDC circuitry is configured to control and monitor the multi-phase HVAC output power. The electric power supply is further configured to operate in reverse and convert received multiphase HVAC input power to HVDC output power.

Vehicle drive apparatus

A transmission mechanism is provided with an output gear drivingly coupled to at least one of a pair of output members and placed coaxially with the pair of output members. A direction in which a rotating electrical machine and an inverter device are arranged side by side in an axial view is defined as a first direction. A direction perpendicular to both an axial direction and the first direction is defined as a second direction. A first output member that is one of the pair of output members is placed between the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device in the first direction, at a position in the second direction where both the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device are placed. The output gear is placed in such a manner as to overlap each of the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device in the axial view.

Vehicle drive apparatus

A transmission mechanism is provided with an output gear drivingly coupled to at least one of a pair of output members and placed coaxially with the pair of output members. A direction in which a rotating electrical machine and an inverter device are arranged side by side in an axial view is defined as a first direction. A direction perpendicular to both an axial direction and the first direction is defined as a second direction. A first output member that is one of the pair of output members is placed between the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device in the first direction, at a position in the second direction where both the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device are placed. The output gear is placed in such a manner as to overlap each of the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device in the axial view.

DRIVE HAVING A HOUSING, ADAPTER PLATE, AND COVER HOOD

A drive includes a housing, an adapter plate, and a cover hood. A flat support surface is provided on the housing, e.g., for placement of the cover hood, and the adapter plate is attached to the housing. A first sealing ring, e.g., an O-ring, is received on the outer circumference of the adapter plate and is arranged between the cover hood and the cover plate, e.g., for sealing. A second sealing ring, e.g., an O-ring or a flat sealing ring, is received and/or attached to the side of the adapter plate facing the support surface, and the second sealing ring is arranged between the adapter plate and the support surface, e.g., for sealing.

DRIVE HAVING A HOUSING, ADAPTER PLATE, AND COVER HOOD

A drive includes a housing, an adapter plate, and a cover hood. A flat support surface is provided on the housing, e.g., for placement of the cover hood, and the adapter plate is attached to the housing. A first sealing ring, e.g., an O-ring, is received on the outer circumference of the adapter plate and is arranged between the cover hood and the cover plate, e.g., for sealing. A second sealing ring, e.g., an O-ring or a flat sealing ring, is received and/or attached to the side of the adapter plate facing the support surface, and the second sealing ring is arranged between the adapter plate and the support surface, e.g., for sealing.

Multi-Bar Linkage Electric Drive System

An electric drive system including: a rotary motor system including a hub assembly, a first rotating assembly, a second rotating assembly, and a third rotating assembly, wherein the hub assembly defines a rotational axis about which the first rotating assembly, the second rotating assembly, and the third rotating assembly are coaxially aligned and are capable of independent rotational movement independent of each other; a multi-bar linkage mechanism connected to each of the first and third rotating assemblies and connected to the hub assembly and constraining movement of the hub assembly so that the rotational axis of the hub assembly moves along a defined path that is in a transverse direction relative to the rotational axis and wherein the multi-bar linkage mechanism causes the rotational axis of the hub assembly to translate along the defined path in response to relative rotation of the first rotating assembly and the third rotating assembly with respect to each other.

Multi-Bar Linkage Electric Drive System

An electric drive system including: a rotary motor system including a hub assembly, a first rotating assembly, a second rotating assembly, and a third rotating assembly, wherein the hub assembly defines a rotational axis about which the first rotating assembly, the second rotating assembly, and the third rotating assembly are coaxially aligned and are capable of independent rotational movement independent of each other; a multi-bar linkage mechanism connected to each of the first and third rotating assemblies and connected to the hub assembly and constraining movement of the hub assembly so that the rotational axis of the hub assembly moves along a defined path that is in a transverse direction relative to the rotational axis and wherein the multi-bar linkage mechanism causes the rotational axis of the hub assembly to translate along the defined path in response to relative rotation of the first rotating assembly and the third rotating assembly with respect to each other.

MOTOR COOLING STRUCTURE, DRIVE ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE
20230006486 · 2023-01-05 ·

A motor cooling structure, a drive assembly and a vehicle. The motor cooling structure includes: branch flow-channels (100), shell flow-channels (200), end cover flow-channels (300), a liquid inlet (201) and a liquid outlet (202). A plurality of the branch flow-channels (100) are circumferentially arranged on a stator (1) of a motor around an axis of the motor. The shell flow-channels (200) includes a liquid inlet flow-channel (211), shell long flow-channels and a liquid outlet flow-channel (212). The liquid inlet flow-channel (211), the plurality of shell long flow-channels and the liquid outlet flow-channel (212) are circumferentially arranged on a reducer shell (2) around the axis of the motor. The end cover flow-channels (300) includes end-cover long flow-channels, and a plurality of the end-cover long flow-channels are circumferentially arranged on a motor end cover (3) around the axis of the motor. The shell flow-channels (200), the plurality of branch flow-channels (100) and the end cover flow-channels (300) form a continuous total flow-channel. The liquid inlet (201) is disposed on the reducer shell (2), and is in communication with the liquid inlet flow-channel (211). The liquid outlet (202) is disposed on the reducer shell (2), and is in communication with the liquid outlet flow-channel (212). The motor cooling structure realizes immersion cooling of the motor and improves the cooling efficiency of the motor.