There is provided a hybrid vehicle including an electronic control unit configured to turn on a second inverter in three phases when an accelerator operation amount is equal to or greater than a predetermined operation amount during predetermined traveling in which the hybrid vehicle is traveling with the engine operated in a state in which a first inverter and a second inverter are shut down and when a rotation speed of a first motor is equal to or less than a predetermined rotation speed. Accordingly, it is possible to rapidly increase a rotation speed of the first motor to be higher than a predetermined rotation speed.

The present invention relates to a rotor assembly where associated electric motors are configured to rotate the rotor, control the collective pitch of the rotor/assembly, and/or control the cyclic pitch of the rotor/assembly, by varying the relative rotational angle between two or more of the associated electric motors.

The present invention relates to a rotor assembly where associated electric motors are configured to rotate the rotor, control the collective pitch of the rotor/assembly, and/or control the cyclic pitch of the rotor/assembly, by varying the relative rotational angle between two or more of the associated electric motors.

In a method for operating a system with drives, which are mechanically coupled to one another, and with a higher-level computer, which is connected to the drives with the aid of a data-bus connection, and a system, a respective actual torque value is determined in each drive and transmitted to the higher-level computer, in particular using a data-bus connection. The higher-level computer determines for each drive a setpoint torque value allocated to this drive, the higher-level computer has controllers, and one of the controllers is allocated, in particular biuniquely, to each drive. The controller allocated to the respective drive controls the actual torque value of the respective drive to the setpoint torque value of the respective drive by determining a setpoint speed value allocated to the respective drive as the control value and transmits it to the respective drive, in particular with the aid of a data-bus connection. The respective drive has a controller in each case, to which the respective actual speed value, determined in the drive, of an electric motor of the drive is supplied and which controls this actual speed value to the respective setpoint speed value transmitted by the higher-level computer by setting the motor voltage or the motor current of the electric motor of the respective drive.

In a method for operating a system with drives, which are mechanically coupled to one another, and with a higher-level computer, which is connected to the drives with the aid of a data-bus connection, and a system, a respective actual torque value is determined in each drive and transmitted to the higher-level computer, in particular using a data-bus connection. The higher-level computer determines for each drive a setpoint torque value allocated to this drive, the higher-level computer has controllers, and one of the controllers is allocated, in particular biuniquely, to each drive. The controller allocated to the respective drive controls the actual torque value of the respective drive to the setpoint torque value of the respective drive by determining a setpoint speed value allocated to the respective drive as the control value and transmits it to the respective drive, in particular with the aid of a data-bus connection. The respective drive has a controller in each case, to which the respective actual speed value, determined in the drive, of an electric motor of the drive is supplied and which controls this actual speed value to the respective setpoint speed value transmitted by the higher-level computer by setting the motor voltage or the motor current of the electric motor of the respective drive.

A power control system for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The system includes a high-voltage battery that is capable of being charged or discharged, a first motor and a second motor, a first inverter connected to the first motor, and a second inverter connected to the second motor. Additionally, a converter has a first side connected to the battery and a second side connected in parallel to the first inverter and the second inverter and a diode is connected in parallel to both sides of the converter. A controller is configured to operate the converter and the first and second inverters to cause electric power of the high-voltage battery to be bypassed via the diode and directly supplied to the first inverter or the second inverter.

A power control system for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The system includes a high-voltage battery that is capable of being charged or discharged, a first motor and a second motor, a first inverter connected to the first motor, and a second inverter connected to the second motor. Additionally, a converter has a first side connected to the battery and a second side connected in parallel to the first inverter and the second inverter and a diode is connected in parallel to both sides of the converter. A controller is configured to operate the converter and the first and second inverters to cause electric power of the high-voltage battery to be bypassed via the diode and directly supplied to the first inverter or the second inverter.

A variable-speed speed increaser includes: an electric driving device which is configured to generate a rotational driving force; and a transmission device which is configured to change the speed of the rotational driving force generated by the electric driving device and transmit the changed rotation driving force to a driving target. The transmission device includes: a sun gear which is configured to rotate about an axis; a sun gear shaft which is fixed to the sun gear and extends in an axial direction around the axis; a planetary gear which is configured to mesh with the sun gear, revolve around the axis and rotate about a center line of the planetary gear; an internal gear which includes a plurality of teeth aligned annularly around the axis and is configured to mesh with the planetary gear; a planetary gear carrier; and an internal gear carrier.

A starting method of a variable speed accelerator, which includes an electric device for generating rotational driving force and a transmission device for changing a speed of the rotational driving force generated by the electric device and transmits the changed rotational driving force to an object to be driven, the starting method includes: a constant speed electric motor starting step of starting a constant speed electric motor and gradually increasing a number of rotations in a first direction of a constant speed rotor and an internal gear; and a generator mode operating step of operating a variable speed electric motor in a generator mode and rotating a planetary gear carrier in the first direction, wherein the transmission device is a planetary gear transmission device, and wherein the electric device comprises: the constant speed electric motor.

A method for driving an electromechanical sliding door in a transportation vehicle, wherein the sliding door has an adjusting mechanism with a rolling carriage guided in a guide rail and a first electric drive motor. A fixing mechanism with a second electric drive motor and also a locking mechanism is also provided, which locking mechanism allows the rolling carriage to be arrested in any desired position. Here, the locking mechanism is driven by the second electric drive motor. The method may include driving the second electric drive motor with an input voltage which lies below a threshold voltage for tripping the locking mechanism, continuously increasing the input voltage for the second electric drive motor, and locking the locking mechanism when the input voltage for the second electric drive motor exceeds the threshold voltage for tripping the locking mechanism.