An electric power conversion apparatus includes a channel case in which a cooling water channel is formed; a double side cooling semiconductor module that has an upper and lower arms series circuit of an inverter circuit; a capacitor module; a direct current connector; and an alternate current connector. The semiconductor module includes first and second heat dissipation metals whose outer surfaces are heat dissipation surfaces, the upper and lower arms series circuit is disposed tightly between the first heat dissipation metal and the second heat dissipation metal, and the semiconductor module further includes a direct current positive terminal, a direct current negative terminal, and an alternate current terminal which protrude to outside. The channel case is provided with the cooling water channel which extends from a cooling water inlet to a cooling water outlet, and a first opening which opens into the cooling water channel.

Methods and systems are provided for operating a driveline of a hybrid vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine, an electric machine, and a transmission, where the transmission is downstream of the engine, and where the electric machine is downstream of the transmission. In one example, while the vehicle is being propelled solely via the electric machine, one or more gears of the transmission may be pre-engaged or selected, to prepare the driveline for an engine start event. In this way, driveline torque disturbance and delays in torque requests may be reduced or avoided upon a request for an engine start event.

A hybrid transmission is for a motor vehicle provided with a heat engine and a main drive electric machine. The transmission includes two concentric input shafts connected to a crankshaft of the heat engine and to the electric machine with no disconnect clutch, an output shaft connected to wheels of the vehicle by a differential, and a shaft for transferring movement from an input shaft to the output shaft and for coupling the input shafts. The electric machine is arranged at the end opposite the input shafts relative to the heat engine.

Drive mechanism (1) for a motor vehicle (6), comprising a dual clutch transmission (10) that includes a first powertrain (13), which can be connected to a first drive unit (2) via a first clutch (21), and a second powertrain (14), which can be connected to the first drive unit (2) via a second clutch (22), the first powertrain (13) being securely coupled to a second drive unit (3); when shifting gears in the dual clutch trans-mission (10), the second drive unit (3) supplies a predefined drive torque.

The invention relates to a motor vehicle driveline and a method of controlling same. The driveline includes front wheels (11, 12) and rear wheels (14, 15), a controller (40) and a prime mover (11). Either the front wheels (11, 12) or all wheels are connected to the prime mover (11). The rear wheels (14, 15) may be connected via a prop shaft (23) with clutches (22; 27) at both ends. The decision to switch between 2WD and 4WD is taken on basis of speed-dependent trigger conditions.

A transmission system for hybrid propulsion vehicles comprises a torque convertor, an external output shaft of the torque convertor which is rigidly connected to the output of the convertor and an internal output shaft which is rigidly connected to the input of the convertor, a gearbox which can be selectively connected to drive wheels of the vehicle, a main coupling member for selectively transmitting the movement of the external shaft to the gearbox, an electric motor which can be selectively operated as a motor and as an electrical generator. The transmission system further comprises a downstream coupling member and an upstream coupling member which are arranged upstream and downstream of the torque convertor, respectively, and which are capable of selectively connecting the rotor element to the external shaft and the internal shaft, respectively. The electric motor further comprises a rotor element which is arranged at an opposite distal end of the external shaft with respect to the torque convertor, with the main coupling member being arranged in an intermediate position between the torque convertor and the distal end.

Disclosed herein is a technique for improving drivability of a vehicle by controlling the driving of the vehicle by a double clutch when the clutch of a double clutch transmission (DCT) is overheated. There is provided a shift control method for a hybrid vehicle with a DCT. In particular, where it is desired to perform shifting when one of clutches of the DCT is overheated, double-clutch shifting is performed using a non-overheated clutch and an engine clutch without using the overheated clutch, thereby reducing disharmonic shifting in virtue of a small difference in gear ratio during shifting and improving shifting and driving performance.

A hybrid drive system includes a transmission having first and second parallel input shafts. The first and second parallel input shafts are selectively coupled together via a plurality of gearwheels operable to vary the rotational speed of the second parallel shaft relative to the first parallel shaft. The hybrid drive system includes at least one irreversible drive machine coupled to the transmission and operable to provide torque to at least one of the first or second parallel input shafts, and at least one reversible drive machine coupled to the transmission and operable to provide torque to at least one of the first or second parallel input shafts.

A power transmission system for a vehicle and a vehicle including the same are provided. The power transmission system includes: an engine unit; a plurality of input shafts, in which the engine unit is configured to selectively engage with one of the input shafts when the engine unit transmits power to the input shafts; a plurality of driving gears with one driving gear disposed on one input shaft; an output shaft configured to transfer the power from the input shafts; one or more linked gears rotatable at a different speed relative to the output shaft, in which the linked gears include a plurality of gear parts, the gear parts being configured to mesh with the driving gears on the input shafts; an output unit coupled on the output shaft and configured to transmit the power to front wheels of the vehicle; a clutch disposed on the output shaft and configured to selectively engage with the linked gear and the output unit so as to drive one or more wheels of the vehicle via the power output by the output unit; and a first motor generator configured to couple with one of the input shaft and the output shaft for power transmission.

A transmission of a vehicle is provided. The transmission includes: a first input shaft receiving engine power; a second input shaft receiving motor power; an output shaft; a first stage driving gear at the first input shaft; a second stage driving gear at the second input shaft; a third stage driving gear at the second input shaft; a first synchronizing unit connecting one of the second input shaft and the first stage driving gear to the first input shaft; a second synchronizing unit connecting the second input shaft to the third stage driving gear; first and third stage driven gears engaged with the first and third stage driving gears to form shift ratios of first and third stages; and a second stage driven gear through a one-way clutch while being engaged with the second stage driving gear to form a shift ratio of second state.