A power assembly includes a rotor iron core, a gear set, a rotating shaft, and an oil-pumping system. The rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the rotor iron core and a driving gear in the gear set. The housing has an oil storage pool at a bottom and an oil collection tank at a high location, a part of a structure of a first gear in the gear set is located in the oil storage pool, and the first gear rotates to drive cooling oil in the oil storage pool to be raised and collected by the oil collection tank. The rotating shaft has a cooling oil channel inside. The cooling oil in the oil collection tank flows to the cooling oil channel, to dissipate heat from the rotor iron core.

Various methods and systems are provided for a system for cooling an electric motor. The cooling system includes a primary coolant passage through a rotor shaft linked to a plurality of secondary passages though lamination stacks of a rotor configured to receive coolant at a central region of the lamination stacks.

Methods and systems are provided for an electric axle in a vehicle. The electric axle comprises an electric motor having a stator and a rotor, a coolant manifold mounted to an end plate of the rotor, wherein the coolant manifold is configured to flow coolant to rotor coolant lines extending axially through the rotor, and a spray ring comprising coolant lines coupled to the coolant manifold, wherein coolant flowing from the coolant manifold to the spray ring flows in a direction angled to an axial direction, wherein the spray ring is positioned circumferentially about axial stator end windings.

An integrated electric drive system includes an electric machine having a first housing and an output shaft, a transmission having a second housing and a drive shaft, and a power electronics module with a third housing and an electronic device configured to provide electric power for the electric machine. The transmission receives an input torque of the output shaft and outputs the same via the drive shaft. The power electronics module is configured to be arranged around the drive shaft. The integrated electric drive system can be installed on an electric vehicle. The integrated electric drive system has a more compact structure with a higher degree of integration, and better heat dissipation capability, facilitating spatial optimization and lightweight design of the electric vehicle.

A vehicle temperature control system includes: a first temperature control circuit; a second temperature control circuit; a heat exchanger in which heat exchange between a first temperature control medium and a second temperature control medium is performed; and a control device. The control device is capable of controlling a flow rate control valve based on a temperature of the first temperature control medium and a temperature of the second temperature control medium. In a case where the temperature of the first temperature control medium is lower than the temperature of the second temperature control medium, the control device controls the flow rate control valve such that a flow rate to a second branch flow path is larger than a flow rate in a case where the temperature of the first temperature control medium is higher than the temperature of the second temperature control medium.

A vehicle temperature control system includes: a first temperature control circuit; a second temperature control circuit; a heat exchanger in which heat exchange between a first temperature control medium and a second temperature control medium is performed; and a control device. The control device is capable of controlling a carrier frequency and a flow rate control valve of the second temperature control circuit based on the temperature of the first temperature control medium detected. In a case where the temperature of the first temperature control medium is lower than a predetermined value, the control device is configured to set the carrier frequency to be lower and controls the flow rate control valve such that the flow rate to a second branch flow path is smaller, as compared with a case where the temperature of the first temperature control medium is equal to or higher than the predetermined value.

A vehicle drive device includes: a rotary electric machine; a drive transmission mechanism provided in a power transmission path connecting a rotor shaft of the rotary electric machine and a wheel; a first hydraulic pump driven by a driving force transmitted through the power transmission path; a second hydraulic pump driven by a driving force source independent of the power transmission path; a first oil passage that supplies oil discharged from the first hydraulic pump to a rotor bearing that supports the rotor shaft such that the rotor shaft is rotatable; and a second oil passage that supplies oil discharged from the second hydraulic pump to an inner peripheral surface of the rotor shaft.

A drive device is disclosed, in particular for an electrically driveable vehicle, having at least one electric motor, having at least one drive inverter for actuating the electric motor, having at least one cooling unit with at least one coolant pump, a cooler, at least one pump inverter and with at least one heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger is connected in fluid-conducting fashion to the coolant pump and to the cooler via a coolant circuit, wherein at least one pump inverter is integrated into the drive inverter or is arranged adjacent to the drive inverter, wherein the coolant pump can be actuated by the pump inverter.

A dual drive unit may include two motors, two power transfer mechanisms, and two output shafts. The output shafts are co-linear. The dual drive unit may include two single drive units, which may be similar to each other, coupled together at a joint, which may optionally include a clutch. A drive unit may be modular, and various components may be combined to provide power to an output shaft. For example, a drive unit may include a differential at a first interface, which may be removable, and two drive units may be coupled together at the first interface. A drive unit may have a Z configuration, wherein a motor on a first side of a vehicle powers a wheel on an opposite side of the vehicle.

An insulating body for an electric machine includes outer walls of a plastic, which delimit a body interior. In the body interior, at least one winding zone for receiving a stator winding and at least one passage zone for receiving a cooling passage are provided.