A hydraulic controlling system including: a cooling and lubricating oil line and a main controlling oil line; an oil-liquid storage; a first pump, wherein an inlet of the first pump is connected to the oil-liquid storage and an outlet of the first pump is connected to the main controlling oil line; a second pump, wherein an inlet of the second pump is connected to the oil-liquid storage and an outlet of the second pump selectively communicates with the cooling and lubricating oil line or the main controlling oil line; and a gearbox-gear-shifting oil line including a gear-shifting-pressure regulating valve, a plurality of gear-shifting-flow-rate controlling valves and a plurality of gear-shifting selector valves. The gear-shifting-flow-rate controlling valves are connected to the main controlling oil line via the gear-shifting-pressure regulating valve. At least some of the gear-shifting-flow-rate controlling valves are connected to a gear-shifting executing piston via the gear-shifting selector valves.

Methods and systems are provided for operating a driveline of a hybrid vehicle powertrain, where the driveline includes an electric machine downstream of a dual clutch transmission, which is downstream of an engine. In one example, a method comprises communicating from a transmission, a torque to accelerate transmission components from a first speed to a second speed with first and second clutches of a dual transmission open, the communicating performed while an electric machine coupled to the dual clutch transmission at a location downstream of the dual clutch transmission is providing torque to propel a vehicle. In this way, wheel speed may remain substantially constant while the transmission is shifted and the engine is stopped.

An electric drive axle assembly of a vehicle includes an electric motor having an output shaft. At least one of a gear and a planetary gear assembly is coupled to the output shaft of the electric motor. The at least one of the gear and the planetary gear assembly is coupled to a differential mechanism configured to transfer torque to two axle shafts of the vehicle. The electric drive axle assembly configured to produce a plurality of speed ratios between the electric motor and the differential mechanism.

A clutch device includes a first input side and a second input side, a first output side and a second output side, a first clutch arranged between the first input side and the first output side, a second clutch arranged between the first input side and the second output side, and a third clutch arranged between the first input side and the second input side. The first input side is couplable to a first drive motor and the second input side is couplable to a second drive motor, the input sides and the output sides are rotatable about a common axis of rotation, and the third clutch is arranged offset from the first clutch or the second clutch. In an example embodiment, the third clutch is arranged radially offset with respect to the first clutch or the second clutch.

A hybrid module for a motor vehicle for coupling an internal combustion engine, comprises a first drive shaft, a first electrical machine and a first coupling device, as well as a second drive shaft and, associated therewith, a second electrical machine, and a second coupling device; and further comprises an output element, the first or second drive shaft being connectable to the output element by way of a first or second coupling device, wherein the two coupling devices can be simultaneously actuated by a movement of an actuation element which is mechanically coupled to the two coupling devices. The hybrid module disclosed provides a drive device for a motor vehicle that offers energy-efficient operation in a plurality of different operating modes while requiring a small installation space.

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 are described. In one example, accelerator pedal position provides a basis for requesting vehicle acceleration and vehicle wheel torque is determined from the requested vehicle acceleration.

A drive assembly is provided with an automatic transmission, comprising a first input shaft, a first power source is connected to the first input shaft, an output shaft, and an intermediate shaft; a first stage of deceleration gear train is mounted through the first input shaft and the intermediate shaft, an Nth stage of deceleration gear train is mounted through the intermediate shaft and the output shaft, and N2; and a second input shaft is provided parallel to the intermediate shaft or the output shaft, a second power source is connected to the second input shaft, a driving gear on the second input shaft is engaged with any the second stage to the Nth stage, and the power of the second power source is transmitted to the output shaft via the one stage of deceleration gear train.

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 are described. In one example, the engine is started and coupled to the driveline via closing a clutch of a dual clutch transmission. Speed of the engine and clutch pressure are controlled to reduce driveline torque disturbances and provide a desired wheel torque.

The present document relates to a dual motor electric driveline, comprising: a transmission having an input and an output, a power take-off (PTO), a first electric motor drivingly engaged or selectively drivingly engaged with the input of the transmission, a second electric motor, a first clutching device, and a second clutching device, wherein the second electric motor is selectively drivingly engaged with the input of the transmission through the first clutching device, and wherein the second electric motor is selectively drivingly engaged with the PTO through the second clutching device. The present document further relates to a vehicle including said dual motor electric driveline, and to a method of controlling said dual motor electric driveline.

A method of operating a dual clutch transmission of a hybrid vehicle which has an internal combustion engine and an auxiliary motor. The method includes the step of driving at least one of a first sub-transmission and a second sub-transmission with an internal combustion engine and simultaneously driving at least one of the first and second sub-transmissions with the auxiliary motor to reduce the time required to output from the dual clutch transmission a required torque.