B60K2006/4808

HEAVY TRUCK FUEL-SAVING ROBOT DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD
20220176965 · 2022-06-09 ·

The disclosure provides a fuel saving robot system of mixed hybrid heavy duty trucks mainly for long haul logistics on highways. According to the vehicle-mounted 3D electronic map, the dynamic 3D positioning data of the vehicle measured by the GNSS, parameters of vehicle subsystems and the state of charge of the power battery pack, and data such as relative speed and absolute distance between the vehicle and the vehicle ahead in the same lane measured by the forward looking millimeter wave radar, the electrical power split device is commanded by the vehicle control unit through dynamic collaboration between the cloud AI brain and the vehicle-mounted AI brain of the fuel saving robot to allocate the flow direction and amplitude of 100 kW-class electric power accurately and dynamically among the internal combustion engine, generator, battery pack and driving motor with response time of 10 ms level, meet the transient power balance required by the vehicle dynamics equation in real time, and achieve the beneficial effects of minimization of vehicle fuel consumption and emissions, reduction of drivers' labor intensity of long-distance driving, improvement of active safety of vehicle running and the like through the fuel saving control algorithm of predictive adaptive cruise.

HYBRID DRIVE SUB-ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE
20220176803 · 2022-06-09 · ·

A hybrid drive sub-assembly for a vehicle, including primary toothed wheels, secondary toothed wheels capable of being coupled to a secondary shaft, an intermediate shaft to which intermediate toothed wheels are rigidly connected for rotation therewith, the primary toothed wheel(s) and the secondary toothed wheel(s) each permanently meshing with a corresponding toothed wheel of the intermediate toothed wheels. This hybrid sub-assembly is provided with a motorized module including a reversible electric machine, an interface for connection to the intermediate shaft, a speed reducer, a power take-off member and a dual clutch mechanism capable of coupling and uncoupling the power take-off member to and from the reversible electric machine and the intermediate shaft.

Hybrid Transmission Unit and Motor Vehicle

The invention relates to a hybrid transmission device (3) with two electric motors (EM1, EM2), a first transmission input shaft (7) and a second transmission input shaft (9) mounted on the first transmission input shaft (7), wherein at least one gearwheel (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) for forming a forward gear (V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, E1, E2, E3, E4, E5) is arranged on each of the transmission input shafts (7, 9), characterized in that the first electric motor (EMI) is connected to a gearwheel (18) on the first transmission input shaft (7) and the second electric motor (EM2) is connected to a gearwheel (10) on the second transmission input shaft.

The invention also relates to a motor vehicle.

Control device of hybrid vehicle

In a control device of a hybrid vehicle including an engine, a rotating machine, a power transmission device, and an electric oil pump, the control device comprising: a state determining portion; an electric oil pump control portion performing a test operation of the electric oil pump for determining whether the electric oil pump operates normally when it is determined that the measured temperature of the oil allows the electric oil pump to operate normally; and an engine control portion, the electric oil pump control portion performs the test operation of the electric oil pump in a predetermined period after a power supply state of the hybrid vehicle is switched to a power-on state enabling the vehicle to run and before the hybrid vehicle actually starts running, and when the test operation of the electric oil pump is performed in the predetermined period, the engine control portion starts the engine.

FRONT-AND-REAR-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLE
20220161652 · 2022-05-26 · ·

A front-and-rear-wheel-drive vehicle includes an electric motor; a speed change mechanism; a first output rotation shaft that transmits a drive force of the electric motor that has been transmitted to an intermediate output member, to one of a front wheel side and a rear wheel side; and a second output rotation shaft that transmits the drive force that has been transmitted to the intermediate output member, to another of the front wheel side and the rear wheel side. The first and second output rotation shafts are disposed coaxially with the intermediate output member. The electric motor is disposed such that a rotation axis of a motor shaft is positioned in parallel with a rotation axis of the intermediate output member and the first and second output rotation shafts and vertically above the rotation axis of the intermediate output member and the first and second output rotation shafts.

FRONT-AND-REAR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE
20220161653 · 2022-05-26 · ·

A front-and-rear-wheel drive vehicle includes a front wheel-side driveshaft, a rear wheel-side driveshaft, and a driving force distribution device that distributes the driving force of a driving source to the front wheel-side driveshaft and the rear wheel-side driveshaft. The driving force distribution device includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member, an annular driving force transmission medium that transmits the driving force from the first rotating member to the second rotating member, and a motor driving force-rotated member that is rotated by the driving force of an electric motor. The motor driving force-rotated member is passed inside the driving force transmission medium, between the first rotating member and the second rotating member.

Hybrid vehicle launching methods and system

Methods and systems are provided for operating a hybrid vehicle during launch conditions from rest. In one example, a threshold speed below which a clutch is closed during a vehicle launch is adjusted so that driver demand wheel torque is held constant for a constant accelerator pedal position until the clutch is closed.

Apparatus and methodology for wheel stability monitoring system

A traction control module includes a sensor/estimation module configured to output wheel stability data based on a plurality of wheel condition inputs and a wheel stability monitoring module configured to calculate a plurality of wheel stability predictors based on the wheel stability data. Each of the wheel stability predictors is independently indicative of a wheel slip condition. The traction control module further includes a wheel stability data fusion module configured to receive each of the plurality of wheel stability predictors, combine selected wheel stability predictors from the plurality of wheel stability predictors to generate combinations of the wheel stability predictors, and selectively output a torque reduction request based on the combinations of the wheel stability predictors.

POWER SPLIT ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM
20220153117 · 2022-05-19 ·

The present disclosure refers to an all-wheel drive system (10) for a vehicle (12), comprising: an electrical motor (24) being connected to a first axle (26) of a planetary gear set (28) arranged at an output side (30) of a vehicle gearbox (32), and a second axle (34) of the planetary gear set (28) being connected or connectable to the gearbox output shaft (36) or to ground (G) by a coupling (I), while a third axle (38) of the planetary gear set (28) is connected or connectable to the front axle (14) of the associated vehicle (12); and further to an all-wheel drive system (10) for a vehicle (12), comprising: a differential (56) arranged between a vehicle gearbox (32) and a front (14) and rear axle (16) of an associated vehicle (12), a first planetary gear set (28) having a planetary gear set output (58) being connected to one of the differential outputs (60), and a second planetary gear set (62) having a planetary gear set output (64) being connected to the other one of the differential outputs (68), wherein said first (28) and second planetary gear set (62) are sharing a common ring wheel (44), and an electrical motor (24) is electively connectable to one of the planetary gear sets (28) or to a gearbox output shaft (36) by means of a coupling (I).

VARIABLE VOLTAGE INDUCTOR WITH DIRECT LIQUID COOLING
20220157507 · 2022-05-19 ·

An inductor for a converter of an electric machine includes a core defining a channel configured to receive transmission fluid on an outer surface of the core. Coils made of windings are wrapped on the core. The windings enclose an open side of the channel to define an oil flow passage, wherein oil flowing through the oil flow passage is in direct contact with both the windings and the core to absorb heat from the windings and the core.