Vehicle drive and method with electromechanical variable transmission
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B60W-020/00
F16H-001/28
B60W-020/10
F16H-003/72
B60K-006/365
B60K-006/34
B60L-011/04
B60W-010/08
B60K-006/26
B60K-006/445
B60W-010/02
B60W-010/06
B60K-006/387
B60K-006/52
B60K-006/543
출원번호
US-0186391
(2016-06-17)
등록번호
US-9821789
(2017-11-21)
발명자
/ 주소
Shukla, Deepak
Zhang, Rongjun
Nasr, Nader
출원인 / 주소
Oshkosh Defense, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Foley & Lardner LLP
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초록▼
A vehicle drive includes a gear set, a first motor/generator coupled to a sun gear of the gear set, a second motor/generator selectively coupled to at least one of (a) a planetary gear carrier of the gear set and (b) a ring gear of the gear set, an engine coupled to the ring gear of the gear set and
A vehicle drive includes a gear set, a first motor/generator coupled to a sun gear of the gear set, a second motor/generator selectively coupled to at least one of (a) a planetary gear carrier of the gear set and (b) a ring gear of the gear set, an engine coupled to the ring gear of the gear set and selectively coupled to the second motor/generator, and a clutch configured to selectively engage the second motor/generator to the engine. The first motor/generator and the second motor/generator are electrically coupled without an energy storage device configured to at least one of (a) provide electrical energy to the first motor/generator or the second motor/generator to power the first motor/generator or the second motor/generator and (b) be charged by electrical energy from the first motor/generator or the second motor/generator.
대표청구항▼
1. A vehicle drive comprising: a gear set comprising a sun gear, a ring gear, and planetary gears, the planetary gears coupling the sun gear to the ring gear, wherein the planetary gears are rotatably supported by a planetary gear carrier;a first motor/generator coupled to the sun gear of the gear s
1. A vehicle drive comprising: a gear set comprising a sun gear, a ring gear, and planetary gears, the planetary gears coupling the sun gear to the ring gear, wherein the planetary gears are rotatably supported by a planetary gear carrier;a first motor/generator coupled to the sun gear of the gear set;a second motor/generator selectively coupled to at least one of (a) the planetary gear carrier of the gear set and (b) the ring gear of the gear set, wherein the second motor/generator is electrically coupled to the first motor/generator by an electrical power transmission system, wherein the first motor/generator and the second motor/generator are electrically coupled without an energy storage device configured to at least one of (a) provide electrical energy to the first motor/generator or the second motor/generator to power the first motor/generator or the second motor/generator and (b) be charged by electrical energy from the first motor/generator or the second motor/generator;an engine coupled to the ring gear of the gear set and selectively coupled to the second motor/generator;a clutch configured to selectively engage the second motor/generator to the engine. 2. The vehicle drive of claim 1, wherein the first motor/generator generates all of the electrical energy required by the second motor/generator and the electrical energy required to offset power losses. 3. The vehicle drive of claim 2, wherein the second motor/generator generates all of the electrical energy required by the first motor/generator and the electrical energy required to offset power losses. 4. The vehicle drive of claim 3, wherein the second motor/generator generates the power required by the first motor/generator when a speed of the first motor/generator is less than a threshold speed. 5. The vehicle drive of claim 1, wherein the clutch is configured to couple the second motor/generator to the engine and thereby change a configuration of the vehicle drive. 6. The vehicle drive of claim 5, wherein, in a first configuration, the second motor/generator is coupled to an output of the gear set, and wherein, in a second configuration, the second motor/generator is coupled to the engine. 7. The vehicle drive of claim 6, wherein the configuration changes when the speed of the second motor/generator is greater than a first threshold speed. 8. The vehicle drive of claim 6, wherein the configuration changes when the difference of the speed of the second motor/generator in the first configuration and the speed of the second motor/generator in the second configuration is greater than a second threshold speed. 9. The vehicle drive of claim 8, wherein the second threshold speed is a function of a fixed speed and a percentage of a throttle input. 10. The vehicle drive of claim 6, wherein the configuration changes when the difference of the speed of the second motor/generator in the first configuration and the speed of the second motor/generator in the second configuration is less than a third threshold speed. 11. A vehicle drive comprising: a gear set comprising a sun gear, a ring gear, and planetary gears, the planetary gears coupling the sun gear to the ring gear, wherein the planetary gears are rotatably supported by a planetary gear carrier;a first motor/generator coupled to the sun gear of the gear set;a second motor/generator selectively coupled to at least one of (a) the planetary gear carrier of the gear set and (b) the ring gear of the gear set, wherein the second motor/generator is electrically coupled to the first motor/generator by an electrical power transmission system, wherein the first motor/generator and the second motor/generator are electrically coupled without an energy storage device configured to at least one of (a) provide electrical energy to the first motor/generator or the second motor/generator to power the first motor/generator or the second motor/generator and (b) be charged by electrical energy from the first motor/generator or the second motor/generator;an engine coupled to the ring gear of the gear set and selectively coupled to the second motor/generator; anda controller including a processing circuit configured to: operate the engine at a calculated speed;operate one of the first motor/generator and the second motor/generator at a calculated torque; andoperate the other of the first motor/generator and the second motor/generator to maintain a voltage on the electrical power transmission system. 12. The vehicle drive of claim 11, further comprising a clutch configured to selectively engage the second motor/generator to the engine, wherein the controller is configured to operate the clutch, wherein selectively engaging and disengaging the clutch changes a configuration of the vehicle drive. 13. The vehicle drive of claim 12, wherein operating the engine at the calculated speed comprises: determining a current configuration of the vehicle drive;measuring current speeds of the vehicle, the engine, the first motor/generator, and the second motor/generator;calculating a maximum power that can be provided at the current engine speed;calculating a total power requested to be provided by a vehicle operator;calculating a range of engine speeds that can provide the total power; andoperating the engine at an optimized speed, wherein the optimized speed is within the calculated range. 14. The vehicle drive of claim 12, wherein operating one of the first motor/generator and the second motor/generator at the calculated torque comprises: determining a current configuration of the vehicle drive;measuring current speeds of the vehicle, the engine, the first motor/generator, and the second motor/generator;calculating a total power requested to be provided;calculating an electrical power from the motor/generators requested to be provided;selecting the one of the first motor/generator and the second motor/generator to provide a required torque to produce the electrical power;calculating the required torque for providing the electrical power; andoperating the selected motor/generator at the required torque. 15. The vehicle drive of claim 14, wherein operating the other of the first motor/generator and the second motor/generator comprises: determining the current configuration of the vehicle drive;measuring current speeds of the vehicle, the engine, the first motor/generator, and the second motor/generator;calculating the total power requested to be provided;calculating the electrical power from the motor/generators requested to be provided;selecting the other of the first motor/generator and the second motor/generator to maintain a voltage on the electrical power transmission system between the second motor/generator and the first motor/generator; andoperating the selected motor/generator to maintain the voltage on the electrical power transmission system. 16. The vehicle drive of claim 14, wherein calculating the total power requested to be provided comprises: calculating a maximum power deliverable to the vehicle drive at a current vehicle speed;measuring a proportion of throttle input of the vehicle drive; andcalculating the total power requested to be provided by multiplying the maximum power deliverable and the proportion of throttle input. 17. The vehicle drive of claim 14, wherein calculating the electrical power from the motor/generators requested to be provided comprises: calculating a ratio of the electrical power from the motor/generators to the total power, wherein the ratio is a function of engine speed and vehicle speed; andcalculating the electrical power from the motor/generators by multiplying the ratio and the total power requested to be provided. 18. The vehicle drive of claim 12, wherein operating the clutch comprises: measuring a plurality of inputs from the vehicle, wherein the plurality of inputs indicate an output power requested from the vehicle drive;determining a desired configuration of the vehicle drive, wherein the vehicle drive in the desired configuration provides the output power requested; andselectively engaging and disengaging the clutch to configure the vehicle drive in the desired configuration.
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