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8177679 Control device for vehicular drive system  
A drive system has an electrically controlled differential portion (11) in which a differential state between an input-shaft rotation speed and an output-shaft rotation speed is controlled upon...
8177006 Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle  
A vehicle propulsion system and a method of its operation are described. As one example, the vehicle propulsion system includes a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The method may include starting...
8135522 Control device for vehicular drive system  
A vehicular drive system switchable between a continuously-variable and step-variable shifting states, and a control device for controlling the vehicular drive system so as to reduce a shifting...
8122983 Power output apparatus, hybrid vehicle with the same, and method for controlling power output apparatus  
There is provided a hybrid vehicle which stops an engine in a state in which a drive source element connection by a clutch is released; a transmission is used to couple only one of the motors to a...
8091660 Hybrid traction system  
A hybrid traction system for the traction of a vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine, at least a first electric machine and at least a second electric machine, first transmission means...
8083016 Vehicle with hybrid powertrain  
A hybrid vehicle is provided with an engine, as well as a transmission having a motor/generator, a stationary member, and a planetary gear set. The engine and the motor/generator are separately...
8056659 Power output apparatus and hybrid vehicle  
The hybrid vehicle includes an engine, two motors, and a power distribution integration mechanism arranged coaxially with one another and a transmission. The transmission includes a transmission...
8011461 Hybrid electric conversion kit for rear-wheel drive, all wheel drive, and four wheel drive vehicles  
This invention relates to a parallel hybrid electric conversion kit for a vehicle with an internal combustion engine, a driveshaft and a transmission, such as, rear wheel drive vehicles, four-wheel...
7958957 Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof  
A hybrid vehicle 20 sets a tentative limit value Win0 of determining a fuel increase relation with respect to a selected gearshift position SP for driving (S220, S230, S350), and performs...
7957856 Control device and control method of hybrid vehicle  
An ECU calculates a drive torque request value Td0 (S102) when a creep torque generation condition is satisfied (YES in S100), calculates a creep torque reflection rate Kcrp using a gear rattle...
7921945 Vehicular switching, including switching traction modes and shifting gears while in electric traction mode  
A vehicle has an internal combustion engine (ICE) and a electric traction motor (ETM) coupled by a standard transmission through a differential to drive traction wheels. A control system receives...
7891449 Hybrid drive apparatus  
A hybrid drive apparatus includes a drive apparatus input shaft that is connected to an engine; a rotary electric machine; a transmission that is capable of changing a speed of rotation from a...
7878279 Hybrid golf car  
A hybrid golf car type vehicle powered by a gasoline engine or an electric motor in the forward direction and by the electric motor in the reverse direction with the gasoline engine charging the...
7869911 Vehicle control unit and vehicle control method  
A battery supplies electric power to electric equipments of the vehicle. An alternator generates the electric power and charges the battery when an engine of the vehicle is operated. An economical...
7826941 Mode change control system for hybrid vehcile  
During vehicle drive under an EV mode, a battery charge state SOC becomes smaller than a SOC(L) at time t0. As a result, EV→HEV mode change is carried out. After time t1, deceleration is desired, a...
7810592 Light hybrid vehicle configuration  
The present invention provides a hybrid conversion module configured to easily attach to existing powertrain components in order to produce a light hybrid vehicle. The hybrid conversion module...
7798265 Method and device for the operation of a motor vehicle  
For operation of a motor vehicle with at least one first drive motor, at least one electrical consumer of the first drive motor is operated in an energy-saving mode after autonomous switching-off...
7725222 Control device and control method of hybrid vehicle  
A control device of a hybrid vehicle including a motive power distribution mechanism that distributes output of an engine to a first motor-generator and to an output shaft, a second motor-generator...
7694760 System and method for controlling vehicle operation  
A hybrid vehicle propulsion system is disclosed comprising an engine having at least one combustion cylinder configured to operate in a first and a second combustion mode, wherein the first...
7690454 Hybrid drive, in particular, for a motor vehicle  
A hybrid drive, in particular, for a motor vehicle, includes: an internal combustion engine and a transmission disposed on the output side of the internal combustion engine, which transmission is...
7661495 Drive unit for motor vehicles with hybrid drive in a longitudinal arrangement  
A drive unit for motor vehicles with hybrid drive and a drive train in a longitudinal arrangement, between the internal combustion engine and the first axle, comprising a housing piece, a through...
7641583 Hybrid drive train for vehicle  
A first aspect of the present invention is concerned with a series hybrid drive train for a vehicle comprising a traction motor, an electric generator, a three-position clutch (20) and a...
7627405 Prognostic for loss of high-voltage isolation  
A method is provided for predicting a loss of high-voltage isolation within a hybrid, electric, or fuel cell vehicle. The method includes recording the equivalent resistance between a vehicle...
7562730 Hybrid vehicle and control method of hybrid vehicle  
In a hybrid vehicle equipped with an engine and a motor that are connected to a driveshaft linked to an axle via a gear mechanism, on condition that a torque demand Tr* required for the driveshaft...
7559386 Vehicle hybrid propulsion system  
A vehicle hybrid propulsion system includes an internal combustion engine, a transmission, a plate clutch, and at least one electric actuator coupled with the engine and with the transmission for...
7506711 Accessory drive system and method for a hybrid vehicle with an electric variable transmission  
An accessory drive system for a hybrid electric vehicle having an electric variable transmission. The apparatus includes an engine operatively connected to the electric variable transmission. The...
7497285 Hybrid electric vehicle  
At speeds of the vehicle lower than a predetermined speed, two rotors (19, 20) of a dual-rotor motor (17), rotating in opposite directions under the action of the same electromagnetic forces, drive...
7469169 Method for control of input power distribution in a motor vehicle with hybrid engine drive  
A method for controlling and regulating the input power distribution of prime movers in a power train (1) of a motor vehicle which has one internal combustion engine (2), at least one electric...
7343993 Power system for dual-motor hybrid vehicle  
A power system for dual-motor hybrid vehicle is a combined driving unit fed with fuel and electric power, comprising: an internal combustion engine, a motor, a clutch, a transmission, a power...
7290629 Power unit structure for hybrid vehicle  
To provide desired shaft torque to a drive wheel without increasing the number of parts or increasing the size of a motor, to improve cooling capability of a generator housed inside a transmission...
7290627 Extended range motor vehicle having ambient pollutant processing  
A hybrid motor vehicle utilizing electric motor propulsion prior to cruise mode detection condition and internal combustion engine propulsion during cruise mode. The hybrid motor vehicle utilizing...
7237634 Hybrid vehicles  
A hybrid vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine, a traction motor, a starter motor, and a battery bank, all controlled by a microprocessor in accordance with the vehicle's instantaneous...
7222686 Drive train for series/parallel hybrid vehicle  
A drive train for a hybrid vehicle is described herein. The drive train includes an electric motor having a rotor linked to a ground contacting wheel of the vehicle, a combustion engine that may be...
7173344 Series & parallel combined dual power drive system  
A series and parallel combined dual power system operates as a series combined power system, or as a parallel combined power system; the power from an engine directly drive the load; the system...
7117963 Apparatus for controlling a driving force of an electric vehicle  
In a hybrid vehicle 1 in which a transmission 14 is connected via a first clutch 13 to an internal combustion engine 11 and a first motor 12 that are coupled in series to front wheels Wf, a second...
7108087 Power transmitting apparatus for hybrid vehicle  
The present invention provides a power transmitting apparatus that uses a small configuration to efficiently carry out various forms of propulsions such as a speed change propulsion and even an EV...
7055636 Drive control device for hybrid vehicle  
A target driving power is calculated in accordance with the operating condition, a fuel consumption rate per power unit is calculated at all the possible operating points of an engine (1) and a...
7004296 Torque transmission system for a vehicle  
A torque transmission system for the transmission of torque between a prime mover and a gearbox in a vehicle includes an input shaft, which can rotate around a first axis of rotation; at least one...
6995480 Power supply equipment for motor vehicle with inverter for controlling motor generator  
Power supply equipment for a motor vehicle, includes a motor generator, an inverter for driving the motor generator, a battery and a capacitor of an electrical double layer, wherein the capacitor...
6938712 Fuel cell powered chassis mobile electrical source and method of use thereof  
A vehicle chassis having substantially all of the mechanical, electrical, and structural componentry necessary for a fully functional vehicle includes at least an energy conversion system, a...
6932175 Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle  
A control apparatus is configured for a hybrid vehicle that can operate highly efficiently in all operating regions. The hybrid vehicle utilizes an internal combustion engine that can be operating...
6892846 Four-wheel drive assist for electric machines  
A four-wheel drive assist for electric machines includes an electric drive system for driving wheels at a non-steering end and a selectively operable hydraulic system for driving wheels at a...
6881167 Torque controlling apparatus and method for hybrid vehicle  
In torque controlling method and apparatus for a hybrid vehicle, a vehicular propelling torque transmitted to the driven wheels is controlled under a predetermined torque distribution condition, a...
6881169 Transmission with automatic clutch  
A transmission with an automatic clutch is arranged to execute a shift operation by disconnecting a transmission input shaft from an output shaft of a power source and operating one of coupling...
6868927 Method for operating a hybrid drive system  
A method for operating a hybrid drive system of a motor vehicle includes the steps of operating the traction drive using an electrical motor (3) with power supplied from an auxiliary power unit...
6863140 Motor vehicle drive arrangement  
A motor vehicle drive arrangement has a locomotive drive train and at least one liquid pump capable of being driven by the latter. During a standstill in rotation or during very slow rotation of...
6808470 Motor vehicle drive  
A motor vehicle drive includes an electric motor and at least one clutch in the drive line between the electric machine and the driven wheels of a motor vehicle. If the special case occurs in which...
6708579 Reverse drive for a small vehicle  
A reverse drive for a small vehicle includes a primary driven gear through which an external motor imparts a rotary motion to a first shaft. A worm gear is mounted on and rotates with the first...
6705416 Hybrid propulsion system comprising shiftable clutches provided for a motor vehicle  
A hybrid drive for a motor vehicle which possesses, in a gear train (1), a first electrical machine (4) located between an internal combustion motor (2) and a multi-gear vehicle transmission (3)....
6692405 Power transmission apparatus for an automobile  
Disclosed is a power transmission apparatus for an automobile comprising an engine 1, a generator 15 driven by an output of the engine 1, and a motor 29 driven by a generation output of the...
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