Method for starting a combustion engine in a hybrid driveline
First Claim
1. A method to start a combustion engine in a hybrid powertrain, comprising a gearbox with an input shaft and an output shaft;
- a first planetary gear, connected to the input shaft and a first main shaft;
a second planetary gear, connected to the first planetary gear and a second main shaft;
a first electrical machine, connected to the first planetary gear;
a second electrical machine, connected to the second planetary gear;
at least one gear pair, connected with the first main shaft, and therefore with the first planetary gear and the output shaft;
at least one gear pair, connected with the second main shaft, and therefore with the second planetary gear and the output shaft;
at least one gear pair, connected with a countershaft and with the output shaft, wherein the combustion engine, via the input shaft, is connected with a first planetary wheel carrier, arranged in the first planetary gear, and wherein the second main shaft is connected with a planetary wheel carrier, arranged in the second planetary gear, wherein the gear pairs are connected to the output shaft, via the countershaft and the gear pair, said method comprising;
a) disconnecting the rotatable components of the first planetary gear from each other;
b) disconnecting the rotatable components of the second planetary gear from each other;
c) preventing rotation of the at least one gear pair, which is connected with the first planetary gear and the output shaft; and
the at least one gear pair, which is connected with the second planetary gear and the output shaft;
d) preventing rotation of the output shaft; and
e) activating the first electrical machine and/or the second electrical machine, so that the combustion engine starts.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method to start a combustion engine in a hybrid powertrain by a) disconnecting rotatable components of a first planetary gear from each other, b) disconnecting rotatable components of a second planetary gear from each other, c) preventing rotation of at least one gear pair, which is connected with the first planetary gear and an output shaft and at least one gear pair, which is connected with the second planetary gear and the output shaft, prevent rotation of the output shaft, and e) activating a first electrical machine connected to the first planetary gear, and/or a second electrical machine connected to the second planetary gear, so that the combustion engine starts.
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12 Claims
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1. A method to start a combustion engine in a hybrid powertrain, comprising a gearbox with an input shaft and an output shaft;
- a first planetary gear, connected to the input shaft and a first main shaft;
a second planetary gear, connected to the first planetary gear and a second main shaft;
a first electrical machine, connected to the first planetary gear;
a second electrical machine, connected to the second planetary gear;
at least one gear pair, connected with the first main shaft, and therefore with the first planetary gear and the output shaft;
at least one gear pair, connected with the second main shaft, and therefore with the second planetary gear and the output shaft;
at least one gear pair, connected with a countershaft and with the output shaft, wherein the combustion engine, via the input shaft, is connected with a first planetary wheel carrier, arranged in the first planetary gear, and wherein the second main shaft is connected with a planetary wheel carrier, arranged in the second planetary gear, wherein the gear pairs are connected to the output shaft, via the countershaft and the gear pair, said method comprising;a) disconnecting the rotatable components of the first planetary gear from each other; b) disconnecting the rotatable components of the second planetary gear from each other; c) preventing rotation of the at least one gear pair, which is connected with the first planetary gear and the output shaft; and
the at least one gear pair, which is connected with the second planetary gear and the output shaft;d) preventing rotation of the output shaft; and e) activating the first electrical machine and/or the second electrical machine, so that the combustion engine starts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- a first planetary gear, connected to the input shaft and a first main shaft;
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11. A vehicle comprising:
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a hybrid powertrain, comprising; a gearbox with an input shaft and an output shaft; a first planetary gear, connected to the input shaft and a first main shaft; a second planetary gear, connected to the first planetary gear and a second main shaft; a first electrical machine, connected to the first planetary gear; a second electrical machine, connected to the second planetary gear; at least one gear pair, connected with the first main shaft, and therefore with the first planetary gear and the output shaft; at least one gear pair, connected with the second main shaft, and therefore with the second planetary gear and the output shaft; at least one gear pair, connected with a side shaft and with the output shaft, wherein the combustion engine, via the input shaft, is connected with a first planetary wheel carrier, arranged in the first planetary gear, and wherein the second main shaft is connected with a planetary wheel carrier, arranged in the second planetary gear, and the gear pairs are connected with the output shaft via a countershaft and the gear pair; and an electronic control device arranged to control the start of the combustion engine, said electronic device configured to perform the following operations; a) disconnecting the rotatable components of the first planetary gear from each other; b) disconnecting the rotatable components of the second planetary gear from each other; c) preventing rotation of the at least one gear pair, which is connected with the first planetary gear and the output shaft; and
the at least one gear pair, which is connected with the second planetary gear and the output shaft;d) preventing rotation of the output shaft; and e) activating the first electrical machine and/or the second electrical machine, so that the combustion engine starts.
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12. A computer program product comprising computer program code stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium readable by a computer, used to start a combustion engine in a hybrid powertrain, comprising a gearbox with an input shaft and an output shaft;
- a first planetary gear, connected to the input shaft and a first main shaft;
a second planetary gear, connected to the first planetary gear and a second main shaft;
a first electrical machine, connected to the first planetary gear;
a second electrical machine, connected to the second planetary gear;
at least one gear pair, connected with the first main shaft, and therefore with the first planetary gear and the output shaft;
at least one gear pair, connected with the second main shaft, and therefore with the second planetary gear and the output shaft;
at least one gear pair, connected with a countershaft and with the output shaft, wherein the combustion engine, via the input shaft, is connected with a first planetary wheel carrier, arranged in the first planetary gear, and wherein the second main shaft is connected with a planetary wheel carrier, arranged in the second planetary gear, wherein the gear pairs are connected to the output shaft, via the countershaft and the gear pair,said computer program code comprising computer instructions to cause one or more computer processors to perform the operations of; a) disconnecting the rotatable components of the first planetary gear from each other; b) disconnecting the rotatable components of the second planetary gear from each other; c) preventing rotation of the at least one gear pair, which is connected with the first planetary gear and the output shaft; and
the at least one gear pair, which is connected with the second planetary gear and the output shaft;d) preventing rotation of the output shaft; and e) activating the first electrical machine and/or the second electrical machine, so that the combustion engine starts.
- a first planetary gear, connected to the input shaft and a first main shaft;
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