SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE PROPULSION HAVING AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
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1. A vehicle propulsion system comprising:
- a continuously variable transmission (CVT) having an input side and an output side, the CVT configured to condition an input received at the input side and to output the conditioned input at the output side;
an internal combustion engine (ICE) mechanically coupled to the input side of the CVT and configured to provide the input to the CVT; and
an electric machine (EM) mechanically coupled to the output side of the CVT, the EM configured to receive the conditioned input from the CVT.
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Abstract
A vehicle propulsion system includes a continuously variable transmission (CVT) having an input side and an output side, the CVT configured to condition an input received at the input side and to output the conditioned input at the output side. The vehicle propulsion also includes an internal combustion engine (ICE) mechanically coupled to the input side of the CVT and configured to provide the input to the CVT. The vehicle propulsion includes an electric machine (EM) mechanically coupled to the output side of the CVT, the EM configured to receive the conditioned input from the CVT.
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23 Claims
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1. A vehicle propulsion system comprising:
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a continuously variable transmission (CVT) having an input side and an output side, the CVT configured to condition an input received at the input side and to output the conditioned input at the output side; an internal combustion engine (ICE) mechanically coupled to the input side of the CVT and configured to provide the input to the CVT; and an electric machine (EM) mechanically coupled to the output side of the CVT, the EM configured to receive the conditioned input from the CVT. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle having a vehicle propulsion system, the vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle traction system; an internal combustion engine (ICE) configured to generate an ICE output; a continuously variable transmission (CVT) having an input side and an output side, the input side mechanically coupled to the ICE and configured to receive the ICE output and output a conditioned output on the output side; an electromechanical device attached to the output side of the CVT and configured to; receive the conditioned output from the CVT; and deliver a vehicle propulsion system output to the vehicle traction system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of fabricating a vehicle power system comprising:
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coupling an output of an internal combustion engine (ICE) to an input side of a continuously variable transmission (CVT); coupling an output side of the CVT to an electric machine (EM), the CVT configured to receive a power from the ICE and transfer a conditioned power to the EM; and coupling an output of the EM to a vehicle traction system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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