Front end motor-generator system and hybrid electric vehicle operating method
First Claim
1. An integrated switchable coupling of a hybrid electric arrangement for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- an engine-side portion configured to be coupled for co-axial rotation to a rotatable shaft of the engine;
a drive-side portion configured to drive an engine accessory drive, to be selectively engaged with the engine-side portion, and to be driven by an electric motor at a front side of the drive-side portion opposite a rear side of the drive side portion facing the rotatable engine shaft; and
an engagement actuator configured to selectively engage the drive side portion with the engine-side portion,whereinthe drive-side portion concentrically surrounds at least a portion of the engagement actuator along a coupling rotation axis,the rotatable engine shaft is an engine crankshaft,the engine-side portion includes a crankshaft damper portion,the drive-side portion includes a pulley portion having on an outer circumference at least one accessory drive surface configured to engage an accessory drive,the engagement actuator is a clutch, the clutch including an engine-side engagement portion, and a drive-side engagement portion at least one of coupled to and integrally formed with the drive-side portion of the integrated switchable coupling, andthe at least one accessory drive surface is configured to drive an accessory drive belt.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for hybrid electric internal combustion engine applications in which a motor-generator, a switchable coupling and a torque transfer unit are arranged co-axially-arranged with the front end of the engine crankshaft in the constrained environment in front of an engine in applications such as commercial vehicles, off-road vehicles and stationary engine installations. The motor-generator is preferably laterally offset from the switchable coupling. The switchable coupling is an integrated unit in which a crankshaft vibration damper, an engine accessory drive pulley and a clutch overlap with an axial depth nearly the same as a conventional belt drive pulley and engine damper. The system includes an electrical energy store that receives energy generated by the motor-generator when the coupling is engaged. When the coupling is disengaged, the motor-generator may drive the pulley portion of the clutch-pulley-damper to drive engine accessories using energy returned from the energy store.
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15 Claims
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1. An integrated switchable coupling of a hybrid electric arrangement for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
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an engine-side portion configured to be coupled for co-axial rotation to a rotatable shaft of the engine; a drive-side portion configured to drive an engine accessory drive, to be selectively engaged with the engine-side portion, and to be driven by an electric motor at a front side of the drive-side portion opposite a rear side of the drive side portion facing the rotatable engine shaft; and an engagement actuator configured to selectively engage the drive side portion with the engine-side portion, wherein the drive-side portion concentrically surrounds at least a portion of the engagement actuator along a coupling rotation axis, the rotatable engine shaft is an engine crankshaft, the engine-side portion includes a crankshaft damper portion, the drive-side portion includes a pulley portion having on an outer circumference at least one accessory drive surface configured to engage an accessory drive, the engagement actuator is a clutch, the clutch including an engine-side engagement portion, and a drive-side engagement portion at least one of coupled to and integrally formed with the drive-side portion of the integrated switchable coupling, and the at least one accessory drive surface is configured to drive an accessory drive belt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An integrated switchable coupling of a hybrid electric arrangement for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
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an engine-side portion configured to be coupled for co-axial rotation to a rotatable shaft of the engine; a drive-side portion configured to drive an engine accessory drive, to be selectively engaged with the engine-side portion, and to be driven by an electric motor at a front side of the drive-side portion opposite a rear side of the drive side portion facing the rotatable engine shaft; an engagement actuator configured to selectively engage the drive side portion with the engine-side portion; and a clutch actuator configured to axially displace at least one of the clutch engine-side portion and the clutch drive-side portion into and out of engagement with the other of the at least one of the clutch engine-side portion and the clutch drive-side portion, wherein the drive-side portion concentrically surrounds at least a portion of the engagement actuator along a coupling rotation axis, and the clutch actuator is a pneumatic actuator. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An integrated switchable coupling of a hybrid electric arrangement for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
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an engine-side portion configured to be coupled for co-axial rotation to a rotatable shaft of the engine, a drive-side portion configured to drive an engine accessory drive, to be selectively engaged with the engine-side portion, and to be driven by an electric motor at a front side of the drive-side portion opposite a rear side of the drive side portion facing the rotatable engine shaft, and an engagement actuator configured to selectively engage the drive side portion with the engine-side portion, wherein the drive-side portion concentrically surrounds at least a portion of the engagement actuator along a coupling rotation axis, the rotatable engine shaft is an engine crankshaft, the engine-side portion includes a crankshaft damper portion, the drive-side portion includes a pulley portion having on an outer circumference at least one accessory drive surface configured to engage an accessory drive, the engagement actuator is a clutch, the clutch including an engine-side engagement portion, and a drive-side engagement portion at least one of coupled to and integrally formed with the drive-side portion of the integrated switchable coupling, and the pulley portion of the drive-side portion of the integrated switchable coupling extends axially around the clutch. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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