Piaggio&c. S.p.a.

Alessandro Caleo

Luca Carmignani

Paolo Capozzella

Maurizio Marcacci

Federico Martini

The present invention relates to a management method of the functioning mode of a hybrid drive assembly for vehicles, in particular scooters, and a hybrid drive assembly, comprising at least one internal combustion engine and an electric machine, using the method. The method according to the invention comprises the phases of determining a desired torque and a vehicle state on the basis of a set of received input parameters and/or commands and is characterized in that it comprises the phases of operating the internal combustion engine so that it does not provide torque and operating the electric machine so that it functions as generator for charging an accumulator.

Control method of a hybrid drive assembly for vehicles and a hybrid drive assembly using said method

Herein described is a hybrid propulsion and transmission system for a motorcycle of the type comprising at least an internal combustion engine () and at least one driving wheel (). The system comprises a first electric machine (), provided with first mechanical connection means () to the internal combustion engine (), and a second electric machine (), coupled with first electric machine () through electric and/or electronic connection means () and/or through second mechanical connection means (), and coupled with the driving wheel () through second mechanical connection means ().

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