Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Corporation

Kia Motors Corporation

Tal Chol Kim

Buhm Joo Suh

Woul Sun Choi

Seung Wook Lee

Hyuk Joon Kwon

Yeong Il Choi

Seok Joon Kim

Shin Hyoung Kim

Yeonho Kim

Wan Ho Kim

Ho Rim Yang

Hee Ra Lee

Kyungha Kim

Chul Soo Kim

Yong Gi Kim

Yeongil Choi

Sung Tae Cho

Seong Jae Song

Hyung Seuk Oh

Ryong Choe

A method of controlling an add-on mobility includes measuring a force in a front-rear direction between a main body vehicle and the add-on mobility by a force sensor connecting the main body vehicle and the add-on mobility and controlling a driving force and a braking force of the add-on mobility according to a magnitude of the force in the front-rear direction measured by the force sensor.

Method of controlling add-on mobility

An embodiment hybrid powertrain for a vehicle includes a first input shaft configured to be interlocked with an engine, a second input shaft configured to be interlocked with a first motor and to be parallel to the first input shaft, a third input shaft configured to be interlocked with a second motor and to be parallel to the second input shaft, an output shaft mounted parallel to the third input shaft, a first selective mesh device configured to transmit power from the second input shaft to the output shaft at multiple different gear ratios, a second selective mesh device configured to transmit the power from the third input shaft to the output shaft at the multiple different gear ratios, and a third selective mesh device configured to transmit the power from the first input shaft to the second input shaft or the third input shaft.

Hybrid powertrain for vehicle

A powertrain apparatus for an electric vehicle, includes a planetary gear set including three rotation elements, a first motor connected to a first rotation element of the planetary gear set, a differential engaged to a second rotation element of the planetary gear set, a second motor connected to a third rotation element of the planetary gear set, and a synchronizer configured to selectively connect or disconnect between a driveshaft coupled to one side of the differential and the second motor and to selectively connect or disconnect between the second rotation element of the planetary gear set and the third rotation element of the planetary gear set.

Powertrain for electric vehicle

When a towing vehicle is driven while towing a towed vehicle having driving force, a controller of the towed vehicle determines wheel slip of the towing vehicle based on driving information of the towing vehicle and determines wheel slip of the towed vehicle based on driving information of the towed vehicle, and upon determining that wheel slip of the towing vehicle or the towed vehicle has occurred or upon determining that wheel slip of each of the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle has occurred, control to increase or decrease driving force of the towed vehicle or control to change the driving force distribution ratio between left and right wheels of the towed vehicle is performed, whereby it is possible to improve driving stability and rough road escape performance of the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle.

Vehicle towing driving control method

Disclosed is a powertrain for a hybrid vehicle including a first motor provided to be selectively connected to an engine, a second motor provided to be selectively connected to the first motor, and an output shaft provided to transfer the rotational force of the second motor to drive wheels of the vehicle.

Powertrain for a hybrid vehicle

A power transmission apparatus of a hybrid electric vehicle may include an input shaft receiving an engine torque output from an engine, an output shaft disposed at a same axis with the input shaft and outputting a shifted torque, first and second motor/generators, a first shifting section including a first planetary gear set, outputting a rotation speed from the input shaft as inputted or increased, or forming an adjusted torque from the engine torque and torques of the first and second motor/generators, and outputting the adjusted torque, and a second shifting section including a compound planetary gear set formed as a combination of second and third planetary gear sets and outputting a shifted torque at least three stages from a torque received from the first shifting section to the output shaft.

Power transmission system of hybrid electric vehicle

A power transmission apparatus of a hybrid electric vehicle may include an input shaft receiving an engine torque, an output shaft disposed at a same axis with the input shaft and outputting a shifted torque, first and second motor/generators, a first shifting section including a compound planetary gear set formed as a combination of first and second planetary gear sets, forming an adjusted torque from the engine torque received through two paths and torques of the first and second motor/generators, and outputting the adjusted torque, and a second shifting section including a third planetary gear set and outputting a shifted torque of two stages from a torque received from the first shifting section to the output shaft.

Power transmission apparatus of a hybrid electric vehicle

Disclosed are a power system for an electric vehicle and a control method of a power system for an electric vehicle. The power system may include a first motor and a second motor configured as a power source, first and second reduction gears connected to the first and second motors and having different deceleration ratios, a driving shaft transmitting outputs of the first and second reduction gears, and a motor controller configured to determine a first driving point where the first motor responds according to a demand torque of a driver and a driving condition of the vehicle and a second driving point where the second motor responds according to the demand torque of the driver and the driving condition of the vehicle, and control driving by using at least one of an output torque of the first motor and/or an output torque of the second motor according to the determined driving point.

Power system for electric vehicle and control method thereof

Disclosed is system for a hybrid vehicle that includes an engine, a transmission, and a battery. The system may further include a first clutch configured to connect the engine with the transmission and having a first part and a second part; a first motor/generator configured to be connected to the first part and directly connected to the transmission; a second motor/generator configured to be connected to the second part; and a second clutch configured to connected the second motor/generator with the transmission. In particular, the first part and the second part may be clutches that can operate independently.

System for hybrid vehicle to enhance driving performance during electric mode

A double clutch transmission is described that ideally changes torque received from an engine and a motor by providing an optimal layout in power transmission scheme and motor location. Such a double clutch transmission is optimally adapted to a hybrid electric vehicle, and an optimal operation method for such a double clutch transmission is also provided, overcoming inefficiency in application of a conventional CVT to an HEV.

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Bucheon-si, South Korea

Tal Chol Kim