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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2021
Les Moteurs Nordresa Inc., Laval, CA;
Marc-Antoine Beaudoin, Montreal, CA;
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for a vehicle are provided. A transmission system includes, in one example, a first planetary gear set including a first ring gear and a first sun gear, a second planetary gear set that includes a second ring gear and a second sun gear, and a third planetary gear set that includes a third ring gear and a third sun gear. The transmission system further includes a first brake device configured to selectively ground the first ring gear, a second brake device configured to selectively ground the second ring gear, and a first lock-up clutch configured to selectively ground the first ring gear, wherein the first sun gear, the second sun gear, and the third sun gear are coupled in series.