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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Johannes Kaltenbach, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Michael Roske, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Assignee:
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/12 (2006.01); F16H 61/04 (2006.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/113 (2012.01); B60W 30/184 (2012.01); B60W 30/19 (2012.01); F16H 3/00 (2006.01); F16H 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/113 (2013.01); B60W 30/1843 (2013.01); B60W 30/19 (2013.01); F16H 3/006 (2013.01); F16H 3/126 (2013.01); F16H 61/0403 (2013.01); B60W 2510/087 (2013.01); B60W 2510/30 (2013.01); F16H 2003/0811 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0422 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for serial operation of a motor vehicle with a transmission having a first electric machine, which is operated as a motor for driving the motor vehicle, and a second electric machine, which is operated as a generator, includes, after a generation of a change-over signal, switching the first electric machine from the operation as a motor to the operation as a generator, and switching the second electric machine from the operation as a generator to the operation as a motor in order to drive the motor vehicle.