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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2024
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Zachary Juday, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Steven P. Moorman, Pinckney, MI (US);
James M. Hart, Belleville, MI (US);
Mark R. Claywell, Birmingham, MI (US);
Chad Michael Huls, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Christopher M. Kaminski, Royal Oak, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An electric drive unit includes an electric motor including a rotor and a stator, the rotor operationally connected to a gear set, an oil delivery system adapted to supply pressurized oil to a plurality of discreet oil flow circuits within the electric motor, and an oil flow control module positioned between the electric motor and the oil delivery system and adapted to provide independent active control of oil flow within at least two of the plurality of oil flow circuits within the electric motor.