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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 01, 2013
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alan G. Holmes, Clarkston, MI (US);
Shawn Scott Hawkins, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Steven A. Tarnowsky, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Brendan M. Conlon, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/10 (2006.01); B60K 6/42 (2007.10); B60K 6/44 (2007.10); B60K 6/52 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/42 (2013.01); B60K 6/105 (2013.01); B60K 6/44 (2013.01); B60K 6/52 (2013.01); Y02T 10/623 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6204 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6265 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6282 (2013.01); Y10S 903/902 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes an engine drivingly connected to a first pair of drive wheels by a transmission. A first motor generator is coupled to the engine to provide drive torque to the transmission for driving the first pair of drive wheels. A second motor generator is drivingly connected to a flywheel by a planetary gear system. The planetary gear system is connected to a second pair of drive wheels.