WO2008122862A1 - Hybrid traction system - Google Patents
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a thermoelectric or thermohydraulic hybrid traction system, i.e. to a traction system in which the power used in traction is supplied by at least an internal combustion engine and/or by at least an electric or hydraulic machine.
- the present invention relates to a traction system for vehicles that have to be subjected to very varied conditions of use, i.e. variable from conditions that entail very great advancing or tractive force at very low speeds to conditions that entail relatively limited advancing stress and high speeds .
- a category of vehicles that is particularly representative of such conditions consists of tractors, in particular agricultural tractors, which have to develop, at an extreme of the range of use thereof, a tractive force of a value equal to or greater than the weight thereof, as if it had to be able to move on a vertical trajectory, at speeds that are less than even 1 km/h, whilst, at the other end of the use range, they have to reach speeds up to 50 km/h, with a tendency to increase up to 60/70 km/h, and not always with freedom to choose the rotation speed of the internal combustion engine thereof.
- a tractor there exist conditions of work that are more recurrent and repetitive in terms of speed, or the work conditions of a tractor, in particular an agricultural tractor, that mainly consist of: ploughing and cultivating land, at speeds comprised between 7 and 10 km/h, for example for a time equal to about 50% and more of the time of use of the tractor;
- the frequency of use of a tractor in function of the advancing speed thus has two maximums, one of which is decidedly greater in relation to the low speeds connected with the work in the field and a less pronounced one, connected to the transfers of the tractor on tracks or roads at speeds near the maximum speeds of the tractor.
- the tractor is thus statistically used prevalently in determined narrow speed ranges, although the transmission of the vehicle is made to cover indifferently any condition comprised within the envisaged speed limits.
- a first type in which the transmission comprises a traditional mechanical speed change with a great number of ratios where engaging the ratios requires interrupting the transmission of power to the wheels
- a second type a so-called "power shift", in which the transmission comprises a speed change with a great number of gears that are engageable under a load, or with the possibility of gear changing without significant discontinuity in the transmission of power
- CSV continuous speed variation transmission
- Internal combustion engines have also been developed in which the maximum power is suppliable over a wide rotation speed range, for example 1500 rpm to 2200 rpm, so as to achieve a noticeable adjustment of drive torque to increases in resistant load, even up to 40%, from maximum speed, albeit at the cost of decreasing rotation speed.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a hybrid traction system for vehicles, in particular for tractors, with a power transmission that combines the features of continuous speed variation transmission with the features of a power shift transmission with a limited number of transmission ratios, said power transmission having to combine the advantages of a CSV transmission, conventionally, but not necessarily based on the use of electric machines, with those of a power shift transmission, limiting in a substantial manner the drawbacks that are peculiar to each type of transmission.
- the two transmissions will have to be able to be used individually or together, depending on the operating conditions of the vehicle or on possible particular temporary conditions, so as to be able to optimise the performance of each transmission and minimise the drawbacks thereof .
- a hybrid traction system comprising an internal combustion engine that drives, by a drive shaft, the planet gear carrier of a epicyclic gear train, the crown of which drives mechanical transmission means for transmitting motion to the wheels of a vehicle, a first electric, or hydraulic, machine, that can operate as a motor or as a generator, of which a shaft drives the sun gear of said epicyclic gear train, a second electric, or hydraulic, machine, that can operate as a motor and as a generator, arranged downstream of said first electric, or hydraulic, machine, along said transmitting means, characterised in that it further comprises first connecting means for fixing said shaft of said first electric or hydraulic machine to said drive shaft.
- the hybrid traction system can operate, above all, in continuous speed variation mode, so- called CSV mode, when the connecting means is not active in which the speed variations of the vehicle are obtained by- controlling the speeds of said electric or hydraulic machines, in addition to that of the internal combustion engine.
- the traction system can operate as a normal traction system of a vehicle with internal combustion engine, in which the traction of the vehicle is assured, in all conditions, by the internal combustion engine, whilst the electric or hydraulic machines can intervene to provide additional power to be added to that of the internal combustion engine in situations in which particularly great tractive force is required.
- the electric or hydraulic machines can also be used to recover power during the steps of slowing down or braking of the vehicle, or when the vehicle travels along a descending stretch of road, or can also remain inactive.
- the possibility of connecting together the drive shaft and the shaft of the first electric or hydraulic machine enables the size of the electric or hydraulic machines to be reduced significantly, as will be explained below.
- second connecting means is provided to lock the shaft of said first electric machine.
- traction of the vehicle is ensured by the internal combustion engine, as in the case in which the first connecting means is activated, but with a different ratio between the rotation speed of the drive shaft of the internal combustion engine and the crown del epicyclic gear train.
- a first speed change is provided located along said transmitting means between said epicyclic gear train and said second electric or hydraulic machine. This enables the transmission ratio to be varied between the crown of the epicyclic gear train and the wheels of the vehicle, increasing the flexibility of use of the traction system and optimising running of the internal combustion engine.
- a second speed change interposed along said mechanical transmission means, downstream of said second electric or hydraulic machine.
- Figure 1 is a schematic view of a hybrid traction system according to the invention for a vehicle, comprising an internal combustion engine and two electric machines, in particular for a tractor, in a first operating condition
- Figure 2 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a second operating condition
- Figure 3 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a third operating condition
- Figure 4 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a fourth operating condition
- Figure 5 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a fifth operating condition;
- Figure 6 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a sixth operating condition
- Figure 7 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a seventh operating condition
- Figure 8 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in an eighth operating condition
- Figure 9 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a ninth operating condition
- Figure 10 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a tenth operating condition;
- Figure 11 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in an eleventh operating condition;
- Figure 12 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a twelfth operating condition;
- Figure 13 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a thirteenth operating condition
- Figure 14 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a fourteenth operating condition;
- Figure 15 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a fifteenth operating condition;
- Figure 16 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a sixteenth operating condition;
- Figure 17 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a seventeenth operating condition;
- Figure 18 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in an eighteenth operating condition;
- Figure 19 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a neutral position, i.e. without power transmission to the wheels of the vehicle;
- Figure 20 is a schematic view of a hybrid traction system according to the invention for a vehicle, comprising an internal combustion engine and two hydraulic machines;
- Figure 21 is a schematic view of a version of the hybrid traction system according to the invention, in a first operating condition;
- Figure 22 is a schematic view of the traction system in Figure 21, in a second operating condition
- Figure 23 is a schematic view of the traction system in Figure 21, in a third operating condition
- Figure 24 is a schematic view of the traction system in Figure 21, in a fourth operating condition;
- Figure 25 is a schematic view of a further version of the hybrid traction system according to the invention;
- Figure 26 is a schematic view of a still further version of the hybrid traction system according to the invention;
- Figure 27 is a schematic view of a transmission system for a traction system for vehicles, according to the invention.
- the system according to the invention comprises an internal combustion engine M, the drive shaft 1 of which is connected to the planet gear carier 3 of epicyclical gearing 2, the sun gear 4 of which is connected to the shaft 5 of a first electric machine El, that can act both as a motor and as a generator.
- the shaft 5 is coaxial externally to the drive shaft 1 of the internal combustion engine M.
- the drive shaft of the internal combustion engine M and the shaft of the first machine El can be connected together by first connecting means comprising a first clutch 15. Further, the shaft 5 of the first machine El can be locked by second connecting means comprising a brake 16.
- the crown 6 of the epicyclical gearing drives the input shaft 18 of a second clutch 7, conventionally, but not necessarily, a multiple disc clutch, by means of which a first speed change 8 is drivable.
- the second multiple-disc clutch 7, in the illustrated embodiment, comprises a plurality of driving discs 19 rotated by the input shaft 18 and a plurality of driven discs 25 that, depending on the mutual position thereof, directly connects the input shaft 18 of the second clutch 7 to the output shaft 17 of the first speed change 8, or connect the input shaft 18 to a gear 8a, which drives the input shaft 8b of the first speed change 8.
- the first speed change 8 has, advantageously, a first transmission ratio Tl, which is obtainable when the input shaft of the second clutch 7 is connected directly to the output shaft 17 of the first speed change 8, a second transmission ratio T2 for the forward travel of the vehicle and a transmission ratio R for backward travel, which are obtainable when the input shaft 18 of the second clutch 7 is connected to the input shaft 8b of the first speed change 8 by the gear 8a.
- the second transmission ratio T2 and the transmission ratio R for reverse travel are selectable by a sleeve 30 that is suitable for selecting the gears of the speed change 8, when the input shaft 18 of the second clutch 7 is connected to the input shaft 8b of the first speed change 8.
- the output shaft 17 of the speed change 8 is connected to the shaft 20 of a second electric machine E2 , that can operate both as a motor and as a generator.
- the shaft 20 drives the input shaft 21 of a third clutch 9, conventionally, but not necessarily, a multiple disc clutch, by means of which a second speed change 10 is drivable .
- the third multiple disc clutch 9 comprises a plurality of further driving discs 28 rotated by the input shaft 21 and a plurality of further driven discs 29 that, depending on the mutual position thereof, cause the gears in the second speed change 10 to be selected.
- the output shaft 22 of the second speed change 10 drives a bevel gear 13 that transmits motion to a differential gear 14 that drives the wheels R of the vehicle.
- the power take-off unit 34 is driven by a fourth clutch 11 and a third speed change 12, by an auxiliary shaft 23 driven in turn by the internal combustion engine M.
- the operating modes of the traction system according to the invention illustrated in Figures 1 to 19 are substantially three .
- a first operating mode no restraining means is active, i.e. the first clutch 15 and the brake 16 are not active.
- the traction system operates in continuous speed variation mode, so-called CSV mode, the traction of the vehicle is ensured by the internal combustion engine M and the speed variations of the vehicle are managed by the first electric machine El, operating as a generator, that drives the second electric machine E2 that rotates synchronously with the output shaft 17 of the first speed change 8.
- the first speed change 8 and the second speed change 10 are usable for varying the transmission ratio between the crown 6 of the epicyclic gear trains and the wheels R of the vehicle, so as to vary the speed at the ground of the vehicle at the same rotation speed as the drive shaft 1 of the internal combustion engine M and of the shaft 5 of the first electric machine El.
- the first restraining means is active, i.e. the first clutch 15 is engaged, restraining together the shaft 1 of the internal combustion engine and the shaft 5 of the first electric machine El.
- the first electric machine El may remain in active and the epicyclic gear train 2 acts as a stiff joint, this means that the transmitting means is driven directly by the internal combustion engine M and that the input shaft 18 of the second multiple-disc clutch 7 rotates at the same speed as the drive shaft 1 of the internal combustion engine M.
- Activating this operating condition, by engaging the clutch 15, is particularly useful in the vehicle startup stage and when traction torque of high value is required, i.e. in heavy-duty conditions for the vehicle.
- the drive torque transmitted by the internal combustion engine M must be high.
- the torque transmitted to the planet gear carrier 3 of the epicyclic gear train 2 is high, also the torque transmitted to the sun gear 4 must be proportionally high. This condition is combined with high sun gear 4 speed, which is much greater than the speed of the internal combustion engine M, as, when the vehicle is started up, the speed of the crown 6 of the epicyclic gear train 2 is normally zero.
- the first electric El or hydraulic machine II has to dispense maximum torque at a very high speed, or develop very great resistant power: this critical combination normally determines the sizing of the first electric El or hydraulic machine II.
- a means for reducing the torque that said first electric El or hydraulic machine Il has to dispense is constituted by the progressive intervention of the clutch 15, which develops a torque that matches the machine El, or II, at least in the step of slowing of the shaft 5 to synchronise with the drive shaft 1 of the motor M.
- the intervention of the clutch 15 is such as to brakes the shaft 5 and thus create an additional resistant torque on the sun gear 4, in addition to the resistant torque dispensed by the machine El, II.
- the second electric machine can be used as a motor to provide further power to the wheels of the vehicle if the required power exceeds the maximum power that the internal combustion engine can provide, or as a generator, for recovering energy when the vehicle slows or brakes.
- the second restraining means is active, i.e. the brake 16 that locks the shaft 5 of the first electric machine El, which thus remains inactive.
- the operation of the traction system according to the invention is similar to that disclosed with reference to the second operating mode, but with a transmission ratio >1 between the drive shaft 1 of the motor M and the input shaft 18 of the first clutch 7.
- the transmission ratios of the first speed change 8 and of the second speed change 10 can be advantageously selected so as to maintain the rotation of the internal combustion engine M within the maximum power operation range as the advancing speed of the vehicle varies over almost the whole range of use of the vehicle, with the shaft 5 of the first machine El locked by the brake 16 or synchronised with the shaft 1 of the internal combustion engine M by the first clutch 15.
- Figures 1 to 19 the various operating conditions of the system according to the invention are shown that are obtainable to meet the work conditions of a vehicle, in particular a tractor driven by the system according to the invention.
- Figures 1 to 6 illustrate various operating conditions that are obtainable when the system operates according to the first operating mode, i.e. in CSV mode with continuous speed operation, with the first clutch 15 and the brake 16 disengaged.
- FIG. 1 there is illustrated an operating condition that is suitable for work conditions of the vehicle with very high traction force and low forward-travel speed.
- the transmission ratios with the lowest value are selected, i.e. Tl in the first speed change 8 and T3 in the second speed change 10.
- the speed variations are made by acting on the speed control of the internal combustion engine M, of the electric machine El operating as a generator and of the electric machine E2 acting as a motor.
- FIG 2 there is illustrated a second operating condition similar to that illustrated in Figure 1, but a little higher for the forward-travel speed of the vehicle.
- This condition is obtained by selecting in the second speed change the highest transmission ratio, i.e. T4 , whilst in the first speed change 8 the transmission ratio Tl is selected as in the operating condition illustrated in Figure 1.
- Figure 3 there is illustrated a third operating condition with an advancing speed of the vehicle that is greater than Figure 2 and tractive force that is less high, obtained by- selecting in the first speed change 8 the transmission ratio T2 and in the second speed change the transmission ratio T3.
- the transmission ratios of the first speed change 8 and of the second speed change 10 have been chosen so that TlxT4 ⁇ T2xT3.
- transmission ratios Tl-T4 in the first speed change 8 and in the second speed change 10 can also be dictated by the need to maintain the two machines El and E2 within optimal rotation revolutions, in particular when the rotation speed of the drive shaft 1 of the motor M is set by a tool connected to the power- takeup 34 of the vehicle.
- Figure 4 there is illustrated a fourth operating condition in CSV mode, in which the vehicle can reach the maximum advancing speed for which it was designed, with low traction force. This condition is obtainable by selecting in the first speed change 8 the transmission ratio T2 and in the second speed change 10 the transmission ratio T4.
- FIG 5 there is illustrated a fifth operating condition, with the vehicle reversing at low speed, still in CSV mode, obtainable by selecting the transmission ratio R in the first speed change 8 and the transmission ratio T3 in the second speed change 10.
- Figure 6 there is illustrated a sixth operating condition, still in CSV mode, with the vehicle reversing at a greater speed than in the condition shown in Figure 5. This sixth operating condition is obtainable by selecting the transmission ratio R in the first speed change 8 and the transmission ratio T4 in the second speed change 10.
- FIGs 7 to 12 there are illustrated various operating conditions of the traction system according to the invention in the second operating mode, i.e. with the first clutch 15 engaged, and, thus, with the drive shaft 1 of the motor M and the shaft 5 of the first electric machine El restrained together.
- the first electric machine El can be used during the speed changes in the first speed change 8 to synchronise the driving discs 19 and the driven discs 25 in the passage between the two different transmission ratios, generating a resistant, or drive, torque, to slow or accelerate the drive shaft 1 of the internal combustion engine M until the rotation speed of the motor M has been taken to the value required by the new speed ratio, which will be set.
- the second electric machine E2 collaborates with maintaining, or at leas controlling, the speed of the vehicle during the gear change, supplying, or subtracting, power to the wheels R.
- Figure 7 there is illustrated a seventh operating condition, with the first clutch 15 engaged, at a low advancing speed of the vehicle and high traction force.
- the transmission ratios of a lower value are selected, i.e. Tl in the first speed change 8 and T3 in the second speed change 10.
- the advancing speed variations of the vehicle are implemented by varying the rotation speed of the internal combustion engine M.
- FIG 8 there is illustrated an eighth operating condition, with the first clutch 15 engaged, with an advancing speed a little higher than the operating condition of the Figure 7.
- This condition differs from the previous one by the fact that in the first speed change 8 the higher transmission ratio is selected, i.e. T2.
- Figure 9 there is illustrated a ninth operating condition, which entails an advancing speed that is higher than the condition in Figure 8 and differs from the operating condition illustrated in Figure 8 by the fact that in the first speed change 8 the less high transmission ratio is selected, i.e. Tl, and in the second speed change 10 the highest transmission ratio, i.e. T4 , is selected.
- FIG 10 there is illustrated a tenth operating condition, which entails the maximum advancing speed of the vehicle with the first clutch 1'5 engaged and is obtained by selecting both in the first speed change 8 and in the second speed change 10 the highest transmission ratios, i.e. T2 and T4, respectively.
- FIG 11 there is illustrated an eleventh operating condition, still with the first clutch 15, with the vehicle reversing at low speed. This condition is obtained by selecting the reversing transmission ratio R in the first speed change 8 and the less high transmission ratio, i.e. T3 , in the second speed change 10.
- Figure 12 there is illustrated a twelfth operating condition, similar to that in the Figure 11, with a reverse movement of the vehicle, at a higher speed than the operating condition illustrated in Figure 11.
- Figures 13 to 18 there are illustrated various operating conditions of the traction system according to the invention in the third operating mode, i.e. with the first clutch 15 not engaged and the brake 16 activated, thus with the shaft 5 of the first electric machine El locked. In this operating mode the first electric machine El is inactive and, as specified previously, the epicyclic gear train 2 acts as a gear with two toothed wheels.
- FIG 13 there is illustrated a thirteenth operating condition, with activated brake 16.
- the operating condition illustrated is a condition in which the advancing speed of the vehicle is minimum, with the maximum tractive force obtainable in this third operating mode, with the lowest transmission ratios selected in the first speed change 8 and in the second speed change 10, i.e. Tl and T3 , respectively.
- Figure 14 there is illustrated a fourteenth operating condition, which differs from the thirteenth operating condition illustrated in Figure 13 only through the fact that in the first speed change 8 the highest transmission ratio, i.e. T2 , is selected, which entails a higher advancing speed than the preceding condition.
- FIG 15 there is illustrated a fifteenth operating condition, which differs from the fourteenth operating condition illustrated in Figure 14 only through the fact that in the first speed change 8 the less high transmission ratio is selected, i.e. Tl and in the second speed change 10 the higher transmission ratio is selected, i.e. T4 , this entails a higher advancing speed of the vehicle than the operating condition illustrated in Figure 14.
- FIG 16 there is illustrated a sixteenth operating condition, which differs from the fifteenth operating condition illustrated in Figure 15 only through the fact that in both speed changes 8 and 10 the highest transmission ratios are selected, i.e. T2 and T4 respectively.
- the advancing speed of the vehicle is the highest speed for which the vehicle has been designed.
- Figure 17 there is illustrated a seventeenth operating condition, still with the brake 16 engaged, with the vehicle reversing at low speed. This condition is obtained by- selecting the reversing transmission ratio R in the first speed change 8 and the less high transmission ratio, i.e. T3, in the second speed change 10.
- Figure 18 there is illustrated an eighteenth operating condition, similar to that in Figure 17, with a reverse movement of the vehicle, at a higher speed than the operating condition illustrated in Figure 17.
- Figure 19 there is illustrated a neutral operating mode, with stationary vehicle and with the first clutch 15 and the brake 16 disengaged and with the second clutch 7 and the third clutch 9 in an open position.
- FIG 20 there is illustrated a second embodiment of the system according to the invention, in which the electric machines El and E2 are replaced by two hydraulic machines Il and 12, which can operate as hydraulic motors or as hydraulic generators .
- a shaft 5a which can be connected to the drive shaft 1 by the first clutch 15, or can be locked by the brake 16.
- the shaft 5a drives a first gear 24 connected to the shaft 32 of a first hydraulic machine II, that drives a second gear 26, which in turn drives the sun gear 4 of the epicyclic gear train 2.
- the output shaft 17 of the first speed change 8 drives a third gear 27 connected to the shaft 33 of a second hydraulic machine 12.
- the shaft 33 of the second hydraulic machine 12 drives a fourth gear 31 which in turn drives the input shaft 21 of the second clutch 9.
- a first toothed wheel 35 is splined that engages a second toothed wheel 36 that can be connected, through a fifth clutch 37, to a shaft 38 connected in turn to the input shaft 8b of the first speed change 8.
- FIG 21 there is illustrated a first operating condition of said further version, in which in the first speed change 8 there is selected the transmission ratio T2 and in the second speed change the transmission ratio T3.
- a further operating condition, which is not illustrated, is obtainable by selecting the transmission ratio T4 rather than T3 in the second speed change 10.
- FIG 22 there is illustrated a second operating condition in which in the first speed change 8 there is selected the reverse transmission ratio R and in the second speed change 10 there is selected the transmission ratio T3.
- Figure 23 there is illustrated a third operating condition in which in the first speed change 8 the transmission ratio Tl is selected and the sleeve 30 is positioned so as to connect together the input shafts 8b and output shafts 17 of the first speed change 8, and in the second speed change 10 the transmission ratio T3 is selected.
- a further operating condition, which is not illustrated, is obtainable by selecting the transmission ratio T4 rather than T3 in the second speed change 10.
- FIG 24 there is illustrated a fourth operating condition in which in the first speed change 8 the reverse transmission ratio R is selected and in the second speed change 10 the transmission ratio T4 is selected.
- a further operating condition, which is not illustrated, is obtainable by selecting the transmission ratio T3 rather than T4 in the second speed change 10.
- FIG. 25 there is illustrated a still further version of the traction system according to the invention in which on the shaft 5 of the first electric machine El there is splined a first toothed wheel 39 that engages a second toothed wheel 40 that can be connected, through a sixth clutch 41, to a shaft 42 connected in turn to the output shaft 22 of the second speed change 10. Also in this still further version, by engaging the sixth clutch 41 a preset ratio is set between the rotation speed of the drive shaft 1 and the rotation speed of the crown 6 of the epicyclic gear train, thus enabling four still further transmission ratios to be obtained for forward travel of the vehicle and two further transmission ratios for reversing.
- Figure 27 there is illustrated a transmission system for transmitting motion from an internal combustion engine M to the wheels of a vehicle, that uses the same transmission members for transmitting the motion of the hybrid traction system according to the invention without using the electric machines El, E2 , or hydraulic machines II, 12, enabling a high number of transmission ratios to be achieved.
- the transmission system illustrated in Figure 27 is similar to the system illustrated in Figures 21 to 24, but it should be understood that the transmission system may also have a configuration that is similar to the transmission illustrated in Figures 1 to 19, or in Figure 25, or in Figure 26.
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Abstract
Hybrid traction system comprising an internal combustion engine (M) that drives, by a drive shaft (1), a planet gear carrier (3) of an epicyclic gear train (2), a crown (6) of which drives mechanical transmission means (7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14) for transmitting motion to the wheels (R) of a vehicle, a first electric or hydraulic machine (E1; I1) that can operate as a motor or as a generator, of which a shaft (5; 32) drives a sun gear (4) of said epicyclic gear train (2), a second electric or hydraulic machine (E2; I2), that can operate as a motor and as a generator, arranged downstream of said first electric or hydraulic machine (E1; I1), along said transmitting means, characterised in that it further comprises connecting means (15; 16; 35, 36, 37, 38; 39, 40, 41, 42) suitable for determining a preset ratio between the rotation speed of said sun gear (4) and the rotation speed of said crown (6) of said epicyclic gear train (2).
Description
Hybrid traction system
The present invention relates to a thermoelectric or thermohydraulic hybrid traction system, i.e. to a traction system in which the power used in traction is supplied by at least an internal combustion engine and/or by at least an electric or hydraulic machine.
In particular, the present invention relates to a traction system for vehicles that have to be subjected to very varied conditions of use, i.e. variable from conditions that entail very great advancing or tractive force at very low speeds to conditions that entail relatively limited advancing stress and high speeds .
A category of vehicles that is particularly representative of such conditions consists of tractors, in particular agricultural tractors, which have to develop, at an extreme of the range of use thereof, a tractive force of a value equal to or greater than the weight thereof, as if it had to be able to move on a vertical trajectory, at speeds that are less than even 1 km/h, whilst, at the other end of the use range, they have to reach speeds up to 50 km/h, with a tendency to increase up to 60/70 km/h, and not always with freedom to choose the rotation speed of the internal combustion engine thereof. These vehicles thus require transmissions in which the ratio between maximum and minimum work speed can reach a value equal to even 50 whilst, for example, in a motor vehicle this ratio reaches a maximum value of 4 or 5, still at the same rotation speed as the internal combustion engine. Further, in tractors, the rotation speed of the internal combustion engine is not always able to adjust speed because said rotation speed may be constrained by the need to drive equipment by a suitable power takeoff shaft on the tractor, the rotation speed of which generally restrains the rotation speed of the internal combustion engine. The above shows that the transmissions of tractors, in particular of agricultural tractors, have to have a large
number of gears to provide a corresponding number of intermediate speeds between minimum and maximum speed and therefore, in order to be able to meet economically the needs of use of the tractor even at said intermediate speeds .
Nevertheless, it should be noted that in the context of the plurality and variety of uses of a tractor there exist conditions of work that are more recurrent and repetitive in terms of speed, or the work conditions of a tractor, in particular an agricultural tractor, that mainly consist of: ploughing and cultivating land, at speeds comprised between 7 and 10 km/h, for example for a time equal to about 50% and more of the time of use of the tractor;
- travelling or towing at maximum speed for a time equal to about 25% of the time of use;
- only for the remaining time of use is performance required that is located indifferently between the extremes of the envisaged operating range.
The frequency of use of a tractor in function of the advancing speed thus has two maximums, one of which is decidedly greater in relation to the low speeds connected with the work in the field and a less pronounced one, connected to the transfers of the tractor on tracks or roads at speeds near the maximum speeds of the tractor. The tractor is thus statistically used prevalently in determined narrow speed ranges, although the transmission of the vehicle is made to cover indifferently any condition comprised within the envisaged speed limits. In the prior art three main types of transmission are known for a tractor, in particular for a tractor intended for agricultural use : a first type in which the transmission comprises a traditional mechanical speed change with a great number of ratios where engaging the ratios requires interrupting the transmission of power to the wheels;
- a second type, a so-called "power shift", in which the transmission comprises a speed change with a great number of gears that are engageable under a load, or with the possibility of gear changing without significant discontinuity in the transmission of power;
- continuous speed variation transmission, so-called "CSV", which is provided with a virtually infinite number of transmission ratios, so as to be able to cover a-fαy speed within the limits provided for the vehicle in a manner that is quite disconnected (still within certain limits) from the rotation speed of the internal combustion engine. Internal combustion engines have also been developed in which the maximum power is suppliable over a wide rotation speed range, for example 1500 rpm to 2200 rpm, so as to achieve a noticeable adjustment of drive torque to increases in resistant load, even up to 40%, from maximum speed, albeit at the cost of decreasing rotation speed. So-called "power shift" transmissions require a large number of transmission ratios, up to 24 or more forward gears, in order to have sufficiently close ratios and an acceptable quality and smoothness in speed-changing. This leads, however, to great mechanical complication and great permanent dissipation of power, through friction between the innumerable multiple disc clutches on the gears of the speed change that are always engaged with one another and in permanent corresponding motion, with consequent problems of energetic inefficiency, overheating, wear, costs, poorly graduated gear changes , etc . As transmissions with continuous speed variation need to be dimensioned to cover the extremes of the range of use of the vehicle, i.e. on the one hand, to transmit very high torque at very low speeds and, on the other hand, to develop relatively high speeds at very low torque, they have features that, from the design point of view, are in great conflict with one another; in fact this type of transmission has, albeit not in a constant manner, great losses of energy
and great overall dimensions that are hardly compatible with the layout of a vehicle, in particular of a tractor. An object of the present invention is to provide a hybrid traction system for vehicles, in particular for tractors, with a power transmission that combines the features of continuous speed variation transmission with the features of a power shift transmission with a limited number of transmission ratios, said power transmission having to combine the advantages of a CSV transmission, conventionally, but not necessarily based on the use of electric machines, with those of a power shift transmission, limiting in a substantial manner the drawbacks that are peculiar to each type of transmission. The two transmissions will have to be able to be used individually or together, depending on the operating conditions of the vehicle or on possible particular temporary conditions, so as to be able to optimise the performance of each transmission and minimise the drawbacks thereof . According to the present invention there is provided a hybrid traction system comprising an internal combustion engine that drives, by a drive shaft, the planet gear carrier of a epicyclic gear train, the crown of which drives mechanical transmission means for transmitting motion to the wheels of a vehicle, a first electric, or hydraulic, machine, that can operate as a motor or as a generator, of which a shaft drives the sun gear of said epicyclic gear train, a second electric, or hydraulic, machine, that can operate as a motor and as a generator, arranged downstream of said first electric, or hydraulic, machine, along said transmitting means, characterised in that it further comprises first connecting means for fixing said shaft of said first electric or hydraulic machine to said drive shaft. Owing to the invention, the hybrid traction system can operate, above all, in continuous speed variation mode, so-
called CSV mode, when the connecting means is not active in which the speed variations of the vehicle are obtained by- controlling the speeds of said electric or hydraulic machines, in addition to that of the internal combustion engine. Further, when the connecting means is active, the traction system can operate as a normal traction system of a vehicle with internal combustion engine, in which the traction of the vehicle is assured, in all conditions, by the internal combustion engine, whilst the electric or hydraulic machines can intervene to provide additional power to be added to that of the internal combustion engine in situations in which particularly great tractive force is required. The electric or hydraulic machines can also be used to recover power during the steps of slowing down or braking of the vehicle, or when the vehicle travels along a descending stretch of road, or can also remain inactive. The possibility of connecting together the drive shaft and the shaft of the first electric or hydraulic machine enables the size of the electric or hydraulic machines to be reduced significantly, as will be explained below.
This enables the overall dimensions and the cost of- the electric or hydraulic machines to be reduced significantly and thus the cost and overall dimensions of the system according to the invention. According to a version of the present invention, second connecting means is provided to lock the shaft of said first electric machine.
By activating said second connecting means, traction of the vehicle is ensured by the internal combustion engine, as in the case in which the first connecting means is activated, but with a different ratio between the rotation speed of the drive shaft of the internal combustion engine and the crown del epicyclic gear train. This enables the internal combustion engine to be run better. According to a further version of the present invention a first speed change is provided located along said
transmitting means between said epicyclic gear train and said second electric or hydraulic machine. This enables the transmission ratio to be varied between the crown of the epicyclic gear train and the wheels of the vehicle, increasing the flexibility of use of the traction system and optimising running of the internal combustion engine. According to a still further version of the present invention, there is provided a second speed change interposed along said mechanical transmission means, downstream of said second electric or hydraulic machine. This enables further variations to the transmission ratio between the crown of the epicyclic gear train and the wheels of the vehicle to be made, further increasing the flexibility of use of the traction system. Further features and advantages of the present invention will be clear from the following description of embodiments of the invention, with reference to the attached drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is a schematic view of a hybrid traction system according to the invention for a vehicle, comprising an internal combustion engine and two electric machines, in particular for a tractor, in a first operating condition; Figure 2 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a second operating condition; Figure 3 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a third operating condition; Figure 4 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a fourth operating condition; Figure 5 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a fifth operating condition;
Figure 6 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a sixth operating condition; Figure 7 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a seventh operating condition; Figure 8 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in an eighth operating condition;
Figure 9 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a ninth operating condition;
Figure 10 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a tenth operating condition;
Figure 11 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in an eleventh operating condition;
Figure 12 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a twelfth operating condition;
Figure 13 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a thirteenth operating condition; Figure 14 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a fourteenth operating condition;
Figure 15 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a fifteenth operating condition;
Figure 16 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a sixteenth operating condition;
Figure 17 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a seventeenth operating condition;
Figure 18 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in an eighteenth operating condition; Figure 19 is a view like the one in Figure 1, with the system according to the invention in a neutral position, i.e. without power transmission to the wheels of the vehicle;
Figure 20 is a schematic view of a hybrid traction system according to the invention for a vehicle, comprising an internal combustion engine and two hydraulic machines;
Figure 21 is a schematic view of a version of the hybrid traction system according to the invention, in a first operating condition;
Figure 22 is a schematic view of the traction system in Figure 21, in a second operating condition;
Figure 23 is a schematic view of the traction system in Figure 21, in a third operating condition;
Figure 24 is a schematic view of the traction system in Figure 21, in a fourth operating condition; Figure 25 is a schematic view of a further version of the hybrid traction system according to the invention; Figure 26 is a schematic view of a still further version of the hybrid traction system according to the invention; Figure 27 is a schematic view of a transmission system for a traction system for vehicles, according to the invention.
The system according to the invention, with reference to Figure 1, comprises an internal combustion engine M, the drive shaft 1 of which is connected to the planet gear carier 3 of epicyclical gearing 2, the sun gear 4 of which is connected to the shaft 5 of a first electric machine El, that can act both as a motor and as a generator. The shaft 5 is coaxial externally to the drive shaft 1 of the internal combustion engine M. The drive shaft of the internal combustion engine M and the shaft of the first machine El can be connected together by first connecting means comprising a first clutch 15. Further, the shaft 5 of the first machine El can be locked by second connecting means comprising a brake 16. The crown 6 of the epicyclical gearing drives the input shaft 18 of a second clutch 7, conventionally, but not necessarily, a multiple disc clutch, by means of which a first speed change 8 is drivable. The second multiple-disc clutch 7, in the illustrated embodiment, comprises a plurality of driving discs 19 rotated by the input shaft 18 and a plurality of driven discs 25 that, depending on the mutual position thereof, directly connects the input shaft
18 of the second clutch 7 to the output shaft 17 of the first speed change 8, or connect the input shaft 18 to a gear 8a, which drives the input shaft 8b of the first speed change 8. The first speed change 8 has, advantageously, a first transmission ratio Tl, which is obtainable when the input shaft of the second clutch 7 is connected directly to the output shaft 17 of the first speed change 8, a second transmission ratio T2 for the forward travel of the vehicle and a transmission ratio R for backward travel, which are obtainable when the input shaft 18 of the second clutch 7 is connected to the input shaft 8b of the first speed change 8 by the gear 8a. The second transmission ratio T2 and the transmission ratio R for reverse travel are selectable by a sleeve 30 that is suitable for selecting the gears of the speed change 8, when the input shaft 18 of the second clutch 7 is connected to the input shaft 8b of the first speed change 8. Preferably, the values of the transmission ratios' for forward travel are Tl=I :1 for the first transmission ratio and T2=x:l with x>l, for the second transmission ratio.
The output shaft 17 of the speed change 8 is connected to the shaft 20 of a second electric machine E2 , that can operate both as a motor and as a generator. The shaft 20 drives the input shaft 21 of a third clutch 9, conventionally, but not necessarily, a multiple disc clutch, by means of which a second speed change 10 is drivable . The third multiple disc clutch 9 comprises a plurality of further driving discs 28 rotated by the input shaft 21 and a plurality of further driven discs 29 that, depending on the mutual position thereof, cause the gears in the second speed change 10 to be selected. The second speed change 10 has advantageously two transmission ratios that are different from one another for forward travel of the vehicle, a first transmission ratio T3=y:l and a second transmission ratio T4=z:l with y<z, so that it is T3<T4.
The output shaft 22 of the second speed change 10 drives a bevel gear 13 that transmits motion to a differential gear 14 that drives the wheels R of the vehicle.
With 34 there is indicated a power take-off unit to drive tools connectable to the vehicle. The power take-off unit 34 is driven by a fourth clutch 11 and a third speed change 12, by an auxiliary shaft 23 driven in turn by the internal combustion engine M. The operating modes of the traction system according to the invention illustrated in Figures 1 to 19 are substantially three .
In a first operating mode no restraining means is active, i.e. the first clutch 15 and the brake 16 are not active. In this situation, the traction system operates in continuous speed variation mode, so-called CSV mode, the traction of the vehicle is ensured by the internal combustion engine M and the speed variations of the vehicle are managed by the first electric machine El, operating as a generator, that drives the second electric machine E2 that rotates synchronously with the output shaft 17 of the first speed change 8. The first speed change 8 and the second speed change 10 are usable for varying the transmission ratio between the crown 6 of the epicyclic gear trains and the wheels R of the vehicle, so as to vary the speed at the ground of the vehicle at the same rotation speed as the drive shaft 1 of the internal combustion engine M and of the shaft 5 of the first electric machine El.
In a second operating mode, the first restraining means is active, i.e. the first clutch 15 is engaged, restraining together the shaft 1 of the internal combustion engine and the shaft 5 of the first electric machine El. In this situation the first electric machine El may remain in active and the epicyclic gear train 2 acts as a stiff joint, this means that the transmitting means is driven directly by the internal combustion engine M and that the input shaft 18 of
the second multiple-disc clutch 7 rotates at the same speed as the drive shaft 1 of the internal combustion engine M. Activating this operating condition, by engaging the clutch 15, is particularly useful in the vehicle startup stage and when traction torque of high value is required, i.e. in heavy-duty conditions for the vehicle. In fact, in these conditions, the drive torque transmitted by the internal combustion engine M must be high. As said drive torque transmitted to the planet gear carrier 3 of the epicyclic gear train 2 is high, also the torque transmitted to the sun gear 4 must be proportionally high. This condition is combined with high sun gear 4 speed, which is much greater than the speed of the internal combustion engine M, as, when the vehicle is started up, the speed of the crown 6 of the epicyclic gear train 2 is normally zero.
Thus the first electric El or hydraulic machine II, has to dispense maximum torque at a very high speed, or develop very great resistant power: this critical combination normally determines the sizing of the first electric El or hydraulic machine II.
On the other hand, owing to the invention, a means for reducing the torque that said first electric El or hydraulic machine Il has to dispense is constituted by the progressive intervention of the clutch 15, which develops a torque that matches the machine El, or II, at least in the step of slowing of the shaft 5 to synchronise with the drive shaft 1 of the motor M. In fact, when the vehicle starts up, the shaft 5 rotates at a much greater speed than the shaft 1 of the motor M, and thus the intervention of the clutch 15 is such as to brakes the shaft 5 and thus create an additional resistant torque on the sun gear 4, in addition to the resistant torque dispensed by the machine El, II. In the latter condition, or with the vehicle started up, as the El, or Il machine was significantly slowed, it is able to develop a much higher resistant torque than the vehicle in pickup from stationary situation, and is therefore able
to react better to the torque of the internal combustion engine, and therefore the restraining means 15 can be released. The second electric machine can be used as a motor to provide further power to the wheels of the vehicle if the required power exceeds the maximum power that the internal combustion engine can provide, or as a generator, for recovering energy when the vehicle slows or brakes. If a power peak is required that is greater than the power that can be provided by the internal combustion engine M and by the second electric machine E2 , it is in fact possible to drive also the first electric machine El as a motor, at the same rotation speed as the drive shaft 1 of the internal combustion engine M. The speed changes are used to vary the transmission ratio between the internal combustion engine M and the wheels, to vary the speed of the vehicle at a given rotation speed of the internal combustion engine. This enables the speed of the vehicle to be varied whilst maintaining the internal combustion engine at an optimal rate of revolutions per minute . In a third operating mode the second restraining means is active, i.e. the brake 16 that locks the shaft 5 of the first electric machine El, which thus remains inactive. In this situation the epicyclic gear train acts as a normal gear with the transmission ratio i= (Z1H-Z3) /z3 in which Z1 is the number of teeth of the sun gear 4 and Z3 is the number of teeth of the crown 6 of the epicyclic gear train 2. The operation of the traction system according to the invention is similar to that disclosed with reference to the second operating mode, but with a transmission ratio >1 between the drive shaft 1 of the motor M and the input shaft 18 of the first clutch 7.
By ^engaging and disengaging the first clutch 15 and the brake 16 and selecting the gears in the first speed change 8 and in the second speed change 10 it is possible to select the operating condition of the traction system that is most
suitable at any moment for the operating conditions of the vehicle .
It should be further noted that the transmission ratios of the first speed change 8 and of the second speed change 10 can be advantageously selected so as to maintain the rotation of the internal combustion engine M within the maximum power operation range as the advancing speed of the vehicle varies over almost the whole range of use of the vehicle, with the shaft 5 of the first machine El locked by the brake 16 or synchronised with the shaft 1 of the internal combustion engine M by the first clutch 15. In Figures 1 to 19 the various operating conditions of the system according to the invention are shown that are obtainable to meet the work conditions of a vehicle, in particular a tractor driven by the system according to the invention.
Figures 1 to 6 illustrate various operating conditions that are obtainable when the system operates according to the first operating mode, i.e. in CSV mode with continuous speed operation, with the first clutch 15 and the brake 16 disengaged.
In Figure 1 there is illustrated an operating condition that is suitable for work conditions of the vehicle with very high traction force and low forward-travel speed. Both in the first speed change 8 and in the second speed change 10 the transmission ratios with the lowest value are selected, i.e. Tl in the first speed change 8 and T3 in the second speed change 10. The speed variations are made by acting on the speed control of the internal combustion engine M, of the electric machine El operating as a generator and of the electric machine E2 acting as a motor.
In Figure 2 there is illustrated a second operating condition similar to that illustrated in Figure 1, but a little higher for the forward-travel speed of the vehicle. This condition is obtained by selecting in the second speed change the highest transmission ratio, i.e. T4 , whilst in
the first speed change 8 the transmission ratio Tl is selected as in the operating condition illustrated in Figure 1.
In Figure 3 there is illustrated a third operating condition with an advancing speed of the vehicle that is greater than Figure 2 and tractive force that is less high, obtained by- selecting in the first speed change 8 the transmission ratio T2 and in the second speed change the transmission ratio T3. Obviously, the transmission ratios of the first speed change 8 and of the second speed change 10 have been chosen so that TlxT4<T2xT3.
It should be noted that the choice of transmission ratios Tl-T4 in the first speed change 8 and in the second speed change 10 can also be dictated by the need to maintain the two machines El and E2 within optimal rotation revolutions, in particular when the rotation speed of the drive shaft 1 of the motor M is set by a tool connected to the power- takeup 34 of the vehicle. In Figure 4 there is illustrated a fourth operating condition in CSV mode, in which the vehicle can reach the maximum advancing speed for which it was designed, with low traction force. This condition is obtainable by selecting in the first speed change 8 the transmission ratio T2 and in the second speed change 10 the transmission ratio T4. In Figure 5 there is illustrated a fifth operating condition, with the vehicle reversing at low speed, still in CSV mode, obtainable by selecting the transmission ratio R in the first speed change 8 and the transmission ratio T3 in the second speed change 10. In Figure 6 there is illustrated a sixth operating condition, still in CSV mode, with the vehicle reversing at a greater speed than in the condition shown in Figure 5. This sixth operating condition is obtainable by selecting the transmission ratio R in the first speed change 8 and the transmission ratio T4 in the second speed change 10.
It should be noted that in CSV mode, if there is no reverse gear in the first speed change 8, to obtain a reversal of the travel direction of the vehicle, with the second electric machine E2 torque should be obtained that is in the opposite direction and of a greater value than the torque developed on the crown 6 of the epicyclic gear train, which always corresponds to the torque of the internal combustion engine 1 and acts as restoring torque in the case of reversing. Reversing in the first speed change 8 enables the torque developed on the crown 6 and the torque generated by the electric machine E2 to be added rather than subtracted, with a consequent noticeable increase in the torque available to the wheels R of the reversing vehicle, simultaneously substantially reducing the mechanical and electric losses of the system.
In Figures 7 to 12 there are illustrated various operating conditions of the traction system according to the invention in the second operating mode, i.e. with the first clutch 15 engaged, and, thus, with the drive shaft 1 of the motor M and the shaft 5 of the first electric machine El restrained together. The first electric machine El can be used during the speed changes in the first speed change 8 to synchronise the driving discs 19 and the driven discs 25 in the passage between the two different transmission ratios, generating a resistant, or drive, torque, to slow or accelerate the drive shaft 1 of the internal combustion engine M until the rotation speed of the motor M has been taken to the value required by the new speed ratio, which will be set. Further, the second electric machine E2 collaborates with maintaining, or at leas controlling, the speed of the vehicle during the gear change, supplying, or subtracting, power to the wheels R. This makes a speed change possible under load without the transmission members being subjected to excessive stress. In Figure 7 there is illustrated a seventh operating condition, with the first clutch 15 engaged, at a low
advancing speed of the vehicle and high traction force. As in the first operating condition illustrated in Figure 1, both in - the first speed change 8 and in the second speed change 10 the transmission ratios of a lower value are selected, i.e. Tl in the first speed change 8 and T3 in the second speed change 10. The advancing speed variations of the vehicle are implemented by varying the rotation speed of the internal combustion engine M. In Figure 8 there is illustrated an eighth operating condition, with the first clutch 15 engaged, with an advancing speed a little higher than the operating condition of the Figure 7. This condition differs from the previous one by the fact that in the first speed change 8 the higher transmission ratio is selected, i.e. T2. In Figure 9 there is illustrated a ninth operating condition, which entails an advancing speed that is higher than the condition in Figure 8 and differs from the operating condition illustrated in Figure 8 by the fact that in the first speed change 8 the less high transmission ratio is selected, i.e. Tl, and in the second speed change 10 the highest transmission ratio, i.e. T4 , is selected. In Figure 10 there is illustrated a tenth operating condition, which entails the maximum advancing speed of the vehicle with the first clutch 1'5 engaged and is obtained by selecting both in the first speed change 8 and in the second speed change 10 the highest transmission ratios, i.e. T2 and T4, respectively.
In Figure 11 there is illustrated an eleventh operating condition, still with the first clutch 15, with the vehicle reversing at low speed. This condition is obtained by selecting the reversing transmission ratio R in the first speed change 8 and the less high transmission ratio, i.e. T3 , in the second speed change 10. In Figure 12 there is illustrated a twelfth operating condition, similar to that in the Figure 11, with a reverse
movement of the vehicle, at a higher speed than the operating condition illustrated in Figure 11. In Figures 13 to 18 there are illustrated various operating conditions of the traction system according to the invention in the third operating mode, i.e. with the first clutch 15 not engaged and the brake 16 activated, thus with the shaft 5 of the first electric machine El locked. In this operating mode the first electric machine El is inactive and, as specified previously, the epicyclic gear train 2 acts as a gear with two toothed wheels.
In Figure 13 there is illustrated a thirteenth operating condition, with activated brake 16. The operating condition illustrated is a condition in which the advancing speed of the vehicle is minimum, with the maximum tractive force obtainable in this third operating mode, with the lowest transmission ratios selected in the first speed change 8 and in the second speed change 10, i.e. Tl and T3 , respectively. In Figure 14 there is illustrated a fourteenth operating condition, which differs from the thirteenth operating condition illustrated in Figure 13 only through the fact that in the first speed change 8 the highest transmission ratio, i.e. T2 , is selected, which entails a higher advancing speed than the preceding condition. In Figure 15 there is illustrated a fifteenth operating condition, which differs from the fourteenth operating condition illustrated in Figure 14 only through the fact that in the first speed change 8 the less high transmission ratio is selected, i.e. Tl and in the second speed change 10 the higher transmission ratio is selected, i.e. T4 , this entails a higher advancing speed of the vehicle than the operating condition illustrated in Figure 14.
In Figure 16 there is illustrated a sixteenth operating condition, which differs from the fifteenth operating condition illustrated in Figure 15 only through the fact that in both speed changes 8 and 10 the highest transmission ratios are selected, i.e. T2 and T4 respectively. In this
operating condition, the advancing speed of the vehicle is the highest speed for which the vehicle has been designed. In Figure 17 there is illustrated a seventeenth operating condition, still with the brake 16 engaged, with the vehicle reversing at low speed. This condition is obtained by- selecting the reversing transmission ratio R in the first speed change 8 and the less high transmission ratio, i.e. T3, in the second speed change 10. In Figure 18 there is illustrated an eighteenth operating condition, similar to that in Figure 17, with a reverse movement of the vehicle, at a higher speed than the operating condition illustrated in Figure 17. In Figure 19 there is illustrated a neutral operating mode, with stationary vehicle and with the first clutch 15 and the brake 16 disengaged and with the second clutch 7 and the third clutch 9 in an open position.
In Figure 20 there is illustrated a second embodiment of the system according to the invention, in which the electric machines El and E2 are replaced by two hydraulic machines Il and 12, which can operate as hydraulic motors or as hydraulic generators .
In the latter embodiment, there is provided, concentrically externally to the drive shaft 1, a shaft 5a, which can be connected to the drive shaft 1 by the first clutch 15, or can be locked by the brake 16. The shaft 5a drives a first gear 24 connected to the shaft 32 of a first hydraulic machine II, that drives a second gear 26, which in turn drives the sun gear 4 of the epicyclic gear train 2. The output shaft 17 of the first speed change 8 drives a third gear 27 connected to the shaft 33 of a second hydraulic machine 12. The shaft 33 of the second hydraulic machine 12 drives a fourth gear 31 which in turn drives the input shaft 21 of the second clutch 9. The system is otherwise identical to the system disclosed Figures 1 to 19, so the same details have been indicated by the same reference numbers .
The operation of the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 20 is completely similar to the operation of the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 19, with the hydraulic machines Il and 12 that perform the same functions as the electric machines El and E2 , so for the description of the operation reference is made to what is illustrated with reference to Figures 1 to 19.
It should be noted that in the embodiment illustrated in Figure 20, unlike the electric machines El and E2, it has been preferred to arrange the hydraulic machines Il and 12 so that they are not concentric to the shaft 1 of the motor M, and to the output shaft 17 of the first speed change 8, because in general it is very expensive to make hydraulic machines with a hollow shaft, as would be required to arrange the hydraulic machines Il and 12 concentrically on the shafts 1 and 17. Nevertheless, also the hydraulic machines Il and 12 can be arranged concentrically on the shafts 1 and 17, like the electric machines El and E2. In Figures 21 to 24 there is illustrated a further version of the hybrid traction system according to the invention.
In this further version, on the shaft 5 of the first electric machine El a first toothed wheel 35 is splined that engages a second toothed wheel 36 that can be connected, through a fifth clutch 37, to a shaft 38 connected in turn to the input shaft 8b of the first speed change 8.
By engaging the fifth clutch 37 a preset ratio is set between the rotation speed of the drive shaft 1 and the rotation speed of the crown 6 of the epicyclic gear train, thus enabling eight further transmission ratios to be obtained in function of the possible configurations of the first speed change 8.
In Figure 21 there is illustrated a first operating condition of said further version, in which in the first speed change 8 there is selected the transmission ratio T2 and in the second speed change the transmission ratio T3. A further operating condition, which is not illustrated, is
obtainable by selecting the transmission ratio T4 rather than T3 in the second speed change 10.
In Figure 22 there is illustrated a second operating condition in which in the first speed change 8 there is selected the reverse transmission ratio R and in the second speed change 10 there is selected the transmission ratio T3. In Figure 23 there is illustrated a third operating condition in which in the first speed change 8 the transmission ratio Tl is selected and the sleeve 30 is positioned so as to connect together the input shafts 8b and output shafts 17 of the first speed change 8, and in the second speed change 10 the transmission ratio T3 is selected. A further operating condition, which is not illustrated, is obtainable by selecting the transmission ratio T4 rather than T3 in the second speed change 10.
In Figure 24 there is illustrated a fourth operating condition in which in the first speed change 8 the reverse transmission ratio R is selected and in the second speed change 10 the transmission ratio T4 is selected. A further operating condition, which is not illustrated, is obtainable by selecting the transmission ratio T3 rather than T4 in the second speed change 10.
In Figure 25 there is illustrated a still further version of the traction system according to the invention in which on the shaft 5 of the first electric machine El there is splined a first toothed wheel 39 that engages a second toothed wheel 40 that can be connected, through a sixth clutch 41, to a shaft 42 connected in turn to the output shaft 22 of the second speed change 10. Also in this still further version, by engaging the sixth clutch 41 a preset ratio is set between the rotation speed of the drive shaft 1 and the rotation speed of the crown 6 of the epicyclic gear train, thus enabling four still further transmission ratios to be obtained for forward travel of the vehicle and two further transmission ratios for reversing.
In the operating condition illustrated in Figure 25, in the first speed change 8 the reversing transmission ratio R is selected and in the second speed change 10 the transmission ratio T4 is selected. It is possible to combine together the version illustrated in Figures 21 to 24 and the version illustrated in Figure 25, so as to be able to use the versions alternatively in the same traction system. In Figure 26 there is illustrated another version of the traction system in which on the shaft 5 of the first electric machine El there is splined a first toothed wheel 43that engages a second toothed wheel 44 that can be connected, through a seventh clutch 45, to a shaft 46 connected in turn to the auxiliary shaft 23 by a gear 47. In this version there is the advantage that there is no power return in the epicyclic gear train 2, inasmuch as all the power that enters the epicyclic gear train 2 comes directly from the motor M. This entails an improvement in the mechanical efficiency of the transmission. It is intended that the shaft 46, rather than being connected to the auxiliary shaft 23, can also be connected to the drive shaft M, by a suitable gear and clutch, or other connecting element. Further, the gear 47 can be replaced by a plurality of gears that are alternatively selectable from one another with different transmission ratios .
In Figure 27 there is illustrated a transmission system for transmitting motion from an internal combustion engine M to the wheels of a vehicle, that uses the same transmission members for transmitting the motion of the hybrid traction system according to the invention without using the electric machines El, E2 , or hydraulic machines II, 12, enabling a high number of transmission ratios to be achieved. The transmission system illustrated in Figure 27 is similar to the system illustrated in Figures 21 to 24, but it should be understood that the transmission system may also have a
configuration that is similar to the transmission illustrated in Figures 1 to 19, or in Figure 25, or in Figure 26.
It should be noted that with a single architecture of the traction system according to the invention several operating modes can be obtained that complement one another to overcome the most critical conditions in relation to the operating transmission means, which are typical of each single mode, inasmuch as all the elements of the traction system according to the invention cooperate together, so that in each operating mode the elements of the system aid one another to overcome the aforesaid critical conditions.
Claims
1. Hybrid traction system comprising an internal combustion engine (M) that drives, by a drive shaft (1) , a planet gear carrier (3) of an epicyclic gear train (2), a crown (6) of which drives mechanical transmission means (7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14) for transmitting motion to the wheels (R) of a vehicle, a first electric or hydraulic machine (El; II) that can operate as a motor or as a generator, of which a shaft (5; 32) is connected to a sun gear (4) of said epicyclic gear train (2) , a second electric or hydraulic machine (E2; 12), that can operate as a motor and as a generator, arranged downstream of said first electric or hydraulic machine (El; II), along said transmitting means, characterised in that it further comprises connecting means (15; 16; 35, 36, 37, 38; 39, 40, 41, 42) suitable for determining a preset ratio between the rotation speed of said sun gear (4) and the rotation speed of said crown (6) of said epicyclic gear train (2) .
2. Traction system according to claim 1, wherein said shaft (32) of said first hydraulic machine (II) is connected by a first gear (24) to a concentric shaft (5a) and externally to the drive shaft (1), said shaft (32) driving a second gear (26) , which in turn drives the sun gear (4) of the epicyclic gear train (2) .
3. Traction system according to claim 1, wherein said connecting means (15; 16; 35, 36, 37, 38; 39, 40, 41, 42) comprises first connecting means (15) , suitable for connecting together the shaft (5; 32) of said first electric (El) or hydraulic (II) machine and the drive shaft (1) of said internal combustion engine (M) .
4. Traction system according to claim 3, wherein said first connecting means comprises first clutch means (15) .
5. Traction system according to any preceding claim, wherein said connecting means further comprises second connecting means (16) suitable for locking said shaft (5; 32) of said first electric or hydraulic machine (El; II) .
6. Traction system according to claim 5, wherein said second connecting means comprises braking means (16) .
7. Traction system according to any preceding claim, wherein said crown (6) of said epicyclic gear train (2) drives an input shaft (18) of second clutch means (7) , by means of which a first speed change is drivable (8) .
8. Traction system according to claim 7, wherein said second clutch means comprises a multiple disc clutch (7) .
9. Traction system according to claim 7, or 8, wherein said first speed change has a first transmission ratio (Tl) and a second transmission ratio (T2) , said first transmission ratio having a value equal to 1 and said second transmission ratio having a value greater than 1.
10. Traction system according to claim 9, wherein said first speed change further has a further transmission ratio (R) for reversing the motion of the vehicle.
11. Traction system according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein an output shaft (17) of said first speed change (8) is connected to a shaft (20) of said second electric machine (E2) .
12. Traction system according to claim 11, wherein said shaft (20) of said second electric machine (E2) , drives an input shaft (21) of third clutch means (9) by which a second speed change (10) is drivable.
13. Traction system according to any one of claims 7 to 10 wherein an output shaft (17) of said first speed change (8) is connected by a third gear (27) to a shaft (33) of said second hydraulic machine (12) .
14. Traction system according to claim 13, wherein said shaft (33) of said second hydraulic machine (12) drives, by a fourth gear (31) , an input shaft (21) of third clutch means (9) by means of which a second speed change (10) is drivable .
15. Traction system according to claim 12, or 14, wherein said third clutch means comprises a multiple disc clutch (9) .
16. Traction system according to claim 12, or 14, or 15, wherein said second speed change (10) has a first transmission ratio (T3) and a second transmission ratio (T4) , said second transmission ratio (T4) being greater than said first transmission ratio (T3) .
17. Traction system according to any one of claims 12, 14, 15, 16, wherein an output shaft (22) of said second speed change (10) is connected to the wheels (R) of the vehicle.
18. Traction system according to any preceding claim, further comprising an auxiliary shaft (23) drivable by the internal combustion engine (M) , and connected by fourth clutch means (11) and a third speed change (12) to a power takeoff (34) of the vehicle.
19. Traction system according to any preceding claim, wherein said connecting means further comprises third connecting means (35, 36, 37, 38) suitable for connecting together said shaft (5) of said first electric machine (El) , or said shaft (32) of said first hydraulic machine (II) , and an input shaft (8a) of said first speed change (8) .
20. Traction system according to claim 19, wherein said third connecting means comprises a first toothed wheel (35) splined on said shaft (5) of said first electric machine (El) or said shaft (32) of said first hydraulic machine (II) , a second toothed wheel (37) that engages said first toothed wheel (35) and is couplable by fifth clutch means (36) with a shaft (38) connected to said input shaft (8a) of said first speed change (8) .
21. Traction system according to any one of claims 17 to 20, wherein said connecting means comprises fourth connecting means (39, 40, 41, 42) suitable for connecting said shaft (5) of said first electric machine (El) , or said shaft (32) of said first hydraulic machine (II) , to said output shaft (22) of said second speed change (10) .
22. Traction system according to claim 21, wherein said fourth connecting means comprises a first toothed wheel (39) splined on said shaft (5) of said first electric machine (El), or on said shaft (32) of said first hydraulic machine (II) , a second toothed wheel (40) that engages said first toothed wheel (39) and is couplable by sixth clutch means (41) with a shaft (42) connected to said output shaft (22) of said second speed change (10) .
23. Traction system according to any one of claims 18 to 22, wherein said connecting means comprises fifth connecting means (43, 44, 45, 46, 47) suitable for connecting said shaft (5) of said first electric machine (El) , or said shaft (32) of said first hydraulic machine (II) , to said auxiliary shaft (23) .
24. Traction system according to claim 23, wherein said fifth connecting means comprises a first toothed wheel (43) splined on said shaft (5) of said first electric machine (El) , or on said shaft (32) of said first hydraulic machine (II) , a second toothed wheel (44) that engages said first toothed wheel (43) and is couplable by seventh clutch means (45) with a shaft (46) connected by a pair of further toothed wheels (47) to said auxiliary shaft (23) .
25. Traction system according to claim 23, wherein said fifth connecting means comprises a first toothed wheel splined on said shaft (5) of said first electric machine (El) or on said shaft (32) of said first hydraulic machine (II) , a second toothed wheel that engages said first toothed wheel and is couplable by further clutch means with a shaft connected by a pair of further toothed wheels to said drive shaft (1) .
26. Transmission system for transmitting motion from an engine (M) to the wheels (R) of a vehicle comprising a drive shaft (1) drivable by said engine (M) , said drive shaft (1) being connected to a planet gear carrier (3) of a epicyclic gear train (2) , of which a crown (6) drives mechanical transmission means (7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14) for transmitting motion to the wheels (R) of said vehicle, a shaft (5) that is externally coaxial to said drive shaft (1) and connected to a sun gear (4) of said epicyclic gear train (2), characterised in that it further comprises connecting means (15; 16; 35, 36, 37, 38; 39, 40, 41, 42) suitable for determining a preset ratio between the rotation speed of said sun gear (4) and the rotation speed of said crown (6) of said epicyclic gear train (2) .
27. Transmission system according to claim 26, wherein said connecting means (15; 16; 35, 36, 37, 38; 39, 40, 41, 42) comprises first connecting means (15) suitable for connecting together said shaft (5) and said drive shaft (1) .
28. Transmission system according to claim 27, wherein said first connecting means comprises first clutch means (15) .
29. Transmission system according to any one of claims 26 to. 28, wherein said connecting means further comprises second connecting means (16) suitable for locking said shaft (5) .
30. Transmission system according to claim 29, wherein said second connecting means comprises braking means (16) .
31. Transmission system according to any one of claims 26 to 30, wherein said crown (6) of said epicyclic gear train (2) drives an input shaft (18) of second clutch means (7) , by means of which a first speed change is drivable (8) .
32. Transmission system according to claim 31, wherein said second clutch means comprises a multiple disc clutch (7) .'
33. Transmission system according to claim 31, wherein said first speed change has a first transmission ratio (Tl) and a second transmission ratio (T2) , said first transmission ratio having a value equal to 1 and said second transmission ratio having a value greater than 1.
34. Transmission system according to claim 33, wherein said first speed change further has a further transmission ratio
(R) for reversing the motion of the vehicle.
35. Transmission system according to any one of claims 31 to 34, wherein an output shaft (17) of said first speed change (8) is connected to a input shaft (21) of third clutch means (9) by means of which a second speed change (10) is drivable .
36. Transmission system according to claim 35, wherein said second speed change (10) has a first transmission ratio (T3) and a second transmission ratio (T4) , said second transmission ratio (T4) being greater than said first transmission ratio (T3) .
37. Transmission system according to claim 35, or 36, wherein an output shaft (22) of said second speed change (10) is connected to the wheels (R) of the vehicle.
38. Transmission system according to any one of claims 26 to 37, further comprising an auxiliary shaft (23) drivable by the internal combustion engine M, and connected by fourth clutch means (11) and a third speed change (12) to a power takeoff (34) of the vehicle.
39. Transmission system according to any one of claims 26 to 38, wherein said connecting means further comprises third connecting means (35, 36, 37, 38) suitable for connecting together said shaft (5) and an input shaft (8a) of said first speed change (8) .
40. Transmission system according to claim 39, wherein said third connecting means comprises a first toothed wheel (35) splined on said shaft (5) , a second toothed wheel (37) that engages said first toothed wheel (35) and is couplable by fifth clutch means (36) with a shaft (38) connected to said input shaft (8a) of said first speed change (8).
41. Transmission system according to any one of claims 37 to 40, wherein said connecting means comprises fourth connecting means (39, 40, 41, 42) suitable for connecting said shaft (5) to said output shaft (22) of said second speed change (10) .
42. Transmission system according to claim 41, wherein said fourth connecting means comprises a first toothed wheel (39) splined on said shaft (5) , a second toothed wheel (40) that engages said first toothed wheel (39) and is couplable by sixth clutch means (41) with a shaft (42) connected to said output shaft (22) of said second speed change (10).
43. Transmission system according to any one of claims 38 to 42, wherein said connecting means comprises fifth connecting means (43, 44, 45, 46, 47) suitable for connecting said shaft (5) to said auxiliary shaft (23).
44. Transmission system according to claim 43, wherein said fifth connecting means comprises a first toothed wheel (43) splined on said shaft (5) and a second toothed wheel '(44) that engages said first toothed wheel (43) and is couplable by seventh clutch means (45) with a shaft (46) connected by a pair of further toothed wheels (47) to said auxiliary shaft (23) .
45. Transmission system according to claim 43, wherein said fifth connecting means comprises a first toothed wheel splined on said shaft (5) , a second toothed wheel that engages said first toothed wheel and is couplable by further clutch means with a shaft connected by a pair of further toothed wheels to a said drive shaft (1) .
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