Gear arrangement

DRIVE June 13, 2012
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There is provided a gear arrangement (100) for a hybrid electric vehicle, which is connectable to an electric machine (102) and an engine (101). The gear set (100) comprises a first input gear set (180), a second input gear set (188) and a first output gear set (108), wherein said gear sets (180,188,108) are arranged such that a first and a second gear ratio act only on said engine (101), a third gear ratio act only on said electric motor (102) and a fourth and a fifth gear ratio act simultaneously on both said engine (101) and said electric motor (102). Further, the same mechanical path is used for providing mechanical motion to the transmission system by said engine (101) and electric machine (102), as is used for receiving mechanical motion at said electric machine (102) for charging the energy storage device (123).

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