A Novel Electric Dual Motor Transmission for Heavy Commercial Vehicles

Abstract

As a vital vehicle part, the powertrain system is undergoing a fast transition towards electrification. The new integrated electric drive system has been widely used, especially for passenger cars. In this work, a novel electric dual motor transmission is proposed for heavy commercial vehicles. The transmission scheme is firstly introduced, which can achieve 9 different operating modes including 5 single motor modes and 4 dual motor modes. Then, the mode shift map with minimum energy consumption is designed based on the motor efficiency map and the proposed energy management strategy. The driving power is appropriately distributed between the two motors in dual motor modes under the condition of minimum power consumption. In addition, a coordinated control strategy is developed for mode shift control without power interruption. The results show that the electric dual motor transmission has advantages in power consumption and power shift ability compared with the conventional single motor automated manual transmission.