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Two-Mode Hybrid

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by john1701a, Jan 17, 2006.

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  1. kDB

    kDB New Member

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    accually that one cluch was the one i was not sure about, was thinking either there or on the other mg. either way could get the desired effect i guess. i'm not much of a mechanic.
     
    #21 kDB, Jan 18, 2006
  2. john1701a

    john1701a Prius Guru

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    Based on the limited info available, it appears as though the purpose of the second PSD is to allow motor "A" (the red one, which I think is the smaller of the two) to have dual mechanical outputs... which in turn requires clutches so only one PSD is powered directly by it at any specific moment.

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    With that you could possibly have the ability to use both motors to provide thrust to the wheels at the same time while in stealth... something HSD cannot actually do. Interesting, eh?
     
    #22 john1701a, Jan 18, 2006
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    Remember GM sweats the recalls. Every new technology that GM tries to implement, they use the public as their beta testers. Instead of throughly testing the cars before they come to market. I would be very skeptical for the first few years even though they have partners in this project.
     
    #23 FBear, Jan 18, 2006
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