Patent ID: 11945293
Assignee: DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 7:
8. A method comprising:
operating a driveline in a first mode when a requested power or a requested torque is greater than a respective threshold, the first mode comprising engaging a first electric motor and a second electric motor to an input of a transmission via one or more clutches; and
operating the driveline in a second mode when the requested power or the requested torque is less than the respective threshold, the second mode comprising engaging the first electric motor to the input of the transmission and engaging the second electric motor to an input of a power take-off (PTO) via the one or more clutches,
wherein the first electric motor and the second electric motor are connected to a coupling device, and the coupling device is connected to the input of the PTO and the input of the transmission, and
wherein the coupling device comprises:
a first reduction ratio between the first electric motor and the transmission, and a second reduction ratio between the second electric motor and the transmission; and
the transmission comprises a first gear ratio and a second gear ratio.