Patent ID: 9623743
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60W,B60Y,F16H,Y02T,Y10T

Claim:
1. A vehicle driveline, comprising: a power source; a primary clutch drivingly engaged with the power source; a primary transmission drivingly engaged with the primary clutch; a secondary transmission drivingly engaged with one of a portion of the primary clutch and an input of the primary transmission, wherein the secondary transmission is one of an automatic transmission and a continuously variable transmission; a drive member drivingly engaged with the power source, the primary transmission, and the secondary transmission; a secondary clutch drivingly engaged with the drive member and the primary transmission; a controller in communication with the secondary transmission; and a flywheel drivingly engaged with the secondary transmission, wherein the secondary transmission facilitates a transfer of energy from the flywheel to the primary transmission and the secondary transmission facilitates a transfer of energy from one of the power source and the primary transmission to the flywheel, the controller directing the transfer of energy to and from the flywheel based on at least one of a state of charge of the flywheel, a power requirement of the vehicle driveline, and a state of operation of the power source.