Patent ID: 7766790

Claim:
A hybrid transmission comprising: a controllable and selectable one-way clutch comprising an outer race having a continuous circumferential groove, an inner race, and a first and second selector plate, wherein said selector plates are slidably positionable within said groove of said outer race; a motor/generator; a speed sensor adapted for detecting a direction of a speed difference between said inner race and said outer race, and for communicating said detected speed difference from said speed sensor to said transmission controller; a motor controller configured to control said motor/generator, and to synchronize the rotational speeds of said inner race and said outer race to facilitate application and release of said clutch; and a transmission controller configured to deliver a control signal to said clutch to select between one of three clutch operational modes in response to said speed difference by automatically sliding at least one of said first and said second selector plates within said continuous circumferential groove.