Comment by torcete
4 days ago
What I didn't get from the video is that there's a differential, but it is not connected to the wheels. Is there a second differential that connects MG1 to the wheels?
4 days ago
What I didn't get from the video is that there's a differential, but it is not connected to the wheels. Is there a second differential that connects MG1 to the wheels?
The planetary gear works as a differential with the Sun gear, Planet carrier, and Ring gear each connected to something. You can see how this works here:
https://eahart.com/prius/psd/
That animation of the Power Split Device really helped me understand how the thing actually worked, even more than some of the physical models people show do.