Re:Keeping Rotary Alive: Mazda's Rotary Engine in the Age of...
by akira2501 on Friday March 29, 2024 @04:38PM
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> All in one planetary gearset.
In the first version. In later versions they added a second separate gear set. Then even later they merged the two gear sets back into one but with two separate planetary arrangements.
I'm not a particular fan of EVs in general, but I do very much like the Prius and the careful engineering that went into this drive train. This video[0] does a great job of explaining the overall system in the context of an operating vehicle.
In the first version. In later versions they added a second separate gear set. Then even later they merged the two gear sets back into one but with two separate planetary arrangements.
I'm not a particular fan of EVs in general, but I do very much like the Prius and the careful engineering that went into this drive train. This video[0] does a great job of explaining the overall system in the context of an operating vehicle.
[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIYNAroYEk0