Sentences with phrase «planetary gear arrangement»
Toyota, Ford, and GM instead use a variation of a power - split design that allows some power to flow mechanically and some electrically when the gas engine is running via a planetary gear arrangement that allows for a continuous range of effective gearing ratios between the engine and the wheels.
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Additional components that help make the Prius more efficient include an active grille shutter, an exhaust heat recirculation system, and a replacement of the previous planetary gear arrangement with parallel gears to help prevent mechanical losses.
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The dual - clutch transmission is an automatic transmission which utilizes dual launch and shift clutches with a manual transmission style lay - shaft gear arrangement, instead of a conventional torque converter and planetary gears.
A unique combination of a conventional five - pinion planetary gear set and a compound Ravignaux gear set — known as a Le Pelletier arrangement — makes the AF40 - 6 very lightweight and compact.