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Hybrid powertrain architectures can include multiple torque-generative devices, including internal combustion engines and non-combustion torque machines, e.g., electric machines, which transmit torque through a transmission device to an output member. Known hybrid powertrain systems may be configured to operate in multiple continuously variable modes and multiple fixed-gear operating range states, one embodiment of which includes a two-mode, compound-split, electro-mechanical hybrid transmission. In one embodiment, such a hybrid transmission includes an input member for receiving tractive torque from a prime mover power source, preferably an internal combustion engine, and an output member. The output member can be operatively connected to a driveline for a motor vehicle for transmitting tractive torque thereto. Torque machines, operative as motors or generators, can generate torque inputs to the hybrid transmission independently of a torque input from the internal combustion engine. The torque machines may transform vehicle kinetic energy transmitted through the vehicle driveline to energy that is storable in an energy storage device. A control system monitors various inputs from the vehicle and the operator and provides operational control of the hybrid powertrain, including controlling transmission operating state and gear shifting, controlling the torque-generative devices, and regulating the power interchange among the energy storage device and the machines to manage outputs of the transmission, including torque and rotational speed.
Hybrid transmissions configured to operate in multiple continuously variable modes execute shifts therebetween, with such shifts including activating an oncoming clutch and deactivating an off-going clutch. Such shifting may be executed synchronously or asynchronously, with attendant noise/vibration/harshness issues.
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