This disclosure relates to a method for preventing or minimizing electrostatic discharge and dielectric breakdown in an electric vehicle powertrain by controlling electrical conductivity over a lifetime of a lubricating oil in an electric vehicle powertrain lubricated with the lubricating oil. The lubricating oil has a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and an additive package as a minor component comprising one or more lubricating oil additives, and an effective amount of one or more conductivity agents, as a minor component. The lubricating oil has an electrical conductivity from 10 pS/m to 20,000 pS/m, a dielectric constant of 1.6 to 3.6, with a ratio of electrical conductivity-to-dielectric constant from 1,000 to 10,000. Also provided are methods for obtaining a desired electrical conductivity-to-dielectric constant ratio of a lubricating oil for an electric powertrain and powertrain components and methods for lubricating an electric vehicle powertrain and powertrain components.
METHOD FOR PREVENTING OR MINIMIZING ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE AND DIELECTRIC BREAKDOWN IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAINS
2018-04-12
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | C10M LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS , Schmiermittelzusammensetzungen / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / C10G Spalten [Cracken] von Kohlenwasserstoffölen , CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS |
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