公开(公告)号：US11629308B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-18

申请号：US16744670

申请日：2020-01-16

Applicant: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY

Inventor： Luca Salvi ,  Zhisheng Gao ,  Abigail R. Van Wassen ,  Martin N. Webster

IPC: C10M169/04 ,  C10M171/02 ,  C10N20/02 ,  C10N30/02 ,  C10N30/10 ,  C10N40/04 ,  C10N40/14

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a lubricating oil (e.g., gear oil) for use in an electric or hybrid vehicle. The lubricating oil has a composition including one or more lubricating oil base stocks as a major component, and one or more lubricating oil additives, as a minor component. The one or more lubricating oil base stocks include at least one Group IV base oil, or at least one Group V base oil. The lubricating oil has a kinematic viscosity (KV100) from 1 cSt to 7 cSt at 100° C. as determined by ASTM D-445, and an electrical conductivity at room temperature of less than 15,000 pS/m as determined by ASTM D-2624. This disclosure also relates to methods for producing a lubricating oil for a transmission, gear train, gear set, gear box, or gears of an electric vehicle powertrain and methods for improving energy efficiency, while maintaining or improving wear control.