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The increase of the phase number of asynchronous electric drive system of vehicles allows not only to improve a number of its technical-and-economic characteristics, but also to create the hybrid traction drives according to scheme “AC Diesel-generator – Commutator – AC induction motor(s)” which will differ fundamentally from the existing ones, and have more simple design and less energy losses (in comparison with analogous existing hybrid drives). These AC hybrid traction drives of novel type are based on the use of the multiphase Diesel generators and non-traditional controlled multiphase induction motors.