For the complex type of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), the power split/ coupling mechanism and the motor/generator power system form a very complicated electromechanical system. There is a need to know the interactions between the mechanical and the electrical parts, especially the ones between the planetary gear and the motor/generator set. So it is proposed in the paper the electromechanical-integrated models for the HEV power trains, which is helpful for system analysis and design. As an example of analysis, a practical HEV system has been studied. The vibration mode shapes and frequency responses, which are essential in assessing system behaviors, can be easily obtained by using the proposed model. On the basis of the analysis results, it is found that the operation control of MG2 will be significant not only in improving the vehicle comfortability but also in decreasing the fatigue life loss of planetary gear set no matter in the pure electric car mode or in the hybrid car mode. KEYWORDS converter, electromechanical interaction, hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM), planetary gear 1 | INTRODUCTIONRecently, hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have attracted a lot of attention because of the better fuel economy and lower emissions without compromising performance. In general, there are 3 types of HEVs: the series type, the parallel type, and the complex type. The complex type of hybrid system adopts the power-split power train configuration, which consists of 2 kinds of power sources: gasoline engine and electric motor/generator sets (MG sets). Four subsystems (the engine subsystem, the electric drive subsystem, the transaxle subsystem, and the brake subsystem) are connected to the driveline through a planetary gear set to propel the vehicle. 1 The operation of a power-split power train is very complicated and very much influence the vehicle performance like operation efficiency, fuel economy, and drivability, 2-6 so it needs a sophisticated controller to manage it. However, designing such a controller is not an easy task. It strongly depends on appropriate modeling of the power train. Therefore, efforts have been made to develop experimentally validated power train models for various hybrid systems. 7-11 Furthermore, several computer programs have been also developed to assist the design of power train, for example, V-ELPH (Texas