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| 20080202447 | Engine-Driven Generator - An engine-driven generator is provided that is formed by supporting an engine ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080257284 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE CO-GENERATION OF FUEL HAVING A CLOSED-LOOP ENERGY CYCLE - A system is provided that draws heat from an open-loop engine cycle into a closed-loop working fluid circulatory system that utilizes computer-aided feedback mechanisms. The closed-loop working fluid draws engine heat from multiple sources: exhaust stack gases, the engine block, the engine transmission, and the engine headers and exhaust manifold near the valves. Heat exchangers are arranged in an ascending pattern according to the temperature of the heat at each heat generating location of the open-loop engine cycle. A wankel or similar type engine receives the heated working fluid and rotates a shaft connected to a generator to generate electricity. An electrolysis unit is powered by the generated electricity and separates water into hydrogen and oxygen. A reformation unit receives fuel such as diesel and the generated hydrogen to reform the fuel prior to injection into the engine for combustion. Oxygen from hydrolysis is combined with ambient air to increase combustion efficiency and reduce harmful emissions. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080314338 | Manual Working Machine - In order to provide a handheld work machine that does not require expensive start circuitry for the critical start-up phase of the combustion engine, and in which nevertheless the required constant supply voltage for the engine is present in order to achieve optimum starting behaviour, a handheld work machine is provided with at least one combustion engine which in operation requires a supply voltage, and with a voltage generator that supplies a generator voltage that depends on the rotary speed of the combustion engine, which generator voltage is used to generate the supply voltage, wherein the handheld work machine is electrically connected to an additional voltage source that prior to starting the combustion engine provides the required supply voltage that at this point in time is not yet present. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090194041 | Air flow arrangement for two diesel generator sets in shipping container - A system includes a shipping container having air inlets at each end and an air outlet at a top and approximate center. The system includes two engines positioned one on each side of a center region, with two generators—each positioned between one of the engines and an end of the container. The center region includes a fuel tank and an air director. An air flow path on each side flows air in the air inlet, over the generator, over the engine, through an engine radiator, mixes the air with exhaust from the engine, and flows out the air outlet. The system maximizes an exhaust flow path length back to the air inlet to prevent exhaust gas recirculation. The system further configures the exhaust air to be heated and released at a higher location than the inlet to minimize potential exhaust gas recirculation. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090199789 | On demand, stored, positive pressurized air injection for internal combustion engines combustion chambers - The idea that I am seeking to patent is the process of manufacturing and storing pressurized air to be injected into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine for ignition of the fuel. Unlike a standard engine, that continuously compresses air during every engine cycle, this engine will only compress the air that it needs for combustion or other functions. This compressive optimization saves the energy that would have been used to compress air continuously, thus significantly improving fuel economy. This requires the use of a storage facility. When the storage facility is pressurized to a predetermined amount this engine will no longer compress air. As the air is used and the storage facility pressure decreases to a predetermined amount, the compression cylinders valves may be aligned to raise the air pressure in the storage facility back up to the predetermined amount. This cycling of air to the storage facility for use as pressurized air injection on demand into the fuel firing cylinders is the basis of this invention. The engine will be comprised of a set of air compression cylinders and a set of fuel firing cylinders that can operate independent of each other. The engine valves will allow for compressing air without fuel firing, or fuel firing without compressing, or any combination thereof. Drawings are attached to illustrate some different configurations that can be accomplished with this arrangement. (These drawings are not intended to illustrate all the possibilities of this idea. They are offered as examples for understanding the basis of this invention). | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090277400 | Rankine cycle heat recovery methods and devices - An integrated expansion turbine/electrical generator assembly (collectively referred to as a “turbo-generator”) suitable for use in waste heat recovery and similar applications. The turbo-generator uses a common shaft mounting a one or more stage expansion turbine and a homopolar electrical generator. Magnetic levitating axial and thrust bearings are used to hold the common shaft in its proper position with a fixed housing. The magnetic bearings minimize frictional losses, allowing the common shaft to spin at a very high rotational velocity. Sensor rings continually monitor the common shaft's position. This information is used by control electronics to regulate the magnetic bearings in order to hold the rotating shaft's position. Electrical energy is extracted from the rotating shaft in the form of a direct current. Preferably integrated power-switching electronics are used to generate single or three-phase AC power, which can be phase-matched to an existing power grid or other application. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090283058 | HySPIKE MULTIFUEL ENGINE - Reformulated fuel system for engines. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100012052 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYBRID DRIVE - A method for operating a hybrid drive, developed as a parallel hybrid, and having a drive train, especially for a motor vehicle, having at least one internal combustion engine and at least one electrical machine device or a hydraulic machine device, a separating clutch being situated between the internal combustion engine and the electrical or hydraulic machine device and, as seen in the drive direction, the electrical or the hydraulic machine device is postconnected to the internal combustion engine, the separating clutch being separated in the overrun condition if a specifiable drag torque is able to be absorbed by the electrical or the hydraulic machine device. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100071636 | ELECTRO-MAGNETIC INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An electro-magnetic internal combustion engine having means to operate in an electro-magnetic configuration, in an internal combustion configuration, and in an electro-magnetic internal combustion combination configuration. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100089340 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING PORTABLE ELECTRICAL, HYDRAULIC AND AIR PRESSURE UTILITIES FOR ON-SITE TOOL APPLICATIONS - Improvements in the device and method of providing portable electrical, hydraulic and compressed air power to a variety of job site applications requiring the use of hand held industrial tools. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100154727 | FLUID STORAGE DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - According to one representative embodiment, a fluid storage device for storing a first fluid in a second fluid storage container fillable with a second fluid includes a first fluid storage container, a first fluid inlet coupled to the first fluid storage container, and a first fluid outlet coupled to the first fluid storage container. The first fluid storage container is flexible. The first fluid inlet is communicable in fluid receiving communication with a first fluid source. The first fluid in the first fluid storage container is caused to drain from the first fluid outlet based on at least one of a first fluid level, a first fluid storage container pressure, a second fluid storage container pressure, the second fluid storage container filling with the second fluid, the first fluid outlet being opened for first fluid egress, and a first fluid outlet pressure. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100162968 | ANAEROBIC DEFLAGRATION INTERNAL PISTON ENGINES, ANAEROBIC FUELS AND VEHICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention depicts a reciprocating engine actuated by means of anaerobic fuel comprising at least one piston reversibly actuated inside a cylinder in an N-stroke operation, the piston being in communication with a crank; a feeding means adapted to introduce the anaerobic fuel to a cylinder head accommodating at least one piston and cylinder, in at least one event of each of said N-stroke; an ignition means igniting the anaerobic fuel in or adjacent to the cylinder head, whereat the piston is in at least one predetermined location in the cylinder along each of the N-strokes, so that in each stroke, a predetermined deflagration of the anaerobic fuel is actuating the crank. The invention also teaches a vehicle powered by a reciprocating engine with anaerobic fuel. A container for anaerobic fuel, isolated against heat, static electricity, sparks, thunderbolts, fire, shocks, water, wet, humidity, shock waves and armored against light arms, characterized by a container-in-a-container arrangement is also introduced. Lastly, a method for actuating reciprocating engine by means of the anaerobic fuel is presented. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100192878 | AIR HYBRID ENGINE WITH DUAL CHAMBER CYLINDER - The air hybrid engine with dual chamber cylinder with an air storage tank is an energy recovery unit from deceleration and breaking the vehicle and will perform as power management. During deceleration mode of a vehicle where the compressor chamber in the engine will recover energy by compressing the air and storing the compressed in a storage tank. During acceleration mode the engine will run in a mixed mode, conventional mode and air motor mode. The compressed air can also be used for starting the engine. The engine will operate in the “sweet spot” to optimize fuel consumption by using the lower chamber and or upper chamber in compression mode or an idle mode. The compressed air from the air storage tank can be used for other purposes such as air suspension and or to power pneumatic tools. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100229806 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES WITH SURCHARGING AND SUPRAIGNITION SYSTEMS - An internal combustion engine includes first and second cylinder assemblies each to repeatedly carry out combustion cycle including intake, compression, combustion with expansion, and exhaust processes. In a surcharging system of the invention, the first cylinder assembly is coupled to the second cylinder assembly in gaseous communication to apply a charge of exhaust gas produced from a first combustion cycle of the first cylinder assembly to a compression process of a second combustion cycle of the second cylinder assembly. In a supraignition system of the invention, the first cylinder assembly is coupled to the second cylinder assembly in gaseous communication to apply a charge of ignition gas produced from a first combustion cycle of the first cylinder assembly to a compression process of a second combustion cycle of the second cylinder assembly. Buffer vessels coupled in gaseous communication with corresponding cylinder assemblies are also used in surcharging and supraignition processes. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100282187 | ENGINE WITH TOP-MOUNTED TOOL - A pressure washer system includes a mounting platform, a water pump, and a motor mounted to the mounting platform. The water pump has a housing with an inlet and an outlet. The motor is attached to the water pump such that the motor is designed to drive the water pump. The motor is mounted vertically below the water pump. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100300380 | ON-BOARD FUEL REFINING IN MOTORIZED VEHICLES - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for on-board refining of fuels within motorized vehicles. On board fuel refining is a finish-refining step that allows a fuel to be more precisely tailored to a particular vehicle and internal-combustion engine and to the current conditions under which the fuel is being used. In one embodiment, the fuel is subjected to fluid-shear forces and cavitation. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110005472 | VEHICLE ENGINE - The present invention relates to A vehicle engine ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110056443 | Back-carried work apparatus - A back-carried work apparatus has a back carrier ( | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110056444 | POLARITY SEQUENCED ELECTRO MAGNETIC HEAD GASKET ENGINE AND REPLACEMENT KIT - The electromagnetic device for converting fuel based combustion engine to a hybrid or electric engine comprises an encasement with one or more electromagnets to replace a head gasket of a cyclinder of the fuel based combustion engine and a magnet connected to a top of a piston associated with the head gasket. The electromagnets in the encasement are powered by a battery and/or fuel cell. The magnet on the piston interacts with the electromagnets in the encasement to push and pull the piston within the cyclinder of the engine. The electromagnetic device further comprises a processor to control a sequence of push and pull of the piston within the cylinder of the engine by controlling the electromagnets in the encasement. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110114036 | WELDING AND GOUGING SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE POWER SETTINGS - Embodiments of a welding power supply include a housing and a diesel engine disposed in the housing and adapted to output a first power output curve and a second power output curve substantially higher than the first power output curve. The welding power supply also includes a controller coupled to the diesel engine and adapted to control the diesel engine to operate along the first power output curve during a low power operation and to control the diesel engine to operate along the second power output curve during a high power operation. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110139095 | Device for Generating Compressed Air for a Vehicle and Method for Operating a Device for Generating Compressed Air - A prime mover is provided for a vehicle having a plurality of cylinder chambers, a manifold, and engine brake valves by which the cylinder chambers can be connected to the manifold. A valve or nozzle is disposed on the manifold, by which the manifold can be connected to a feed line of a compressed air treatment system. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110139096 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system for a vehicle that is equipped with an internal combustion engine and a generator driven by the internal combustion engine to generate electric power and that is able to supply an external device with electric power generated by the generator during a stop of the vehicle includes: a detecting unit that detects a coolant temperature of the internal combustion engine; and an efficiency control unit that controls the internal combustion engine so that, during a stop of the vehicle, an operating state of the internal combustion engine approaches an operating state where an efficiency of the internal combustion engine becomes a predetermined efficiency as a difference between the coolant temperature and a predetermined upper limit temperature increases. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110192358 | DEVICE INCLUDING A PRESSURE SENSOR FOR MEASURING PRESSURES IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND BODY FOR SUCH A DEVICE - A device for measuring pressures inside an internal combustion engine, includes an outer housing having: a first tubular area ( | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110214625 | Heat engine - The invention relates to a heat engine having a working medium cycle, comprising: an evaporator for evaporating the liquid working medium; an expander for expanding the evaporated working medium; a condenser for liquefying the expanded working medium from the expander; and a working medium pump for supplying liquid working medium to the evaporator, wherein a valve is provided for controlling the amount of working medium conveyed from the working medium pump to the evaporator. The invention is characterised in that the valve comprises: a valve seat; a valve body; a sensor connected via a gas pressure line or other pressure-conducting connection; and a control member on the valve body or additionally to the valve body, wherein the valve body regulates the flow rate of the working medium through the valve according to its position relative to the valve seat and the control member influences the position of the valve body according to a control pressure conveyed via the sensor and dependent on a state variable of the working medium or another medium. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110253069 | STATIONARY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A stationary internal combustion engine comprising a combustion engine and at least one compression device is disclosed. The combustion engine and the at least one compression device are connected to each other without vibrations being transmitted therebetween. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110290200 | AIRCRAFT POWER PLANT, AN AIRCRAFT, AND A METHOD OF USING A PISTON ENGINE IN A POWER PLANT HAVING A CONVENTIONAL GEARBOX - The present invention relates to a power plant ( | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120017854 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle, having a drive unit which includes at least one internal combustion engine, wherein the internal combustion engine has at least two component internal combustion engines each with a crankshaft and each with a defined number of cylinders, wherein each of the component internal combustion engines each has at least one separate valve drive for actuating inlet valves and outlet valves of the cylinders of the respective component internal combustion engine. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120017855 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Described herein is an internal combustion engine including at least two part-engines, each part-engine having a respective crankshaft and a respective defined number of cylinders, and a coupling being positioned in each case between the crankshafts of part-engines positioned directly one behind the other, by means of which coupling the crankshafts of the part-engines can be coupled to one another and disconnected from one another, and the or each coupling, by means of which crankshafts of part-engines positioned directly one behind the other can be coupled and disconnected, being closable in order to couple the crankshafts only at a defined relative angular position between the respective crankshafts of the part-engines. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120060775 | ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE ARRANGEMENT, COMPRISING THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES - An energy recovery system includes a main line capable of carrying the exhaust gases of an engine, at least a first and a second thermoelectric devices capable of producing electricity by Seebeck effect, the second thermoelectric device being located downstream from the first thermoelectric device, the thermoelectric devices each having an optimum temperature range and a highest admissible temperature. The optimum temperature range and the highest admissible temperature of the second thermoelectric device are lower than the optimum temperature range and the highest admissible temperature of the first thermoelectric device, respectively. The system further includes a controller for controlling the flow rate of the exhaust gases passing against the second thermoelectric device, in order to prevent the second thermoelectric device from being exposed to temperatures exceeding its highest admissible temperature. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120097116 | HIGH EFFICIENCY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine system that converts thermal energy from an exhaust of an engine to mechanical energy includes a heat exchanger thermally coupled to an exhaust from an internal combustion process. The heat exchanger receives a heat transfer fluid therein. A generator is coupled to the heat exchanger. The heat transfer fluid expands and evaporates in the generator in response to heat from the exhaust of the internal combustion process. The expansion of the heat transfer fluid vapor converts thermal energy of the heat transfer fluid to mechanical energy. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120152183 | Hydraulic Engine - An internal combustion engine and method of operating such an engine are disclosed. In some embodiments, the engine includes a piston provided within a cylinder, wherein a combustion chamber is defined within the cylinder at least in part by a face of the piston, and an intake valve within the cylinder capable of allowing access to the combustion chamber. The engine further includes a source of compressed air, where the source is external of the cylinder and is coupled to the cylinder by way of the intake valve, and where the piston does not ever operate so as to compress therewithin an amount of uncombusted fuel/air mixture, whereby the engine is capable of operating without a starter. In further embodiments, the piston is rigidly coupled to another, oppositely-orientated second piston, and the two pistons move in unison in response to combustion events to drive hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic motor. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120160189 | Electromagnetic engine - A converter converts mechanical energy of a piston to and from electrical energy during each piston cycle. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120160190 | PISTON ENGINE HAVING MAGNETIC PISTON BEARING - A piston engine has a housing and a piston. The piston is magnetically and movably disposed in the housing. A device for magnetically supporting the piston is fixedly mounted relative to the housing. A linear machine in conjunction with the magnetic bearing of the piston can prevent friction and thus result in a machine for converting mechanical into electric energy without having to lubricate and with reduced mechanical effort. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120210952 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING A COMBUSTION ENGINE - A motor vehicle includes a combustion engine and an intake tract for feeding air to the combustion engine. A compressor is arranged in the intake tract for compressing air, and a turbine is arranged in the intake tract downstream of the compressor and powered by air compressed in the compressor. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120210953 | ROTATIONAL ENERGY HEAT GENERATION APPARATUS AND METHODS - A hydrodynamic heater is provided having a rotational member and a stationary member. The rotational member is operable to rotate relative to the stationary member about an axis so as to induce fluid shear and therefore, thermal energy to the working fluid. The hydrodynamic heater may be a component of a heat generation system comprising an internal combustion engine having a drive shaft for rotating the rotational member of the hydrodynamic heater. The heat generated by the hydrodynamic heater, as well as the heat generated by the engine from the engine exhaust and engine cooling system, is combined to heat a working fluid. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120247407 | MIXING BLOCK - A mixing block to supply a throttle-able hydrogen and air mixture to an internal combustion engine includes a bore through the mixing block between an air intake side and an engine intake side. A slider chamber is disposed orthogonal to and intersecting the bore, where the slider chamber houses a movable slider biased to at least partially block the bore but throttle-able to overcome the bias and reduce blockage of the bore. A jet chamber is disposed parallel to and intersecting the slider chamber and extending away from the slider chamber a distance sufficient to accommodate a shaped needle, where the needle is connected to the slider on one side such that the needle moves within the jet chamber as the slider moves in the slider chamber. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130042825 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention is intended to reduce the friction of an internal combustion engine in a suitable manner when the internal combustion engine is in a cold state, thereby to attain the reduction of fuel consumption as well as the reduction of exhaust emission. In order to achieve this object, a lubrication system of an internal combustion engine of the present invention is provided with a generator which is capable of carrying out heat exchange with lubricating oil in the internal combustion engine, wherein an amount of electric power generated by the generator is increased when the temperature of the lubricating oil is lower than a target temperature. According to this lubrication system of an internal combustion engine, it becomes possible to quickly raise the temperature of the lubricating oil to the target temperature with the heat produced by the generator. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130087108 | COMBUSTION-ENGINED SETTING TOOL - A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements in a workpiece includes a combustion chamber ( | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130160722 | HYBRID VEHICLE WITH EXHAUST POWERED TURBO GENERATOR - A hybrid vehicle employing an internal combustion engine and an electric drive includes a turbine powered by exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine. The turbine drives a generator which provides electrical power to the electric drive motor and the electrical power storage system for the drive, usually comprising a battery. This exhaust gas energy recovery system may be used with either a serial hybrid system in which the internal combustion engine powers another generator or a parallel system in which both the mechanical outputs of the internal combustion and electric motor are combined to drive the vehicle. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130180476 | ENGINE AND ENGINE WORKING MACHINE - A portable engine configured to operate a working machine includes: an engine body mainly configured by a crankcase and a cylinder; a carburetor connected to an inlet port of the cylinder; an air cleaner connected to the carburetor to filter suction air; a cleaner box configured to accommodate the air cleaner; and a fuel tank configured to store fuel which is supplied to the cylinder, wherein at least a part of the fuel tank is located between the cleaner box and the engine body. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130199463 | MACHINE - The present invention relates to an energy-conversion system comprising an internal combustion engine ( | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130199464 | Drive Device - Drive device having an internal combustion engine with a crankshaft; an electric machine with a rotor which rotates on a rotor shaft; a gearbox device; wherein the rotational axis of the crankshaft and the rotational axis of the rotor are arranged one next to the other in parallel; wherein the electric machine and the internal combustion engine are connected to one another by means of a gearbox element, wherein the electric machine and the internal combustion engine are positioned outside the gearbox device; the electric machine and the internal combustion engine have a common output shaft which is connected to the gearbox element and which is connected or can be connected to an input shaft of the gearbox device, wherein the common output shaft is positioned upstream of, or together with, the input shaft in the direction of the drive power flux from the internal combustion engine to the gearbox device, and wherein a hydrodynamic clutch is arranged between the rotor shaft of the electric machine and the common output shaft. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130199465 | Engine Usable as a Power Source or Pump - An engine which includes a rotor mounted relative to an output shaft, the rotor having one or more piston cylinder assembly's disposed in or on the rotor. The longitudinal axis/axes of the one or more piston cylinder assembly's is orientated to be tangential to a peripheral rim of the rotor. The rotor or output shaft has a lobed cam which rotates at the same, greater or slower speed than the rotor and in which via compression and combustion, each piston rotates the rotor continuously relative to a stationary part of the engine. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130255595 | AIR CONNECTOR FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An air connector is described mountable opposite an intake or exhaust port in an associated intake or exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine to allow the port to communicate selectively with the associated pipe and with a compressed air storage tank. The connector comprises a stopper mounted on a rod movable by an actuator between an open position in which the port communicates with the associated pipe and a closed position in which the stopper seals around the entrance of the port to isolate the port from the associated pipe. An air passage is provided in the stopper and the rod to allow communication between the port and the compressed air storage tank when the stopper is in the closed position, and a check valve is arranged in the air passage and biased in a direction to prevent escape of air from the compressed air storage tank in all positions of the stopper. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130269632 | COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS WITH SPLIT-CYCLE ENGINES - In some embodiments, systems are provided in which electric power generated from a renewable energy source such as a solar or wind power system during low demand periods is used to drive an electric motor which turns an air hybrid split-cycle engine. The split-cycle engine operates in AC mode during this time to compress air into a storage tank. Later, during high demand periods, compressed air stored in the tank and added fuel are fed to the split-cycle engine, which operates in AEF mode. The work generated by the split-cycle engine turns a generator to produce electric power. When the supply of compressed air stored in the storage tank is depleted, the split-cycle engine can operate in an NF mode to serve as a backup generator, or in an FC mode to serve as a backup generator while simultaneously recharging the air storage tank. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130276724 | WORK APPARATUS HAVING A FUEL PUMP - A work apparatus has an internal combustion engine for driving a work tool of the work apparatus and a fuel pump which is driven by the engine and delivers fuel from a fuel tank to the engine. The work apparatus has a feed pump which is to be actuated manually by the operator. The fuel pump and the feed pump form one component which is arranged outside the fuel tank. The fuel tank has a tank wall which delimits the tank interior. An advantageous arrangement arid satisfactory cooling of the component are achieved if the component is arranged at least partially on the tank wall. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130276725 | VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - An ECU executes a program including the steps of carrying out low-load control when an IG OFF operation is performed, when a vehicle is running, and when stop of an engine is not permitted, carrying out gate cut-off control, ending low-load control and gate cut-off control when a brake pedal has been operated, when a vehicle speed is lower than a threshold value, or when a prescribed time period has elapsed since the IG OFF operation, permitting stop of the engine, and carrying out fuel cut control. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130284123 | ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE MACHINE - The disclosure is directed to an energy recovery system for a mobile machine. The energy recovery system may include a tank configured to store a liquid fuel for combustion within an engine of the mobile machine, and a combustor selectively connectable to receive gaseous fuel formed in the tank. The energy recovery system may also include a recovery device operable to generate work using exhaust from the combustor. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130284124 | Enclosed Hydraulic Auxiliary Power Unit - A power unit for generation of electric current is disclosed. A hydraulic motor, powered by a source of pressurized hydraulic fluid, is coupled to and turns a generator, producing direct or alternating electric current. The hydraulic motor and generator are mounted on a base section, which in turn can be mounted on a desired surface, for example a trailer used in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations on oil and gas wells. A cover is hingedly connected to the base section, and in a first position is swung into a closed position covering the hydraulic motor and electric generator. With the cover in a second, open position, easy access is had to the the hydraulic motor and electric generator. Instrumentation showing operating conditions of the hydraulic motor and electric generator may be mounted in one or more openings in the cover. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130284125 | METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR OPERATING A DRIVE TRAIN OF A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method of operating a drive-train of a hybrid vehicle which comprises at least a hybrid drive with an internal combustion engine and an electric machine, an automatic or automated change-speed transmission connected between the hybrid drive and a drive output, and a clutch connected between the internal combustion engine and the electric machine. When starting the internal combustion engine from a purely electric driving mode, the clutch is initially disengaged. To start the internal combustion engine, the clutch is at least partially engaged and the internal combustion engine is drag-started by the electric machine, and, in parallel with starting the internal combustion engine, a downshift in the transmission is initiated once a rotational speed of the internal combustion engine reaches or exceeds an applicable threshold value. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130284126 | BRUSHCUTTER - A brushcutter includes: a centrifugal clutch ( | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130291810 | ENGINE-OPERATED MACHINE - An engine-operated device includes a dust separating device. An air inlet provided on a first end side of the dust separating device. A first discharge opening is provided in the lateral surface on a second end side of the longitudinal direction, and a second discharge opening is provided to be separated from the first discharge opening. A first connecting passage is connected between the first discharge opening and the rotor cover of a magneto-rotor, and a second connecting passage is connected between an upstream side of an air cleaner case and the second discharge opening. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130312675 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - In a hydraulic control apparatus for a continuously variable transmission that enables gear ratio variation by controlling supply of hydraulic oil to first and second hydraulic actuators, there are provided with first and second oil passages connecting the first and second actuators to a reservoir, a single electric hydraulic pump installed at a common portion thereof, first and second check valves installed in the first and second oil passages for blocking flow of hydraulic oil to the reservoir, first and second bypass passages formed in the first and second oil passages, a control valve installed therebetween, a fourth check valve installed in the first and second bypass passages for blocking flow of hydraulic oil to the hydraulic pump, and a controller for controlling these, thus readily enabling a configuration that reduces the number of electric hydraulic pumps to one and minimizes cost increase. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130319349 | MACHINE COMBINATION COMPRISING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND A GENERATOR - The machine combination of an internal combustion engine and the generator of a hybrid drive has two cylinder-piston units, which are arranged parallel to each other in a common housing and each piston of which has a drive connection to an individual crankshaft via connecting rods associated with the pistons. The crankshafts have a counter-rotational connection to each other by gears. This coupling of the two crankshafts by gears allows the internal combustion engine to be combined with a generator in a particularly compact design, in that the shaft of the generator bears a gear, which is arranged in the same plane as the gears of the crankshafts. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130327285 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A GENERATOR - A generator set for a transport refrigeration unit that is operable at a first frequency and a second frequency. The generator set includes a generator and a prime mover. The generator set is controlled by an electronic control unit (ECU) that is coupled to a controller. The ECU is configured to monitor the engine operation condition to obtain an engine operation condition value; whereas the controller is configured to receive the engine operation condition value and compare the value with an engine operation condition threshold. When the engine operation condition value, for example, exceeds the engine operation condition threshold, the controller instructs the ECU to operate the engine at a first speed; and when the engine operation condition value, for example, is below the engine operation condition threshold, the controller instructs the ECU to operate the engine at a second speed that is slower than the first speed. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130333635 | Assembly and Method for Supplying Electrical Energy to Electrical Traction Motors in a Rail Vehicle, in Particular in a Train Set - An assembly for supplying electrical energy to electrical traction motors in a rail vehicle, wherein the assembly includes at least one internal combustion engine, a generator allocated to the at least one internal combustion engine for generating the electrical energy, wherein the generator is mechanically coupled to the internal combustion engine such that it is driven by the internal combustion engine upon generator operation of the generator, a rectifier for rectifying an electrical alternating current generated by the generator, a direct voltage intermediate circuit that is electrically connected to the generator via the rectifier, a generator inverter that is present in addition to the rectifier or that is the rectifier operated in the inverter mode, wherein the generator inverter connects the direct voltage intermediate circuit to the generator in order to operate the generator in a motor mode as a motor, and a control for controlling the motor mode of the generator. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130333636 | Operation of an Internal Combustion Engine - An apparatus to use waste heat from an internal combustion engine in a vehicle, wherein the apparatus has an exhaust gas line to remove exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine, the exhaust gas line is thermally connected to a high-temperature side of a thermoelectric generator, and a latent heat accumulator is thermally connected to the high-temperature side of the thermoelectric generator. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140026828 | PORTABLE ENGINE GENERATOR - A portable engine generator includes a power generation unit operating an engine to generate electricity and a negative pressure fuel cock using a negative pressure in a crank chamber as an operating negative pressure to supply fuel to the engine. The negative pressure fuel cock is located on a side opposite to a negative pressure take-out port of the crank chamber with respect to a position of the power generation unit when the portable gas-engine generator is turned over, and so as to be located at a position higher than the negative pressure take-out port when the portable gas-engine generator is in an upright posture. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140033995 | PORTABLE ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMS - Portable energy generation systems are disclosed. More particularly, a high-output mobile electrical generator system comprising a radial engine power source providing a highly compact physical format. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140060460 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EFFICIENCY - The technique disclosed increases the energy conversion efficiency by means of substantial reduction of friction between the cylinder walls and the associated piston rings. The result is achieved by eliminating the unwanted carbonaceous deposits on cylinder walls and associated piston rings by means of vapor nitric acid (HNO3) delivered to the combustion chambers of an engine. Nitric acid is produced by means of chemical reaction between oxygen (O2) and water vapor (H2O) in air and nitric dioxide (NO2) generated throughout an electrical discharge in the air intake path. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140060461 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM UTILIZING A FUEL CELL INTEGRATED WITH A COMBUSTION ENGINE - A power generation system utilizing a fuel cell is described. The system includes a fuel cell having an anode configured to generate a tail gas. The anode includes an inlet and an outlet. The system further includes a fuel path configured to divert a first portion of the anode tail gas to the inlet of the anode; and a second portion of the anode tail gas to a reciprocating engine. The associated reciprocating engine is at least partially powered by the second portion of the anode tail-gas. Another embodiment of the invention is directed to a power generation system that includes the anode and an external fuel reforming system, along with a gas splitting mechanism to divide the reformed fuel into two streams. One stream is directed back to the fuel cell anode, while another stream is used to completely or partially power an external or internal combustion engine. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140069354 | Hybrid System for Generating Power - A hybrid system for generating electrical power. The hybrid system includes a photovoltaic array for collecting and converting solar radiation into electrical power, an apparatus for producing power from a source of liquid fuel, the apparatus including at least one capillary flow passage, the at least one capillary flow passage having an inlet end and an outlet end, the inlet end in fluid communication with the source of liquid fuel, a heat source arranged along the at least one capillary flow passage, the heat source operable to heat the liquid fuel in the at least one capillary flow passage to a level sufficient to change at least a portion thereof from a liquid state to a vapor state and deliver a stream of substantially vaporized fuel from the outlet end of the at least one capillary flow passage, a combustion chamber in is communication with the outlet end of the at least one capillary flow passage and a conversion device operable to convert heat released by combustion in the combustion chamber into electrical power, and a storage device electrically connected to the photovoltaic array and the conversion device for storing the electrical power produced by the photovoltaic array and the conversion device. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140083375 | POWER TOOL - A brush cutter as a power tool includes an engine, an electric motor, a driving shaft capable of driving a tool and a battery which provides current to the electric motor. The brush cutter is adapted to drive the tool in a hybrid driving mode in which both the engine and the electric motor drive the tool. Further, the engine is arranged between the electric motor and the driving shaft. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140144396 | Hand-guided power tool with internal combustion engine - A power tool has an internal combustion engine with a piston supported in the cylinder and delimiting a combustion chamber. A crankshaft is rotatably supported in the crankcase and driven by the piston. Combustion air is supplied to the combustion chamber via an intake passage that has a piston-controlled inlet opening and an intake section formed within the cylinder. The bottom of the intake section, when the cylinder axis is vertical and the crankcase is beneath the combustion chamber, connects lowermost points of passage cross-sections arranged in the intake section perpendicular to the flow direction. The bottom descends toward the crankcase when the longitudinal cylinder axis is vertical. A ramp arranged in the intake passage next to the inlet opening deflects a portion of flow flowing within the intake passage. The ramp, when the longitudinal cylinder axis is vertical, ascends in flow direction toward the crankcase. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140165931 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VACUUM GENERATION - Methods and systems are provided for controlling motive flow through an ejector using a pneumatically controlled valve. A valve coupled upstream of an intake ejector may be adjusted based on boost pressure to control motive flow into the ejector from upstream of a compressor. This allows motive flow through the ejector to be controlled based on vacuum needs at low component cost without loss of boost pressure. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140190426 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MOTOR-VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH A PROPULSION SYSTEM OF THE "MILD-HYBRID" TYPE - In a vehicle provided with a power propulsion system of the mild-hybrid type, a BAS unit —including an electric machine connected through a belt transmission to the shaft of an internal combustion engine—is exploited as the only propulsion engine of the vehicle in given operating conditions. The internal combustion engine is provided with a system for variable actuation of the intake valves which is controlled to reduce the pumping losses of the internal combustion engine in the phase in which such engine is in cut-off condition and it is driven by the aforementioned BAS unit. It is also provided for that the system for variable actuation of the intake valves be controlled to temporarily increase the pumping losses of the internal combustion engine in a phase in which it is required to accelerate the switching off of the engine. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140209045 | Engine Generator - The purpose is to provide an engine generator | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140261249 | Power-Producing Apparatus and Method - A primary reciprocating engine is combined with a secondary turbine engine. The turbine engine utilizes the exhaust of the reciprocating engine as fuel, resulting in an increase in efficiency and reduction in emissions over a conventional reciprocating engine alone. The secondary turbine engine powers secondary functions of the reciprocating engine, such as relieving the back pressure at the exhaust ports, driving the turbocharger that pressurizes the air intake, and driving an electrical generator. Oxyhydrogen (HHO) used to ignite the reciprocating engine exhaust and complete combustion of the reciprocating engine fuel is obtained by disassociating distilled water into hydrogen and oxygen using the electricity from the electrical generator. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140261250 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system mounted in a vehicle. A rotary machine is connected to an output shaft of an internal-combustion engine of the vehicle, and has a power generation function, an engine start-up function, and an engine output assist function. A first secondary battery and a second secondary battery are each electrically connected in parallel with the rotary machine. A connection switch is provided along a connecting line electrically connecting the first and second secondary batteries, where the connection switch is configured to electrically connect and disconnect the second secondary battery and a parallel connection of the first secondary battery and the rotary machine. A switch controller is configured to disconnect the second secondary battery and the parallel connection by controlling the connection switch to a current cut-off state during the engine start-up and during engine output assist. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140290591 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING OPEN-LOOP AND CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE GENERATOR SYSTEM - The exemplary illustrations generally include a method for controlling and regulating an internal combustion engine-generator system | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140290592 | ELECTRICAL ARCHITECTURE OF A HYBRID VEHICLE, HYBRID VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD - An electrical architecture of a hybrid motor vehicle including a combustion engine driving an alternator that recharges a low-voltage on-board battery connected to a starter of and to a vehicle on-board network, an electric traction machine powered by a high-voltage traction battery, and a hybrid transmission including a coupling mechanism that can occupy at least a first position in which the combustion engine is uncoupled from the drive train connecting the electric machine to vehicle wheels, a second position in which the wheels are driven by the combustion engine with or without top-up from the electric machine, and a third position in which the combustion engine and the electric machine are coupled to combine their respective torques, bound for the wheels. The combustion engine and the alternator constitute an electricity generator configured to supply energy requirements of the traction electric machine in an electric mode. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140290593 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GASIFYING BIOMASS - The invention relates to a reactor ( | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140305387 | Hydraulic Power System for a Utility Vehicle - A hydraulic power system for a utility vehicle having an engine with a crankshaft. The system features first and second rotationally-driven power generating devices, one of which is a hydraulic pump and the other of which is an alternator and one of which is a hydraulic pump. The first device has a first rotational input for operative coupling to the crankshaft for driven rotation thereby. A secondary shaft has an input end portion arranged for rotational coupling to a rotationally driven member of the first device and an output end portion arranged for rotational coupling to a second rotational input of the second device for driving thereof under driven operation of the first rotationally-driven power generating device by the crankshaft. Higher power output of increased reliability is provided over prior art add-on hydraulic solutions using electric-over-hydraulic power packs. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140305388 | Drive System - A drive system has an internal combustion machine that drives a hydraulic system and/or that includes a controller actuating the internal combustion machine such that, with transient load moment, the internal combustion machine operates at a constant set speed. The drive system includes a flywheel accumulator that is connected with the output shaft of the internal combustion machine via a step-up gear unit. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140305389 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive includes a speed change mechanism connected to a rotary electric machine; an output member connected to the speed change mechanism and wheels; an engagement device changes a state of engagement between an input member connected to an engine and the speed change mechanism; a hydraulic pump driven by the engine or the rotary electric machine; a first pressure control device that controls pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the speed change mechanism; a second, separate hydraulic pressure control device that controls the pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the engagement device; and a case that houses the rotary electric machine, speed change mechanism, engagement device, and pump. At least the engagement device is housed in a space formed by the case, and the second hydraulic pressure control device is provided at a part of the case forming the space. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140305390 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WHEN A MISFIRE IS DETECTED - An engine-generator comprises: a generator | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140311424 | Stationary Zero Emissions System - A method and device to optimize the cumulative beneficial effect of harvesting available forms of passive energy and storing the passive energy in the form of hydrogen and oxygen. The cumulative energy that is recovered is converted to electrical energy which powers an electrolyzer to produce hydrogen and oxygen for fuel in an internal combustion engine. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140311425 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive includes a speed change mechanism connected to a rotary electric machine; an output member connected to the speed change mechanism and wheels; an engagement device changes a state of engagement between an input member connected to an engine and the speed change mechanism; a hydraulic pump driven by the engine or the rotary electric machine; a first pressure control device that controls pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the speed change mechanism; a second, separate hydraulic pressure control device that controls the pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the engagement device; and a case that houses the rotary electric machine, speed change mechanism, engagement device, and pump. At least the engagement device is housed in a space formed by the case, and the second hydraulic pressure control device is provided at a part of the case forming the space. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140311426 | CONTROL DEVICE OF A VEHICLE, VEHICLE INCLUDING CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF VEHICLE - A vehicle includes at least one sensor generating a signal to control an operation of an internal combustion engine; and a control unit configured to store a control parameter to control an operation of the internal combustion engine, and to correct the control parameter based on an output of the at least one sensor. The control unit stops correcting the control parameter while the vehicle is at a halt, and the power generator is generating electric power by driving of the internal combustion engine. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140311427 | CONTROL DEVICE OF A HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A control device for a hybrid vehicle having a drive-train with a hybrid drive unit including an internal combustion engine and an electric machine. A clutch is connected between the internal combustion engine and the electric machine. An automatic or automated transmission is connected between the hybrid drive unit and a drive output. When the hybrid vehicle has been driving and comes to a standstill with its internal combustion engine stopped, the control device automatically determines, on the one hand, a starting mode for the subsequent re-starting of the internal combustion engine when the hybrid vehicle is at rest, and the control device, on the other hand, automatically changes at least the transmission and the clutch connected between the internal combustion engine and the electric machine of the hybrid drive unit to a condition appropriate for the starting mode determined by emitting appropriate control signals. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140318481 | THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATING DEVICE - [Object] Provided is a thermoelectric power generating device that is able to detect an operating state of a thermoelectric conversion module with a simple configuration, thereby improving detection accuracy of the operating state of the thermoelectric conversion module. A thermoelectric power generating device ( | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140331945 | HYBRID DRIVE DEVICE - A hybrid drive having a clutch and a rotary electric machine disposed radially outwardly of the clutch so as to at least partially overlap the clutch in an axial direction as seen from a radially outer side, the rotary electric machine having a stator fixed to a case and a rotor coupled to the input member of the automatic transmission device. A clutch lubricating oil hole formed in a center shaft that extends at a center portion of the clutch and the rotary electric machine. A rotary electric machine lubricating oil hole formed in the center shaft. Separation means for separating lubricating oil such that lubricating oil from the clutch lubricating oil hole is led to the clutch and lubricating oil from the rotary electric machine lubricating oil hole is led to the rotary electric machine. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140345546 | COAL-TO-LIQUID SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A Coal-to-Liquid Fuels production process by which carbon dioxide (CO | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150034025 | FLEXIBLE FUEL GENERATOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A portable flexible fuel generator, having an engine, includes: a cylinder and a spark plug in the cylinder, a primary fuel tank fluidly connected to the cylinder, an air intake path fluidly connecting atmosphere to the cylinder, a start module including a starting fuel tank holder and a starting fuel line, where the starting fuel line is fluidly connected to the air intake path, a coolant path which provide a flow path for coolant to cool the cylinder, and a thermal controller along the coolant path. Furthermore, the engine has full cylinder cooling. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150059662 | PORTABLE GENERATOR - A portable engine-generator is described having an engine and a generator coupled to the engine. An engine mount has a mounting plate coupled to the engine and also includes a frame. An outer housing surrounds the engine, generator and frame. At least one handle is coupled to the outer housing. The housing is defined in three sections; a lower section, a middle section and an upper section. The three housing sections are coupled to the frame. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150059663 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR MACHINE SYSTEM - A cooling system for a machine system is disclosed herein. The machine system includes an internal combustion engine, a plurality of heat generating systems, an energy recovery system, and a cooling system. The energy recovery system is adapted to produce an electrical output and includes a condenser to condense a working fluid that circulates within the machine. The cooling system includes a plurality of fans, a condenser fan, and a control unit. The plurality of fans and the condenser fan are powered by the electrical output. The fans are adapted to cool the heat generating systems. The condenser fan is adapted to cool the condenser. The control unit is adapted to selectively control each of the plurality of fans, based on load requirements of the corresponding heat generating system. Therefore, the control unit optimizes and maximizes heat transfer by the condenser fan to the working fluid. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150083055 | Supplying Gaseous Fuel from a Liquid State to an Internal Combustion Engine - An improved apparatus supplies gaseous fuel from a liquid state to an internal combustion engine comprising an electrical energy generating apparatus for generating electrical energy from a store of chemical energy. A liquid pumping apparatus for pumping the gaseous fuel in the liquid state includes an energy converter for converting the electrical energy to mechanical energy which drives the liquid pumping apparatus. The liquid pumping apparatus also includes a first heat exchanger for vaporizing the gaseous fuel received from the pumping apparatus and a controller programmed to operate the liquid pumping apparatus to maintain a pressure of the gaseous fuel supplied to the internal combustion engine within a predetermined range. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150114321 | PROPORTIONAL FLOW VENTURI VACUUM SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A vacuum assist system attaches to an intake line and an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine having a throttle. The vacuum assist system includes a venturi valve, a reservoir, and a proportionally controlled valve. The proportionally controlled valve is movable between an open position and a closed position. The proportionally controlled valve moved to the open position when the throttle is in the partially open position such that air is flows from the inlet to the intake manifold, from the inlet to the venturi valve, from the venturi valve to the intake manifold, and from the reservoir to the venturi valve. The proportionally controlled valve moves to the closed position when the throttle is in the almost-closed position such that air flows from the inlet to the intake manifold via the intake line and from the reservoir to the intake manifold to reduce the pressure within the reservoir. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150114322 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle is equipped with an internal combustion engine having a forced-induction apparatus with variable boost pressure, a first motor generator for generating electricity while applying negative torque to the engine, and a battery for storing the electricity generated by the first motor generator. During the operation of the engine, a target boost pressure is set lower as the rotational speed of the first motor generator is increased. The engine is controlled such that, with the boost pressure adjusted to the target boost pressure, the output torque of the engine has a required value determined by the accelerator operation amount. Further, while the output torque of the engine is adjusted to the required value, the magnitude of the negative torque by the first motor generator acting on the engine is adjusted such that the engine rotational speed has a target value. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150114323 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system for thermal management of an electric vehicle having a range extender. The temperature of the components of the electric drive system of the electric vehicle and at least that of the internal combustion engine of an internal combustion engine/generator unit of the range extender are controlled by separate cooling circuits. The cooling circuit of the electric drive and the cooling circuit of the internal combustion engine are coupled to one another thermally by a heat exchanger. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150122203 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - Provided is a vehicle control apparatus. To start an engine by a motor-generator under the state that a vehicle is stopped, the vehicle control apparatus synchronizes a rotation of the engine with a rotation of the motor-generator at a synchronous rotational speed lower than a target rotational speed to start the engine, and increases a rotational speed of the engine by the motor-generator from the synchronous rotational to the target rotational speed, and starts the engine at the target rotational speed. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150128883 | Methods and Apparatus Providing Flame-less Heat - An apparatus ( | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150128884 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VACUUM GENERATION - Methods and systems are provided for reducing the generation and transmission of objectionable noise from an aspirator to a vehicle cabin during vacuum production. During selected conditions, motive flow through an intake aspirator may cause a hissing noise to be produced at the aspirator, and transmitted through an open check valve in a bypass path between the aspirator and a vacuum reservoir, into a vehicle cabin. During these conditions, an aspirator shut-off valve is closed to reduce motive flow through the aspirator, thereby reducing the hissing noise. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150144077 | SYSTEM FOR CHECKING A COMBUSTION ENGINE COUPLED WITH AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR OF A HYBRID TERRESTRIAL VEHICLE HAVING A DRIVE LINE DRIVEN BY AT LEAST ONE ELECTRIC MOTOR - System for checking a combustion engine ( | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150315912 | ROTARY MACHINE - The disclosure provides rotary machines that include, in one embodiment, a rotatable shaft defining a central axis A, the shaft having a first end and a second end. The shaft can have an elongate first island disposed thereon. The first island can have a body with a volume generally defined between front and rear surfaces that are spaced apart. The front and rear surfaces can lie in a plane parallel to a radial axis R. The perimeters of the front and rear surfaces can define a curved perimeter surface therebetween. The disclosure further provides embodiments having stationary islands and casings that rotate about the island. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150315949 | METHOD OF STARTING GAS DELIVERY FROM A LIQUEFIED GAS FUEL SYSTEM TO A GAS OPERATED ENGINE AND A LIQUEFIED GAS FUEL SYSTEM FOR A GAS OPERATED ENGINE - A method for starting gas delivery from a liquefied gas fuel system includes a fuel tank filled with liquefied gas by a filling procedure and the filling procedure resulting in the pressure in the tank being at least at an operational pressure required by the engine. The method pressure in the tank is controlled by controlling the operation of a pressure build up system including the pressure build up evaporator which is arranged in a conduit leading from the bottom section of the tank to the upper section of the tank. The pressure build up system is controlled by controlling the flow rate of the evaporated gas in the conduit while the heat transfer medium is allowed to flow unconstrained through the pressure build up evaporator. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150345381 | ENGINE GENERATOR - An engine generator has an opening and closing mechanism including: a control shaft provided to a valve shaft of a choke valve to be rotatable relative thereto within a predetermined angular range; an urging member urging the valve shaft relative to the control shaft in a direction in which an opening degree of the choke valve decreases; a restriction mechanism that sets a minimum opening degree of the choke valve by restricting a range of rotation of the control shaft; a choke operating portion which, upon operation, drives the restriction mechanism in a direction in which the minimum opening degree of the choke valve decreases; and a negative pressure mechanism driven by a negative pressure generated during an operation of the engine to cause the control shaft to rotate to increase the minimum opening degree of the choke valve within the range of rotation restricted by the restriction mechanism. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150361877 | Turbo-Compound Reheat Combined Cycle Power Generation - A power generation plant has two internal combustion engines (ICE) coupled in a compound configuration to operate electrical generators. A first ICE is a piston/cylinder engine producing high temperature and high pressure exhaust. The exhaust is coupled to the combustion air inlet of the second ICE, which is a gas turbine engine. A heat exchanger transfers heat from the exhaust of the first ICE to a bottoming cycle for additional power generation, also reducing the temperature at the turbine engine combustor. The second ICE (the gas turbine) is operated without an intake compressor, relying instead on the high pressure of the first ICE exhaust. The drive shaft of the gas turbine (or an associated generator/motor or a common shaft) operates a multi-stage turbo-compressor at the combustion air intake of the first ICE for improving engine power output without sapping exhaust energy as with a turbocharger. | 12-17-2015 |
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| 20160097363 | TRANSPORTABLE GAS DEVICE - A mobile compressed natural gas (CNG) pressure reducing choke and heater unit are mounted to a trailer. The trailer is towable to a location that does not have a sales pipeline of CNG. The CNG has already been processed and is stored in a compressed storage station facility. The CNG then flows through an inlet and through a series of valves and then through the choke. The choke on the trailer chokes down the pressure of CNG directly from a compressed tank, usually on a separate semi-tractor. CNG is then heated, and used on site. The CNG input to this system may come from two distinct sources such that the pressure reduction can continuously occur without any readily observable delay by the user. There are outlet ports to connect to a diesel engine converted to run on CNG. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160102592 | GENERATOR FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present disclosure relates to a generator for an internal combustion engine. The generator for an internal combustion engine includes: a heat protector configured to cover an exhaust manifold in which exhaust gas flows to absorb heat energy emitted from the exhaust manifold; and a thermoelectric module configured to be disposed on the heat protector to generate electric energy from heat energy absorbed by the heat protector. | 04-14-2016 |
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