41st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150285128 | CHARGE AIR COOLER WITH INTEGRATED ADJUSTABLE DRAIN MECHANISM - A charge air cooler comprises an outlet tank having a drain mechanism integrated in a wall thereof. The drain mechanism comprises a first valve head disposed to a first side of the wall, a first spring member disposed between the first valve head and the wall, a second valve head disposed to a second side of the wall, a second spring member disposed between the second valve head and the wall, and a valve stem coupled to each of the first valve head and the second valve head. The valve stem is reciprocatingly disposed within an aperture formed in the wall. The drain mechanism is configured to be in a closed position when an internal pressure within the outlet tank is at least one of greater than a first pressure value and lower than a second pressure value. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285129 | CHARGE AIR COOLER INTERNAL CONDENSATION SEPARATOR - A charge air cooler for use with a turbocharged engine system of a motor vehicle includes an outlet tank in fluid communication with a heat exchanger core. A condensation separator comprising an array of baffle plates is disposed adjacent a fluid outlet of the outlet tank. The baffle plates are spaced apart from each other and each of the baffle plates includes an alternating pattern of ridges and grooves formed therein to form a tortuous flow channel between adjacent ones of the baffle plates. The tortuous flow channels cause liquid water originating from the heat exchanger core and flowing through the condensation separator to encounter a surface of the baffle plates before exiting the fluid outlet. The baffle plates may be covered with a surface feature adapted to capture or absorb the liquid water, thereby preventing an undesired quantity of liquid water from entering the engine of the motor vehicle. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285130 | HEAT ENGINE FOR DRIVING A DRIVE SHAFT - A heat engine for driving a drive shaft, including at least a gas generator and a turbine, the gas generator supplying the turbine with engine gas and the turbine driving the engine shaft in rotation. The gas generator is a four-stroke internal combustion engine, and includes a compressor for supplying air to the internal combustion engine, the compressor being mechanically driven by the internal combustion engine, and the turbine is mechanically free relative to the internal combustion engine. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285131 | MULTI-STAGE TURBOCHARGER SYSTEM WITH OFF-ENGINE LOW PRESSURE STAGE - A turbocharged internal combustion engine system includes at least one high pressure turbocharger system mounted on-engine and at least one low pressure turbocharger system mounted off-engine. An intercooler can further be mounted off-engine with the low pressure turbocharger and an aftercooler can be mounted on-engine with the high pressure turbocharger. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285132 | ACTUATOR ROD SEALING SYSTEM - Turbochargers use actuators to control wastegate valve or VTG vane position to control turbine wheel power. Components of such actuators are susceptible to damage when exposed to foreign liquids, solids and debris. To prevent such ingress, boot seals at the actuator shaft can provide a tortuous path for air aspiration and expulsion from the volume inside the actuator boot is provided at one or more interfaces in the actuator system. Such a path can also prevent ingress of undesired liquids, solid and debris, which can affect actuator performance material. In one arrangement, a tortuous pathway is provided between a boot seal holder and another actuator component. In another arrangement, a tortuous pathway is provided between the actuator shaft and an end portion of a boot seal. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285133 | VARIABLE-FLOW-RATE VALVE MECHANISM AND TURBOCHARGER - A clearance δ between an inner peripheral surface of an attachment hole of an attachment tongue and an outer peripheral surface of a valve shaft is set to be smaller than an allowable displacement amount λ in an axial direction of a valve with respect to the attachment tongue. When a condition is satisfied in which the outer peripheral surface of the valve shaft comes into contact with a front-side periphery and a back-side periphery of the attachment hole of the attachment tongue, and in which a top surface of a valve body comes into contact with a back surface of the attachment tongue, a waste gate valve is constituted so that a metal washer becomes non-contact with a front surface of the attachment tongue. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285134 | COMPRESSOR STAGE OF A TURBOCHARGER WITH FLOW AMPLIFIER - An energy recovery system and method is provided for the compressor stage of a turbocharger during surge avoidance operation. The compressor stage includes a housing defining an inlet, an inlet chamber, a diffuser and a volute. A flow amplifier is provided in the compressor housing or in a separate element. If the compressor stage is operating near a surge condition, charge air from a system charge air source is routed to the flow amplifier which discharges the air substantially along the inner peripheral surface of the inlet chamber in a downstream direction relative to the air intake flow direction. The charge air is supplied in a substantially annular manner at an increased velocity such that at least a portion of the intake air flow is entrained by the charge air so as to increase the velocity of the air toward the compressor wheel and recovering energy of the charge air. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285135 | COMBUSTION ENGINE INCLUDING AN AIR INJECTOR, AND POWER GENERATING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE COMBUSTION ENGINE - A combustion engine includes a combustion cylinder, a fuel injector for injecting a fuel into the combustion cylinder, an oxygen source gas (OSG) injector for injecting compressed OSG into the combustion cylinder, and a piston which is formed in the cylinder and driven by force of a combustion reaction between the fuel and the compressed OSG. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285136 | Infrared-emitting ceramics for fuel activation - This invention relates to a ceramic composite that comprises of a mixture of infrared-emitting metal oxides having specific spectral luminance in 3-20 μm (micrometers) wavelength range and an effective amount of pyroelectric material that helps enhance infrared emissions of said oxides in said wavelength range. Said ceramic composite can be deviced to provide an effective means of improving hydrocarbon fuel efficiency in internal combustion engines for better engine performance with increased torque and power, improved fuel economy, and reduced exhaust emissions. Such ceramic composites can also be used in other applications that utilize infrared emissions in said wavelength range. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285137 | DEVICE FOR DRIVING AN ANCILLARY UNIT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for driving an ancillary unit of an internal combustion engine includes the ancillary unit having a mechanical drive, joined to a first coupling section, and an electric drive having a rotor and a stator with windings. The rotor is joined to a second coupling section and non-rotatably to a shaft. The shaft is joined to a component of the ancillary unit to be driven. The rotor is movable axially along a lengthwise extension of the shaft and axially with respect to the shaft. The first and second coupling sections are movable relative to each other by means of the axial movement of the rotor so as to either join together or separate the mechanical drive and the rotor, the rotor being movable axially along the lengthwise extension of the shaft with respect to the shaft in such a way that an electric current flows through the windings. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285138 | ASSEMBLY FOR A V-ENGINE - A cylinder block assembly for a V-engine is provided. In one example, the cylinder block assembly includes a cylinder block including a plurality of cylinders divided into a first cylinder bank and a second cylinder bank, a valley positioned between the first and second cylinder banks, and a plurality of crankshaft supports. The cylinder block assembly further includes a structural frame including an interior surface coupled to the plurality of crankshaft supports and two top surfaces arranged above the interior surface and on opposing sides of the assembly, where each top surface is coupled to the cylinder block above a top of the plurality of crankshaft supports. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285139 | Stoichiometric High-Temperature Direct-Injection Compression-Ignition Engine - A neat-fuel direct-injected compression ignition engine having a thermal barrier coated combustion chamber, an injection port injects fuel that satisfies a stoichiometric condition with respect to the intake air, a mechanical exhaust regenerator transfers energy from exhaust gas to intake compression stages, an exhaust O | 2015-10-08 |
20150285140 | THERMAL INSULATION COATING COMPOSITION AND THERMAL INSULATION COATING LAYER - Disclosed are a thermal insulation coating composition that includes a solvent dispersion of a polyamideimide resin and a solvent dispersion of an aerogel and a thermal insulation coating layer that is obtained from the thermal insulation coating composition. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285141 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM, DRIVING METHOD FOR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM, AND COMBUSTOR - Inconvenience caused by a difference in temperature of different kinds of fuel gases is solved. In a power generation system, exhausted fuel gas exhausted from a SOFC is used as a fuel of a combustor of a gas turbine, and at the same time, a part of compressed air compressed by a compressor of the gas turbine is used to drive the SOFC. The gas turbine includes a first combustor for burning fuel gas which is different kind from the exhausted fuel gas, a first turbine driven by combustion gas supplied from the first combustor, a second combustor for burning the exhausted fuel gas, and a second turbine shaft-coupled with the first turbine and driven by combustion gas supplied from the second combustor. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285142 | EXHAUST RECOVERY HEAT EXCHANGER WITH INLET DAMPER - A heat exchange unit ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150285143 | Combined Ball Valve for Compressor Bleed Air and Methods - A combined ball valve for compressor bleed air modulation is provided. The combined ball valve includes a housing defining an inlet, and first and second outlets. A metering element is positioned within the housing and within a flow path extending from the inlet to the first and second outlets. The metering element includes first and second flow ports and is rotatable within the housing to modulate compressor bleed air from the inlet to neither, one, or both of the first and second outlets. The combined ball valve utilizes high temperature materials in a relatively lightweight package. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285144 | GAS TURBINE INLET - An inlet for a gas turbine engine having an inlet lip and an inlet barrel, the inlet lip having a highlight defining a boundary between inner and outer surfaces of the inlet lip. The inlet barrel has a forwardly extending flange that is joined to the inlet lip by overlapping surfaces. The flange interface surface has a conus angle that is divergent from the highlight axis. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285145 | Jet Engine With Deflector - A deflector for a jet engine. The deflector may prevent the jet engine from ingesting birds during a bird strike scenario. The deflector may include a series of ribs, spokes, or vanes that may vary in width and/or thickness from fore to aft, and/or may be curvilinear in one or more planes of view, and/or may serve double duty as inlet vanes for redirecting inlet air. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285146 | COOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A GAS TURBINE - A gas turbine arrangement, including a gas generator section (A), a power turbine section (B), and a generator section (C) coupled on a common shaft ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150285147 | Cooling System with a Bearing Compartment Bypass - A cooling system for providing a buffer cooled cooling air to a turbine section of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The cooling system may comprise a first conduit configured to transmit a cooling air toward the turbine section, a heat exchanger configured to cool a bleed airflow diverted from the first conduit to provide a buffer air, and a bypass conduit configured to direct at least a portion of the buffer air through at least one passageway that bypasses a bearing compartment of the gas turbine engine. The cooling system may further comprise a manifold configured to allow the cooling air exiting the first conduit and the buffer air exiting the bypass conduit to mix and provide the buffer cooled cooling air, and a nozzle assembly configured to deliver the buffer cooled cooling air to the turbine section. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285148 | CARBURETED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A fuel injection system for a gas turbine engine includes a vane in an airflow path within the gas turbine engine, the vane includes an air channel with an outlet in communication with the airflow path; and a fuel nozzle within the vane operable to inject fuel into the air channel to at least partial premix and prevaporize the fuel with a secondary airflow from within the vane in the air channel prior to entry into the airflow path through the outlet. A method of injecting fuel within a gas turbine engine includes at least partially premixing and prevaporizing fuel with a secondary airflow from within a vane in an air channel within the vane, the vane within an airflow path of the gas turbine engine. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285149 | FUEL DRAINAGE AND PURGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a system and method to drain a fuel manifold wherein a fuel drainage and purge system includes a fuel manifold and a drainage line extending from the fuel manifold. The drainage line is configured to flow a liquid-gas mixture from the fuel manifold. The fuel drainage and purge system also includes a drain valve disposed along the drainage line, a vent line extending from the drainage line upstream of the drain valve, a vent valve disposed along the vent line, and a drainage trap arranged along the drainage line downstream of the drain valve. The drainage trap is configured to separate the liquid-gas mixture into a liquid stream and a gaseous stream. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285150 | FUEL SYSTEM - A fuel system includes a fuel pump formed of a constant-volume pump for changing a discharge flow rate in conjunction with a variation in a speed of revolution of a drive shaft, a boost pump disposed upstream from the fuel pump and formed of a constant-volume pump of which a discharge flow rate per unit of revolution of a drive shaft is greater than that of the fuel pump, a single electric motor rotationally driving the drive shaft of the fuel pump and the drive shaft of the boost pump in a state in which the speeds of revolution thereof are equal to each other, a return flow channel connecting an upstream side and a downstream side of the boost pump, and a relief valve disposed in the return flow channel and opened when an internal pressure of the return flow channel is greater than a reference pressure. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285151 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING AN ACOUSTIC PANEL IN A HOUSING OF A TURBOMACHINE AND TURBOMACHINE COMPRISING AN ACOUSTIC PANEL - A method for mounting an acoustic panel on the inner surface of an annular housing of an axial turbomachine, the cylindrical acoustic panel comprising at least one longitudinal slot so as to define two opposing ends, the method comprising: bringing the two opposing ends closer together so as to reduce the cylinder radius of the acoustic panel; inserting the acoustic panel into the fan casing when said opposing ends are close together; deploying the opposing ends so as to increase the cylinder radius of the acoustic panel; securing the acoustic panel to the housing by gluing. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285152 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND SEAL ASSEMBLY THEREFORE - The present disclosure relates generally to a hydrostatic advanced low leakage seal having a plurality of shoes, each supported by at least one spring element. The mass and/or circumferential length of some of the shoes and/or the spring rate of some of the beams may be changed in order to provide different vibratory responses for different shoe/beam assemblies. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285153 | POWER TAKE-OFF GEARBOX ON A TURBOMACHINE, CONSISTING OF AN ASSEMBLED HOUSING - This gearbox to be assembled to a turbomachine portion and driven by a power take-off radial shaft thereof, includes several branches, the essential advantage of which is to allow a great amount of pieces of equipment to be driven to be accommodated, without implying a significant overall size in any dimension, since the gearbox remains close to the turbomachine and the pieces of equipment can be distributed on a large surface area. The housing ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150285154 | LOAD BALANCED JOURNAL BEARING PIN - A disclosed fan drive gear system includes a sun gear rotatable about an axis of rotation, a plurality of intermediate gears rotatable about an intermediate gear rotation axis in meshing engagement with the sun gear and a ring gear circumscribing the intermediate gears. A bearing assembly supports at least one of the plurality of intermediate gears and includes a first beam extending in a first direction and a second beam extending from an end of the first beam in a second direction. The bearing surface supported on the second beam such that first and second beams are configured to maintain the bearing surface substantially parallel to the intermediate gear rotation axis during operation. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285155 | METHOD FOR SETTING A GEAR RATIO OF A FAN DRIVE GEAR SYSTEM OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine has a fan section including a fan rotatable about an axis. A speed reduction device is connected to the fan. The speed reduction device includes a planetary fan drive gear system with a planet gear ratio of at least 2.6. A bypass ratio is greater than about 11.0. A method of improving performance of a gas turbine engine, a fan drive gear module for a gas turbine engine, and a method of designing a gas turbine engine are also disclosed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285156 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHANGING A SPEED OF A COMPRESSOR BOOST STAGE IN A GAS TURBINE - Systems and methods for changing a speed ratio between a compressor boost stage ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150285157 | VARIABLE VANE AND SEAL ARRANGEMENT - One exemplary embodiment of this disclosure relates to a system including an airfoil having a static portion, a moveable portion, and a seal between the static portion and the moveable portion. The seal is moveable separate from the static portion and the moveable portion. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285158 | AIRCRAFT VAPOUR TRAIL CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention concerns an aircraft propulsion control system in which a gas turbine engine has an actuable flow opening for control of flow to or from a portion of the engine. One or more sensor is arranged to sense a condition indicative of vapour trail formation by the exhaust flow from the engine. A controller is arranged to control actuation of the flow opening so as to reduce the efficiency of the engine upon sensing of said condition by the one or more sensor. In one example, the flow opening is a variable area fan nozzle. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285159 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A SETPOINT VALUE OF A PARAMETER THAT INFLUENCES THRUST FROM A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A method of adjusting a setpoint value of at least one parameter that has an influence on thrust of a gas turbine engine propelling an aircraft during a stage of flight of the aircraft, the method including: obtaining a current value of at least one operating variable of the engine; extracting from a pre-established table a decrement value for the at least one parameter associated with the current value of the at least one operating variable of the engine; and adjusting the setpoint value of the at least one parameter by applying thereto the decrement value extracted from the table. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285160 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VACUUM GENERATION USING A THROTTLE - Various systems and methods are described for generating vacuum within an engine intake. An intake throttle including a hollow throttle plate having a plurality of perforations along its circumference is mounted on a hollow shaft, which in turn may be coupled to a vacuum consumption device. When vacuum is demanded by the vacuum consumption device, the opening of the throttle plate may be decreased and vacuum may be generated by flowing intake air past the perforated edge of the throttle plate. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285161 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENGINE CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for using compression heating to heat a cylinder piston before cylinder combustion is resumed. Cylinder heating is achieved using combinations of slow unfueled engine rotation where the engine cylinders are heated via compression stroke heating, and slow compressor rotation where the cylinders are heated via compression heating. One or more intake or exhaust heaters may be concurrently operated to expedite cylinder heating. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285162 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND CONTROL APPARATUS OF THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine includes a first bank and a second bank. The first bank includes a continuously variable valve apparatus that continuously changes a valve characteristic of an intake valve. The second bank includes a multi-stage variable valve apparatus that changes the valve characteristic in multiple stages. An engine control apparatus adjusts the intake air amount of the first bank by adjusting the valve characteristic that is changed by the continuously variable valve apparatus, based on the intake air amount of the second bank. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285163 | METHODS FOR TURBOCHARGED ENGINE WITH CYLINDER DEACTIVATION AND VARIABLE VALVE TIMING - A system and methods are described for a turbocharged engine, comprising powering the engine using a first operating cylinder, supplementing the power using a second switchable cylinder, deactivating the second switchable cylinder responsive to a load below a first threshold, and closing a first shut-off element downstream of a compressor during the partial deactivation to prevent a first turbocharger from imparting a delivery action into a second compressor during the partial deactivation. Embodiments are further described wherein a bypass line in a second exhaust line further serves as a short-circuit line to prevent the second compressor from imparting a delivery action against the closed first shut-off element. A variable valve timing is then included to further optimize the combustion process during the partial deactivation. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285164 | Fuel System for an Internal Combustion Engine which can be Operated with at least Two Fuel Types - A fuel system for an internal combustion engine is configured to operate with at least two fuel types, and includes an electrically driven high-pressure fuel pump for at least one of the two fuel types. The high-pressure fuel pump is connected on an outlet side to a high-pressure line which is common to the two fuel types. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285165 | Unmanned Aircraft and Operation Method for the Same - An unmanned aircraft includes a propulsion system having a diesel or kerosene internal combustion engine and a charger device for engine charging. The propulsion system can be a hybrid propulsion system or a parallel hybrid propulsion system. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285166 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS WITH MECHANICAL PRESSURE REGULATION - Methods are provided for operating a high pressure fuel pump to maintain one or more selectable, mechanically-regulated pressures. To reduce the cost and complexity associated with a fuel system that involves both port and direct fuel injection, a fuel and pump system is needed that removes complicated electronic control without degrading pump and engine performance. High pressure fuel pumps, associated systems, and methods are provided that involve adding one or more pressure relief valves and solenoid valves in order to maintain one or more discrete, substantially constant pressures of the high pressure fuel pumps and attached direct injection fuel rails. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285167 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION DEVICE FOR ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD FOR ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE - An abnormality detection device is mounted on an engine control device that calculates a target load factor by using a target torque, converts the target load factor to a target throttle opening, calculates a target ignition timing by using a target efficiency, and controls an engine based on the target throttle opening and the target ignition timing. In the abnormality detection device, a target efficiency for monitoring is calculated by using the target ignition timing, a target torque for monitoring is calculated by using the target efficiency for monitoring and the target load factor, a torque deviation between the target torque for monitoring and the target torque is calculated, and the presence or absence of an abnormality is detected by using the torque deviation. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285168 | THROTTLE CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND THROTTLE CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Provided are a throttle control device for an internal combustion engine and a throttle control method for an internal combustion engine, which are capable of avoiding occurrence of overshoot of a supercharging pressure at the time of deceleration to improve durability of components in an engine equipped with a supercharger. The engine equipped with the supercharger includes a bypass passage which bypasses a turbine of the supercharger. In the bypass passage, a wastegate valve for adjusting a flow-path area of the bypass passage by a wastegate actuator is provided. An ECU ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150285169 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL DEVICE - A fuel injection control device which is provided with an input terminal to which a first pulse signal for driving a liquid fuel injection valve is input and an output terminal from which the first pulse signal is output, and converts the first pulse signal which is input from the input terminal to a second pulse signal for driving a gaseous fuel injection valve, includes: a P-channel field-effect transistor interposed in a wiring which connects the input terminal and the output terminal; a switching control section which performs switching control between an ON state and an OFF state of the field-effect transistor; and a gate drive circuit which maintains the field-effect transistor in the ON state in a case where power supply to the switching control section is not performed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285170 | EVAPORATIVE FUEL PROCESSING SYSTEM - A purge pump is installed in a purge conduit, which forms a purge passage that communicates between an inside of a canister and an air intake passage. When a pressure of the air intake passage is equal to or smaller than a predetermined pressure, a large quantity of evaporative fuel, which is larger than a predetermined purge quantity, is introduced into the air intake passage. At this time, a pump electric power supply device supplies a relatively small amount of the electric power to the purge pump to run the purge pump. When the pressure of the air intake passage is larger than the predetermined pressure, the purge pump is driven to pump the evaporative fuel into the air intake passage. At that time, the pump electric power supply device supplies a relatively large amount of the electric power to the purge pump. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285171 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR A LEAK CHECK MODULE COMPRISING A REVERSIBLE VACUUM PUMP - A method for a fuel system, comprising: indicating a leak in a fuel tank following applying a vacuum to the fuel tank by running a vacuum pump in a first direction; then purging a fuel vapor canister to the fuel tank by running the vacuum pump in a second direction, opposite the first direction. In this way, the fuel vapor canister may be purged of its contents following a fuel system leak check. This may reduce bleed emissions while increasing the efficiency of the vehicle, as the engine does not need to be turned on in order to purge the canister. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285172 | HYBRID ENGINE AFTERTREATMENT THERMAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - A system includes an internal combustion engine producing exhaust gases as a byproduct of operation and an aftertreatment system that treats the exhaust gases. The system further includes a controller that is structured to functionally execute operations to enhance the temperature of the aftertreatment system. The controller includes an operating condition monitoring module that interprets a temperature value at a position upstream of a catalyst positioned in the aftertreatment system. The controller further includes an operating condition management module that interprets a threshold temperature value, and an engine management module that provides an engine operation command to continue engine operation in response to the temperature value being at least equal to the threshold temperature value. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285173 | METHOD OF CONDITIONING A PARTICLE FILTER - A method of conditioning a particle filter provided for receiving exhaust gases from internal combustion engine is provided and includes providing a first engine control mode and a second engine control mode, wherein in the second engine control mode at least one combustion control parameter that affects the characteristics of particles emitted together with and carried by the exhaust gases from the engine is different in relation to the first control mode such that the filling rate of the particle filter with particles is increased compared to the filling rate that would have been achieved with the first engine control mode, determining a soot loading status of the particle filter, and temporarily applying the second engine control mode to the engine based on the soot loading status. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285174 | SELECTIVE CATALYST REDUCTION HEAT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - The heat provided to a vehicle based SCR system may be managed by purposely increasing the load placed on the vehicle's engine such that the engine's exhaust gas temperature remains above a predetermined level. The energy generated by the extra load placed on the engine may be dissipated through an energy absorption device. The need for extra engine load may be anticipated to ensure adequate heat is provided to the SCR throughout various operating conditions. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285175 | METHOD FOR REDUCING PERFORMANCE VARIATION OF AN ELECTROMAGNETICALLY-ACTIVATED ACTUATOR - A method for reducing performance variation of an electromagnetically-activated actuator having an electrical coil and an armature includes providing actuator activation signals to the electromagnetically-activated actuator. The signals include current driven through the electrical coil in a first direction. The method detects unacceptable response variations in the armature to equivalent actuator activation signals. And, subsequent to detection of unacceptable response variations in the armature, current is driven through the electrical coil in a direction opposite that of the first direction following actuator activation signals. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285176 | ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSING APPARATUS OF INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR, AND ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSING METHOD - An abnormality diagnosis apparatus applied to an internal combustion engine, including a supercharger, a communication path, an opening/closing valve, and a downstream intake air temperature sensor and not having a cooling device on the upstream side of the downstream intake air temperature sensor and conducting abnormality diagnosis of the downstream intake air temperature sensor diagnoses that the downstream intake air temperature sensor is abnormal if an operation state of the internal combustion engine is a low load and a low rotation region and a detected value of the downstream intake air temperature sensor is at a predetermined high temperature or more and prohibits the subsequent abnormality diagnosis if the operation state of the internal combustion engine becomes a higher load or a higher rotation than the low load and low rotation region. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285177 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL INJECTION OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - There is provided a configuration in which a cylinder which is in an inlet stroke when an internal combustion engine is in a stop (automatic stop) state is determined and stored, and when starting the engine upon detection of a start request, the fuel injection of an initial cycle to the cylinder, which has been determined as having been stopped in the inlet stroke when the engine was in the stop state before starting, is split into a plurality if injections at least including an injection before engine rotation, to thereby perform injections. As a result, startability is improved while suppressing pre-ignition at the time of starting. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285178 | REACTIVITY CONTROLLED COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE AND METHOD OF COMBUSTION PHASING CONTROL - A reactivity controlled compression ignition engine compression ignites a stratified reactivity charge mixture, of recirculated exhaust gas, air, a low reactivity fuel and a high reactivity fuel. During steady state operating conditions, combustion phasing control includes adjusting an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) rate relative to a base EGR rate associated with the steady speed and load. When transitioning to a new speed and load during a transient condition, combustion phasing control does not utilize EGR rate control, but does include adjustments to quantities and timings of at least three injection sequences of the high reactivity fuel. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285179 | Port Injection System For Reduction Of Particulates From Turbocharged Direct Injection Gasoline Engines - The present invention describes a fuel-management system for minimizing particulate emissions in turbocharged direct injection gasoline engines. The system optimizes the use of port fuel injection (PFI) in combination with direct injection (DI), particularly in cold start and other transient conditions. In the present invention, the use of these control systems together with other control systems for increasing the effectiveness of port fuel injector use and for reducing particulate emissions from turbocharged direct injection engines is described. Particular attention is given to reducing particulate emissions that occur during cold start and transient conditions since a substantial fraction of the particulate emissions during a drive cycle occur at these times. Further optimization of the fuel management system for these conditions is important for reducing drive cycle emissions. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285180 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE PARTICLE EMISSION OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND ENGINE CONTROLLER - The present invention relates to a method for reducing the particle emissions of an internal combustion engine over its service life. The number of cylinders of the internal combustion engine in which post-injection is carried out is incrementally increased during the service life of the internal combustion engine. The increase in the number of cylinders receiving a post-injection may depend upon at least one parameter, which may be a running time, a distance performance, a particle concentration in exhaust gas, a load profile, or other parameter. The individual cylinders receiving post-injection may be changed to distribute wear. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285181 | CYLINDER LINER WITH SLOTS - A system includes a reciprocating engine. The reciprocating engine includes a cylinder liner having an inner surface that defines a cavity. The cylinder liner includes multiple slots disposed along a portion of the inner surface. The reciprocating engine also includes a piston disposed within the cylinder liner. The piston is configured to move between a first position and a second position. The reciprocating engine further includes a first ring disposed about the piston beneath a top land of the piston. The first ring, the top land, a first ring groove of the piston, and the inner surface of the cylinder liner define a top land cavity. The reciprocating engine yet further includes a second ring disposed about the piston below the first ring and a second land of the piston. The first and second rings, the second land, a second ring groove of the piston, and the inner surface of the cylinder liner define an interring cavity. In the first position the first and second rings, the top land cavity, and the interring cavity do not interface with the multiple slots. In the second position either the first ring or the second ring and at least one of the top land cavity or the interring cavity interface with the multiple slots. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285182 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR NATURAL GAS COMPRESSOR OPERATION - This application concerns systems and methods for compressing natural gas with an internal combustion engine. In a representative embodiment, a method is featured which includes placing a first cylinder of an internal combustion engine in a compressor mode, and compressing a gas within the first cylinder, using the cylinder as a reciprocating compressor. In some embodiments a compression check valve system is used to regulate pressure and flow within cylinders of the engine during a compression process. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285183 | HOT GAS ENGINE - The engine includes a first and a second cylinder chamber. The first chamber receives gas through a first inlet valve which gas will be compressed by a piston in the cylinder and will leave the first chamber through a first outlet valve. The second chamber receives compressed gas from the first chamber through a second inlet valve. The gas expands in the second chamber while performing a work on the piston before leaving the second chamber through a second outlet valve. The engine is controlled such that gas will flow from the first to the second chamber while the engine performs a working cycle and the engine is thus controlled such that a piston is used for compressing gas which performs a work on the same piston, which is connected by a rod to a cranking mechanism to transfer work from the rod by an essentially only rectilinear movement. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285184 | Metallic-Coated Polymer Thrust Reverser Cascades - A thrust reverser cascade for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The thrust reverser cascade may comprise a plurality of turning vanes. One or more of the turning vanes may comprise a core formed from a polymer and a metallic coating applied to at least a portion of an outer surface of the core. The metallic coating may comprise nickel or a nickel alloy. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285185 | CASCADE-TYPE THRUST REVERSER WITH ONE-PIECE MOBILE COWL - A thrust reverser for a nacelle of a turbojet engine includes deflecting cascades and an external cowl which translates from a closure position to an opening position by a set of control cylinders being attached by their ends to the external cowl. The deflecting cascades are supported by a front frame and a rear frame respectively and are enclosed in an envelope formed by a fan carter and by a fan cowl. The thrust reverser further includes a lock which is able to connect or disconnect the deflecting cascades to the external cowl. When the lock is unlocked, the set of control cylinders translate the external cowl alone in downstream direction while in the lock position, the control cylinders translates the external cowl and the deflecting cascades together in downstream direction. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285186 | Integrated Heat Exchangers for Low Fan Pressure Ratio Feared Turbofan - An oil cooling system and method are provided for use with respect to a lubricated mechanical system within a bypass configured gas turbine engine. A surface cooler is fluidly linked to the lubricated mechanical system to receive oil from the lubricated mechanical system for cooling and reuse. In an embodiment, the surface cooler is mounted on an existing surface within the bypass airflow path of the bypass configured gas turbine engine to provide effective cooling while avoiding the introduction of additional aerodynamic disturbances in the bypass path. In an embodiment, the surface cooler is mounted on the fan casing or on a fan exit guide vane. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285187 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR FEEDING A ROCKET ENGINE - The invention relates to a feed device for feeding a thrust chamber ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150285188 | ANAEROBIC HYBRID PROPULSION DEVICE WITH FUEL PRESENT IN THE FORM OF DIVIDED SOLIDS - An anaerobic propulsion device of hybrid type. The propulsion device includes a combustion chamber into which an oxidant is injected thereto comes into contact with a fuel. The chamber includes an orifice, notably a nozzle, to inject the combustion gases. The fuel takes the form of solids divided into granules, typically grains, powder or beads. The propulsion device further includes a segregation device arranged between a reservoir for granules of solid fuel, and the combustion chamber. The segregation device is configured to prevent granules of fuel in solid form from passing between the reservoir and the combustion chamber. The segregation device includes orifices to allow the passage of the fuel, once the fuel has become pasty, liquid or vaporized. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285189 | HYBRID FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENGINE OF VESSEL - A hybrid fuel supply system for an engine of a vessel is provided. The hybrid fuel supply system for the engine of the vessel includes: a compression device configured to compress boil-off gas (BOG) generated from liquefied natural gas (LNG) stored in an LNG cargo tank; a high pressure pump configured to compress LNG supplied from the LNG cargo tank; a vaporizer configured to vaporize the LNG compressed by the high pressure pump; and a dual fuel (DF) engine to which the BOG compressed through the compression device is supplied as fuel. The engine of the vessel uses high pressure gas compressed at 150 to 400 bar as fuel and is driven by at least one of the BOG compressed in the compression device and the LNG compressed in the high pressure pump. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285190 | Method for Driving Internal Combustion Engine, and Air Supply Device - A method for driving an internal combustion engine is a method for reducing nitrogen oxides in emissions of the internal combustion engine, and includes a process of introducing air, which has a low oxygen concentration and contains no emissions, into the internal combustion engine, and a process of mixing humidifying water with a hydrocarbon fuel and injecting the mixture into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine as an emulsion fuel. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285191 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - According to an aspect of the present invention, an internal combustion engine is provided which includes a fuel cell, a low-pressure-stage turbocharger with a low-pressure-stage turbine and a low-pressure-stage compressor, and a high-pressure-stage turbocharger with a high-pressure-stage turbine and a high-pressure-stage compressor, in which the internal combustion engine is configured such that air to be supplied to the fuel cell is extracted from a downstream side of the low-pressure-stage compressor, and exhaust gas discharged by the fuel cell is supplied to a position on a downstream side of the high-pressure-stage turbine and on an upstream side of the low-pressure-stage turbine. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285192 | TURBOCHARGER WITH INTEGRATED VENTURI MIXER AND EGR VALVE SYSTEM - A number of variations may include an EGR-mixer system that may include an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve and a venturi mixer. The venturi mixer may be constructed and arranged to facilitate condensation of water out of exhaust gas and/or intake air entering the EGR-mixer system. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285193 | LASER HEATING SYSTEM - A method for vaporizing fuel is provided. The method comprises heating the fuel in a cylinder of an engine via radiation to vaporize the fuel without ignition. In this way, the fuel may be heated to increase vaporization efficiency prior to ignition. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285194 | Energy-Saving and Emission-Reducing Apparatus for Disturbing and Boosting Mixture Gas of Fuel Oil Engine - Disclosed is an improved energy-saving and emission-reducing apparatus for disturbing and boosting a mixture gas of a fuel oil engine. A spring-shaped device and a propeller-shaped device for further increasing the degree of mixing and atomizing of the mixture gas are provided in an engine carburetor foam tube ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150285195 | AIR CLEANER APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND MOLD UNIT FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An air cleaner apparatus for a vehicle includes a body defining therein a storage space. The body has an intake port through which air is to be taken in, a laterally-bent support section disposed at an upper portion, and plate-shaped reinforcement members disposed above the storage space and having a predetermined thickness, wherein a cover is coupled to the upper portion of the body, defines therein a storage space, and has a discharge port at one side through which air is to be discharged and a laterally-bent coupling section disposed at a lower side, wherein an opening is provided at front sides of the body and cover, and serves as an entrance through which a filter member is stored or taken out, and wherein a plate-shaped cover is coupled to a front portion of the storage part in order to open or close the storage part. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285196 | INTAKE MANIFOLD - The invention addresses a challenge for providing an intake manifold that is able to suppress interference of the intake manifold with fuel injection valves at the time of a collision of a vehicle. In an intake manifold, joint faces and joint portions are connected to each other such that lines extended from the joint faces of flange portions and joint faces of the joint portions are oriented toward positions clear of fuel injection valves. In the intake manifold, each joint portion is formed such that a length of the joint face in a direction in which the joint face extends is longer than a maximum spaced distance between the corresponding fuel injection valve and the corresponding flange portion. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285197 | INTAKE STRUCTURE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The intake structure for an internal combustion engine includes: a collision surface configured to face an inlet of a carburetor; a deflecting surface configured to deflect a blowback flow, which is to diffuse after colliding against the collision surface, in one direction along the collision surface; a receiving surface configured to receive the blowback flow deflected by the deflecting surface; and a fuel-accumulating surface formed below the collision surface. A first clearance between an air-guiding direction distal end of the deflecting surface and the receiving surface is brought into communication to a downstream side of a filter of an air cleaner in a fresh-air intake direction so as to act as a main intake passage for fresh air. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285198 | Injector Valve with Miniscule Actuator Displacement - An injector comprising one or more piezoelectric driving stacks wherein a flow control member of the injector is driven directly by the one or more piezoelectric stacks without additional amplification means or interposing elements while a flow area of the nozzle is variably adjustable to deliver controlled flow rates in a desired flow profile to improve engine performance and reduce emissions. The injector is configured to support required flow rates with minimal linear movement of the flow control member. The injector and drive electronics are configured to deliver higher frequency operation and response with increased operational stability due to minimal response lag. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285199 | FUEL INJECTOR AND FUEL-INJECTION SYSTEM HAVING A FUEL INJECTOR - A fuel injector for a fuel-injection system of an internal combustion engine includes: a housing; a valve needle provided in the housing; a fuel inlet; and a valve needle extension which is at least indirectly actuatable by the valve needle. An opening stroke of the valve needle renders the valve needle extension movable in the region of the fuel inlet. In response to the opening stroke of the valve needle, a valve needle-distal end of the valve needle extension is movable through a through bore in a wall of a fuel distributor of the fuel-injection system. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285200 | Injector Mount - An injector mount for mounting an injector adjacent a curved fluid flow path includes an inner surface defining a boundary of the curved fluid flow path and an aperture between the inner surface and an outer surface. The aperture is configured to receive an injector. The inner surface includes a peripheral region, a central region recessed relative to the peripheral region, and an intermediate region including a convex surface that joins an inner edge of the peripheral region to an outer edge of the central region. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285201 | FUEL INJECTOR - An injection port includes a straightening area which straightens a flow of a fuel, and an increasing area which is a slit connected to a downstream end of the straightening area and increasing a cross-sectional area of the flow toward a downstream end of the increasing area. The fuel is injected from the downstream end of the increasing area. When a cross-sectional area of the downstream end of the straightening area is expressed as S | 2015-10-08 |
20150285202 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE DURING AUTOSTOP AND AUTOSTART OPERATIONS - An internal combustion engine is configured to execute autostop and autostart routines. The engine is controlled during execution of the autostop routine to decrease quantity of combustibles in cylinder charges and increase dilution of the cylinder charges with the engine operating in a fuel cutoff mode and to achieve a stopped engine position that minimizes likelihood of auto-ignition during a subsequent autostart event. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285203 | ENGINE STARTING APPARATUS - An engine starting apparatus is equipped with a starter which, when it is required to start an engine, moves a pinion to establish engagement with a ring gear coupled to the engine and energizes an electric motor to produce and transmit torque to the ring gear through the pinion for cranking the engine. When the rate of decrease in current flowing in the electric motor or the rate of rise in voltage appearing at a terminal of the starter or a power supply for the electric motor exceeds a given value after the engine starts being cranked, the engine starting apparatus works as a firing-up determiner to determine that the engine has been fully fired up. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285204 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A CHANGE OF MIND (COM) STARTER SYSTEM AND A COM STARTER SYSTEM - An internal combustion engine includes a ring gear, a speed sensor operatively associated with the ring gear, and a change of mind (COM) starter motor mechanically linked to the internal combustion engine. The COM starter motor includes an armature and a pinion operatively connected to the armature. A solenoid is operatively connected to the COM starter motor. The solenoid selectively moves the pinion into engagement with the ring gear. An electronic control unit (ECU) is operatively connected to the speed sensor and the solenoid. The ECU is configured and disposed to indirectly detect a rotational speed of the pinion and selectively energize the solenoid to axially shift the pinion into engagement with the ring gear when the pinion reaches a particular rotational speed relative to a rotational speed of the ring gear. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285205 | Magneto Front Mount Adapter for Sprint Car Application - An ignition magneto adapter and, more specifically, an adapter to relocate an ignition magneto from the rear of an engine to the front of an engine. The adapter includes a timing gear cover mounted to the engine, an oil pump adapter in contact with the timing gear cover, and a magneto base adapter having a stem, shaft, and upper and lower bearings, the magneto base adapter being located adjacent to the oil pump adapter and in contact with the timing gear cover, wherein the ignition magneto is located on and supported by the stem of the magneto base adapter. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285206 | CORONA IGNITION DEVICE WITH IMPROVED ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE - A corona igniter ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150285207 | FRANCIS-TYPE RUNNER FOR A TURBINE, AND ENERGY CONVERSION PLANT COMPRISING SUCH A RUNNER - This Francis-type runner for a turbine includes a crown, a band and blades the number of which is not a prime number. These blades are made as one piece and extend between the crown and the band, and between a leading edge and a trailing edge each trailing edge has its concave face facing upstream over its entire length. In addition, first blades are uniformly distributed about a central axis of the runner in a number equal to a divisor of the total number of blades. Each of these first blades has a point of attachment of its trailing edge to the crown that is lowered by comparison with the point of attachment of the trailing edge to the crown of second blades, which are likewise part of the runner. Moreover, the ratio between, on the one hand, the radius of a circle centered on the central axis of the runner, perpendicular to this axis and passing through the point of attachment of the trailing edge of a first blade to the crown and, on the other hand, the radius of a circle centered on the central axis of the runner perpendicular to this axis and passing through the point of attachment of the trailing edge of the same blade to the band is less 0.15. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285208 | FLUID TURBINE - A fluid turbine | 2015-10-08 |
20150285209 | SYSTEMS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SHAFTS AND CONNECTING CHANNEL - A shaft power plant for generating electricity by energy conversion of an outflow between upper water and lower water in a river includes at least two power plant modules, each having a vertical shaft with an open top and a shaft crown forming an inflow plane. The inflow plane is substantially parallel with the river bed and extends below a water level of the upper water. Each of the power plant modules also has a turbine generator unit arranged in the shaft. The power plant also includes an ecological connecting channel formed as an outflow from the upper water into the lower water without generating electricity by energy conversion. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285210 | Endless Belt Energy Converter - The present invention relates to a way to convert energy from a fluid flow, using a fluid-flow transducer, having a frame anchorable against the flow, an elongated conveyor supported by the frame, and a plurality of vanes distributed along the conveyor, adapted to engage the fluid flow and to drive the conveyor in response to urging of the fluid flow, in combination with a power take-off coupled to be driven by the conveyor and adapted to drive a load. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285211 | SINGLE BUCKET DRAG-TYPE TURBINE AND WAVE POWER GENERATOR - [Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a drag-type turbine capable of efficiently extracting kinetic energy of fluid particles orbiting in waves and a wave power generator comprising said drag-type turbine. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285212 | Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting With a Piezoelectric Coupled Buoy - An expedient piezoelectric coupled buoy energy harvester from ocean waves is developed. The harvester is made of several piezoelectric coupled cantilevers attached to a floating buoy structure, which can be easily suspended in the intermediate and deep ocean for energy harvesting. In the buoy structure, a slender cylindrical floater is attached on a large sinker. The energy harvesting process is realized by converting the transverse ocean wave energy to the electrical energy via the piezoelectric patches mounted on the cantilevers fixed on the buoy. A smart design of the buoy structure is developed to increase the energy harvesting efficiency by investigation of the effects of the sizes of the floater and the sinker. A numerical model is presented to calculate the generated electric power from buoy energy harvester. The research findings show that up to 22 W electric power can be generated by the proposed expedient buoy harvester with the length of the piezoelectric cantilevers of 1 m and the total length of the buoy of 12 m. The technique proposed in this research can provide an expedient, feasible and stable energy supply from the floating buoy structure. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285213 | YAW CONTROL-BY-RUDDER TYPE TIDAL STREAM POWER GENERATION APPARATUS AND YAW CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A yaw control-by-rudder type tidal stream power generation apparatus includes: a nacelle used in a tidal stream power generator that converts flowing energy of a tidal stream to generate electric power, and located in the tidal stream to be rotatable about a first rotating shaft; a rotor provided at one side of the nacelle with reference to the first rotating shaft, and configured to be rotated by the flowing energy of the tidal stream; a rudder unit provided at the other side of the nacelle with reference to the first rotating shaft, and including a rudder fixed to the nacelle and a variable rudder rotatably connected to the nacelle; and a control unit configured to control the rotation of the variable rudder. When the flow direction of the tidal stream is changed, the rotation of the variable rudder is controlled by the control unit. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285214 | SWITCHABLE HYDROSTATIC ADJUSTING DEVICE - Hydrostatic adjusting device of a hydraulic machine, the swept volume of which can be adjusted by way of a servo adjusting unit, having a control unit which has a control cylinder which has at least one inlet for pressurized hydraulic fluid, at least one servo connector for a connecting line to the servo adjusting unit, and at least one outlet to a hydraulic fluid collecting region. A control piston is arranged in the control cylinder, which control piston can be displaced by means of at least one control piston actuator and has control edges. In interaction with control edges which are configured in the control cylinder, the inlet or the outlet can be alternately connected hydraulically to the connecting line, whereby the pressure which prevails in the connecting line can be returned hydraulically via a control line to at least one end side of the control piston. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285215 | LIFTING TOOL FOR SERVICING OF WIND TURBINE GEARBOX COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF SERVICING USING SUCH A TOOL - A lifting tool ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150285216 | Method and System for Transporting and Storing At Least Two Wind Turbine Blades - A transportation and storage system for at least two wind turbine blades and comprising a first wind turbine blade and a second wind turbine blade is described. The wind turbine blades each having a root end and a tip end, said system comprising a packaging system that is adapted to placing the first wind turbine blade so that the tip end of the first wind turbine blade points in a first direction, and placing the second wind turbine blade so that the tip end of the second wind turbine blade points in a second direction, which is substantially opposite to the first direction. The tip end of the second wind turbine blade extends beyond the root end of the first wind turbine blade, and the tip end of the first wind turbine blade extends beyond the root end of the second wind turbine blade, when the first and the second wind turbine blades are arranged in the packaging system. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285217 | ROTOR - A rotor for a wind/water power machine that can reduce fluid resistance. A rotor provided with a hub and blades. A projected plane perpendicular to a rotational center axis line of the rotor, front edges of the blades protrude, in at least one part, forward in the rotational direction of the rotor relative to a first line segment; front edge protruding tips thereof are disposed in positions separated outward in the radial direction of the rotor from the outer peripheral edge of the hub by a length 0.4 to 0.6 times the length of the blade; and portions of the front edges of the blades that extend from the ends on the inside in the radial direction of the rotor to the front edge protruding tips are curved or bent convexly, in at least one part, rearward in the rotational direction of the rotor relative to a second line segment. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285218 | WIND TURBINE COMPRISING A SERVICE FLOOR - The present invention provides a horizontal axis wind turbine comprising a tower, a nacelle mounted on top of the tower, and a rotor rotationally mounted to the nacelle. The rotor comprises a hub carrying a plurality of blades. Furthermore, the rotor comprises a spinner covering the hub and defining a space between the spinner and the hub. The spinner and hub are sized such that the space allows service personnel to work within the space. A service floor for supporting the service personnel is provided in the space. The service floor provides a substantially plane support structure. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285219 | ROTOR AND FLUID TURBINE WITH ROTOR | 2015-10-08 |
20150285220 | OUTPUT CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR WIND FARM - An output by a wind farm including multiple wind power generation devices is controlled by an output control device. To control the output, (1) a potential estimator estimates an outputtable maximum power amount by each wind power generation device, (2) a control amount determiner determines a control amount of the whole wind farm based on the maximum power amount estimated by the potential estimator, (3) a control timing adjuster adjusts a control timing of the control amount of the whole wind farm, (4) a control amount distributer distributes the control amount having undergone the control timing adjustment based on an available power generation amount of each wind power generation device. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285221 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING AND CORRECTING THE ANGLE OF ATTACK IN A WIND TURBINE FARM - The invention relates to a method for measuring and correcting the angle of attack in a wind turbine farm ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150285222 | WIND TURBINE CONTROL METHOD USING AN ESTIMATION OF THE INCIDENT WIND SPEED - The invention is a method for controlling a wind turbine to optimize the energy production in which control was an estimation of the incident wind speed V | 2015-10-08 |
20150285223 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RECOVERY OF VARIATIONAL WIND ENERGY - A wind energy recovery apparatus and related methods are disclosed. The apparatus is comprised of a first wind receiving member displaceable by a wind having a variable velocity, a first elastic member coupled to the first wind receiving member, and an electrical generator operatively connected to the first wind receiving member and configured to convert mechanical energy of the first wind receiving member to electrical energy. An energy storage device may be provided in communication with the electrical generator. A self-powered signal communications system including the apparatus is also disclosed. A method of identifying a site for recovering variational wind energy is also disclosed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285224 | COMPONENT ARRANGEMENT FOR A WIND TURBINE, METHOD OF ASSEMBLY AND OPERATING METHOD - A component arrangement for a wind turbine including an outer component, an inner component arranged within the outer component, and a rolling bearing pair, which has a first rolling bearing and a second rolling bearing arranged in a manner adjusted relative to one another and which is preloaded by means of a clamping force. The inner component and the outer component are mounted so as to be rotatable relative to one another about an axis of rotation by means of the rolling bearing pair. The component arrangement also includes a pressure sensor for determining a preload of the rolling bearing pair, which is arranged in a flow of the clamping force. A method for assembling a component arrangement, a wind turbine having a component arrangement, and a method for operating a wind turbine is also disclosed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285225 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ALIGNING TOWER SECTIONS - The present invention generally relates to a hollow structural part ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150285226 | Geothermal Energy Production Using a Closed-Loop Heat Exchange System - Disclosed herein are various embodiments for modular systems and methods of creating electrical power from geothermal energy using a modular closed loop system. Within each module, water is pumped under pressure through a plurality of pipes positioned in hot rock layers in the subsurface of the Earth. The water becomes superheated but is prevented from turning into steam until just before it reaches the turbines. The steam drives the turbines and connected generators, after which excess heat may be extracted for other uses including driving a secondary turbine. The condensed steam is then recycled by being pumped underground again. The systems and methods described contain the water within the pipes, thus avoiding induced seismicity and using far less water than conventional geothermal energy production. Power generation may be scaled up by adding modules. | 2015-10-08 |
20150285227 | Submersible gravity and thermal energy generator - A generator apparatus and method that can work only when the temperature at higher position is colder than temperature at lower position, utilize the gravity energy that is caused by height difference. The boiling point of working fluid is about around the temperature of bottom. The vaporization function will raise the vapor to the top end heat exchanger along the vertical vapor pipe. The top end is exposed in colder ambient, so the vapor will be condensed quickly to liquid, then free fall to bottom end along another vertical liquid pipe. At the bottom, a hydro-wheel generator or dedicated fluid kinetic generator is used to connect the liquid pipe and vaporization tray. If the bottom end is under the water body, most part of the system should be waterproof for submersible application. Most likely the present invention is suitable for cold belt or glacier zone geographically. | 2015-10-08 |