42nd week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170298828 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE GEARED ARCHITECTURE AXIAL RETENTION ARRANGEMENT - A gas turbine engine includes a fan, an engine static structure, a geared architecture to drive the fan and supported relative to the static structure, a fan drive turbine to drive the geared architecture, a first member secured to the geared architecture, and a second member secured to the engine static structure and configured to cooperate with the first member to limit movement of the geared architecture relative to the static structure. A fan drive gear system and method are also disclosed. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298829 | FUEL NOZZLE WITH INCREASED SPRAY ANGLE RANGE - A gas turbine engine fuel nozzle comprises a spray tip defining a fuel exit passage therethrough that extends along a central axis. The fuel exit passage has an exit orifice aligned with the central axis. The exit orifice is circumscribed by an inner annular surface. The inner annular surface has a spherically-convex profile in cross-section, the profile being constant around the circumference of the inner annular surface. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298830 | OIL-FREE GAS TURBINE ENGINE - The present disclosure is directed to an oil-free gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustion section, a turbine section, and an exhaust nozzle section. Further, the gas turbine engine includes at least one rotary component configured to drivingly connect at least a portion of the turbine section to at least a portion of the compressor section. Moreover, the gas turbine engine includes one or more gas-lubricated bearings configured to support the rotary component. In addition, the gas turbine engine includes a direct-drive starter-generator configured to start the gas turbine engine. Thus, the gas turbine engine of the present disclosure provides an engine that is at least partially oil free. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298831 | COMPACT SPINAL TRANSMISSION - The invention relates to an assembly comprising a drive gearbox ( | 2017-10-19 |
20170298832 | TURBINE SECTION OF HIGH BYPASS TURBOFAN - A turbofan engine has an engine case and a gaspath through the engine case. A fan has a circumferential array of fan blades. The engine further has a compressor, a combustor, a gas generating turbine, and a low pressure turbine section. A speed reduction mechanism couples the low pressure turbine section to the fan. A bypass area ratio is greater than about 6.0. The low pressure turbine section airfoil count to bypass area ratio is below about 170. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298833 | GEARED TURBOFAN GAS TURBINE ENGINE ARCHITECTURE - A gas turbine engine includes a very high speed low pressure turbine such that a quantity defined by the exit area of the low pressure turbine multiplied by the square of the low pressure turbine rotational speed compared to the same parameters for the high pressure turbine is at a ratio between about 0.5 and about 1.5. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298834 | GEARED TURBOFAN GAS TURBINE ENGINE ARCHITECTURE - A gas turbine engine includes a very high speed low pressure turbine such that a quantity defined by the exit area of the low pressure turbine multiplied by the square of the low pressure turbine rotational speed compared to the same parameters for the high pressure turbine is at a ratio between about 0.5 and about 1.5. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298835 | GEARED TURBOFAN GAS TURBINE ENGINE ARCHITECTURE - A gas turbine engine includes a very high speed low pressure turbine such that a quantity defined by the exit area of the low pressure turbine multiplied by the square of the low pressure turbine rotational speed compared to the same parameters for the high pressure turbine is at a ratio between about 0.5 and about 1.5. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298836 | Compressor Bleed Valve Health Assessment Systems and Methods - In one example embodiment, a gas turbine system includes a gas turbine, a compressor bleed valve, various sensors, and a valve health assessment system. The compressor bleed valve bleeds a portion of air received by the compressor during certain operating modes. The valve health assessment system includes a processor that uses a neural network model to generate a first failure mode predictor of the compressor bleed valve by processing operational data provided by the various sensors. The processor also generates a second failure mode predictor of the compressor bleed valve by using empirical data and a valve transfer function. The processor further generates a third failure mode predictor of the compressor bleed valve by using predictive data and a prediction model. The processor then applies a holistic procedure to the three failure mode predictors to derive a probability of occurrence of a failure in the compressor bleed valve. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298837 | GAS TURBINE WITH SEQUENTIAL COMBUSTION ARRANGEMENT - The present disclosure refers to a method for operating a gas turbine with sequential combustors having a first-burner, a first combustion chamber, and a second combustor arranged sequentially in a fluid flow connection. To minimize emissions and combustion stability problems during transient changes when the fuel flow to a second combustor is initiated the method includes the steps of increasing the second fuel flow to a minimum flow, and reducing the first fuel flow to the first-burner of the same sequential combustor and/or the fuel flow to at least one other sequential combustor of the sequential combustor arrangement in order keep the total fuel mass flow to the gas turbine substantially constant. Besides the method a gas turbine with a fuel distribution system configured to carry out such a method is disclosed. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298838 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A COMBUSTION TURBINE ENGINE - A fuel supply system for use in a combustion turbine engine is provided. The fuel supply system includes a fuel nozzle, a source of process fuel configured to channel a flow of process fuel towards the fuel nozzle, and a source of secondary fuel configured to channel a flow of secondary fuel towards the fuel nozzle. The flow of secondary fuel mixes with the flow of process fuel to form mixed startup fuel having a higher calorific value than the process fuel, and the mixed startup fuel is discharged from the fuel nozzle during startup of the combustion turbine engine. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298839 | COMBUSTION STAGING SYSTEM - A combustion staging system for fuel burners of a multi-stage combustor of a gas turbine engine is provided. The system has pilot and mains fuel manifolds respectively distributing fuel to pilot and mains stages of the burners. The system further has a plurality of check valves through which the mains manifold feeds fuel to the respective burners. The check valves are arranged to open when the fuel pressure within the mains manifold exceeds a predetermined fuel pressure relative to gas pressure in the combustor. The system further has a splitting unit which receives a metered fuel flow and controllably splits the received fuel flow into pilot and mains flows which are sent respectively to the pilot and mains fuel manifolds to perform staging control of the combustor. The splitting unit is operable to select the pilot manifold and to deselect the mains manifold for pilot-only operation in which there is a pilot supply to the combustor but no mains supply to the combustor from the burners. It is also operable to select both the pilot and mains manifolds for pilot and mains operation in which there are pilot and mains supplies to the combustor from the burners. The system further has a cooling flow recirculation line having a delivery section arranged to provide a cooling flow of fuel to the mains manifold when that manifold is deselected so that the deselected mains manifold remains primed with relatively cool fuel, and a return section arranged to collect the cooling flow from the mains manifold. The system further has a gas pressure sensor configured to measure gas pressure in the combustor, a speed sensor which measures a rotation speed of a rotor of the engine, and a control unit which, when the mains manifold is deselected for pilot-only operation, (i) compares the measured rotation speed with a predicted rotation speed for the metered fuel flow, and compares the measured gas pressure with a predicted gas pressure for the metered fuel flow, and (ii) is adapted to close off the recirculation line when the results of these comparisons are indicative of leakage of fuel from the cooling fuel flow into the combustor through one or more of the check valves. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298840 | COMBUSTION STAGING SYSTEM - A combustion staging system includes a splitting unit receiving a metered fuel flow and controllably splitting the received flow into pilot and mains flows for injecting at pilot and mains fuel stages performing staging combustor control. Pilot and mains fuel manifolds distribute fuel from the unit, which can select pilot-only and pilot and mains operations. A cooling flow recirculation line provides a cooling flow to the mains manifold during pilot-only operation, and a return section to collect mains manifold cooling flow. A fuel recirculating control valve open position allows the cooling flow to enter a delivery section during pilot-only operation; a shut off position prevents the cooling flow from entering the delivery section during pilot and mains operation. The unit can divert a mains flow portion into the delivery section during pilot and mains operation, the diverted portion re-joining the rest of the mains flow in the mains fuel stages. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298841 | DIESEL ENGINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DIESEL ENGINE - A diesel engine, in particular a high-power diesel engine, having a variable valve train including an adjusting unit at least for adjusting a cam angle of at least one inlet valve, and a control or regulating unit having at least one operating mode which is for cold starting. The control and/or regulating unit is designed in an operational mode, to adjust the cam angle of the at least one inlet valve to ‘late’ by controlling the adjusting unit. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298842 | AIR-INTAKE SHUTOFF VALVES FOR ENGINES - An actuation system for a valve is disclosed. The actuation system comprises a housing having an end wall. A first piston and a second piston is slidably positioned within the housing. The second piston is positioned between the first piston and the end wall. A piston rod is coupled to the first piston and slidably extends through the second piston and the end wall. The piston rod is configured to be coupled with the valve. A first spring is arranged between the first piston and the second piston. Further, a second spring is arranged between the second piston and the end wall. The first spring and the second spring are configured to bias the valve to a closed position. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298843 | A FUEL VALVE FOR INJECTING GASEOUS FUEL INTO A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A SELF-IGNITING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD - A fuel valve includes a housing, a nozzle with nozzle holes opening to a volume inside the nozzle at the front end of the housing, a gaseous fuel inlet port in the housing connected to high pressure gaseous fuel, an axially displaceable valve needle received in a longitudinal bore in the housing, and rests on a valve seat in a closed position and has lift from the valve seat in an open position, the valve seat placed between a fuel chamber and an outlet port, the fuel chamber connected to the fuel inlet port, the outlet port connected to the volume in the nozzle, an actuator system for moving the needle between the closed and open positions, an ignition liquid inlet port connected to high pressure ignition liquid, and conduit connecting the ignition liquid inlet port to the fuel chamber, the conduit including a fixed flow restriction. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298844 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ENGINE BASED ON A TARGET PRESSURE CURVE - An illustrative example method of controlling an engine of a vehicle, includes determining a target pressure curve for a cylinder of the engine, determining a heat release model for the cylinder, determining a mass flow of fuel from the heat release model to achieve the target pressure curve, and automatically controlling opening of an injector of the cylinder of the engine to provide the determined mass flow of fuel to the cylinder. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298845 | Control Device and Control Method for Internal Combustion Engine - A control device for an internal combustion engine controls a control object device based on an output value of a relative angle sensor that detects a relative angle of an output shaft of an actuator, and an output value of an absolute angle sensor that detects an absolute angle of a drive shaft coupled to the output shaft of the actuator via a speed reducer. In this event, the control device for the internal combustion engine corrects an output value of the absolute angle sensor based on an absolute angle of the drive shaft that is obtained from an output value of the relative angle sensor using, as a reference point, an output value of the absolute angle sensor at the start-up of the internal combustion engine, and an output value of the absolute angle sensor. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298846 | DIESEL ENGINE COMBUSTION AND TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A diesel engine combustion and temperature management system includes injection nozzles for injecting plural fuel additives into an intake of the diesel engine and a controller controlling the amount of each fuel additive injected as a function of engine load, engine speed, exhaust temperature, and/or other parameters. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298847 | MODULES AND SUB-MODULES FOR USE IN CONVERTING A MARINE VESSEL TO GASEOUS FUEL - A system is provided. The system includes a fuel receiving module configured for being installed within a marine vehicle, the fuel receiving module including at least a fuel receptacle. A tank module for storing gaseous fuel is provided. The tank module is in communication with the fuel receiving module. A pressure reduction module is configured for reducing a pressure of the gaseous fuel from the tank module to a pressure suitable for an engine of the marine vehicle. An engine module is in communication with an engine control module for controlling operation of the engine. A helm control module is in communication with the engine module and at least one other module for controlling operation of the system. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298848 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and systems are provided for improving the performance of a variable displacement engine. Split injection and spark retard may be used in active cylinders during a VDE mode to heat an exhaust catalyst and extend the duration of VDE mode operation. Split injection and spark retard may also be used in reactivated cylinders at a time of cylinder reactivation to improve restart combustion stability. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298849 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED OPERATOR CONTROL OF FUEL SAVING MODES - The present disclosure generally relates to a system and method for providing enhanced operator-controlled fuel saving modes for a vehicle to optimize fuel economy of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the fuel saving optimization system and method enables the operator to create fuel saving configurations which include operator input as to how to operate one or more devices while the vehicle is within a specific locale and under a specific conditions or in response to specific event occurring. The fuel saving optimization system stores each created fuel saving configuration for a future use, and executes each fuel saving configuration when the vehicle is under the specified conditions. In certain embodiments, the input is provided by the operator in real time or can be retrieved via past travel history data on a particular route which is stored in a database. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298850 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REDUCING PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS - A method may comprise: positioning a pressure control valve (PCV) at an outlet of a fuel rail; positioning a volume control valve (VCV) at an inlet of a high pressure pump; and in response to an exhaust particulate matter (PM) level deviating from a target PM level, adjusting a fuel ratio of a first fuel and a second fuel delivered to an engine, and opening one of the PCV and the VCV. In this way, the fuel oxygen content may be adjusted to maintain a PM at or below a target level without a DPF over a broad range of engine designs and operating conditions, while maintaining fuel economy. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298851 | GASEOUS FUEL INJECTOR ACTIVATION - A method for starting an engine is provided. The method comprises in response to an engine start request, cycling a gaseous fuel injector prior to activating a starter motor. In this way, delayed engine starts using gaseous fuel may be mitigated. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298852 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING HEATER POWER OF AN OXYGEN SENSOR TO REDUCE DEGRADATION FROM WATER - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting heater power of an oxygen sensor. In one example, a method for an engine includes adjusting heater power of a heating element of the oxygen sensor when the heater power increases by a threshold amount. The method includes subsequently increasing heater power back to a baseline power level responsive to a temperature of the heating element. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298853 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device of an internal combustion engine is configured to perform a fuel cut-off control and an abnormality diagnosis control. A heating device for heating an element of an air-fuel ratio sensor is controlled by making an element temperature of the air-fuel ratio sensor become a target element temperature. The target element temperature of the air-fuel ratio sensor during a high temperature control period from a time when a prescribed high temperature control begins after a start of the internal combustion engine to a time when the prescribed high temperature control is completed after completion of the abnormality diagnosis control of the air-fuel ratio sensor is set to be higher than the target element temperature outside the high temperature control period. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298854 | FAILURE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A failure diagnosis apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided. The internal combustion engine is mounted on a vehicle. The failure diagnosis apparatus includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to: measure an abnormal time in which an abnormal state where an accelerator pedal operation amount is equal to or larger than a first specified operation amount and a rate of actual output torque to requested torque is smaller than a specified rate value continues; and record specified data for a failure diagnosis of the internal combustion engine on a recording device in the cases where the abnormal time is equal to or longer than a first specified time that is set in advance and the accelerator pedal operation amount is equal to or larger than a second specified operation amount that is larger than the first specified operation amount. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298855 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING ALTITUDE CORRECTION COEFFICIENT - Disclosed is a method for acquiring an altitude correction coefficient, comprising: acquiring an initial value of an altitude correction coefficient self-learning filter when a preset event occurs to a vehicle engine, the preset event includes a power-off event, a power-on event, and an unexpected power-down event; evaluating whether the vehicle satisfies a preset self-learning enabling condition, in accordance with an engine rotation speed, a vehicle speed, and status information of designated devices; enabling the altitude correction coefficient self-learning filter when the vehicle satisfies the preset self-learning enabling condition; determining an input of the altitude correction coefficient self-learning filter at least in accordance with operating states of a manifold pressure sensor and a stepping motor; and obtaining a current altitude correction coefficient by self-learning the altitude correction coefficient applying the altitude correction coefficient self-learning filter in accordance with the initial value of the altitude correction coefficient self-learning filter and the input of the altitude correction coefficient self-learning filter. An apparatus for acquiring an altitude correction coefficient is also disclosed. The above method and apparatus improve the accuracy of the altitude correction coefficient and enhance the idling satiability. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298856 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When switching the combustion mode from a stoichiometric mode to a homogeneous lean mode, a controller starts switching of the combustion mode after switching of the opening angle of a tumble control valve is started. When a target operating point of an internal combustion engine lies outside a predetermined operational region that is set in a range that excludes at least a low intake load factor region and includes at least a medium intake load factor and medium engine speed region, the controller sets the waiting time from the start of switching of the opening angle of the tumble control valve to the start of switching of the combustion mode to be longer than when the target operating point lies in the predetermined operational region. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298857 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ENGINE BASED ON A TARGET PRESSURE CURVE - An illustrative example method of controlling an engine of a vehicle, includes determining a target pressure curve for a cylinder of the engine for a first combustion cycle, determining a heat release model for the cylinder for the first combustion cycle, determining a mass flow of fuel from the heat release model to achieve the target pressure curve during the first combustion cycle, and automatically controlling opening of an injector of the cylinder of the engine during the first combustion cycle to provide the determined mass flow of fuel to the cylinder. The method includes determining a real pressure curve during the first combustion cycle and automatically adjusting at least one of the heat release model or the mass flow for a second, subsequent combustion cycle based on a difference between the target pressure curve and the real pressure curve. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298858 | COOLING STRUCTURE OF ENGINE - A cooling structure of an engine is provided, which includes a water jacket formed in a cylinder block to surround a cylinder bore of the engine, a spacer having a vertical wall surface and inserted into the water jacket, and a coolant inlet formed in an outer wall of the water jacket, and for circulating to the water jacket coolant introduced from the coolant inlet. The vertical wall surface surrounds the cylinder bore. The spacer includes a guide part provided at a position of a lower end part of the vertical wall surface corresponding to the coolant inlet, and for guiding the coolant introduced from the coolant inlet to flow around the vertical wall surface. The guide part extends outwardly from the lower end part of the vertical wall surface toward the coolant inlet along a bottom wall of the water jacket. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298859 | COOLING STRUCTURE OF MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - A cooling structure of a multi-cylinder engine is provided, which includes a water jacket formed in a cylinder block to surround cylinder bores of cylinders arranged inline, a spacer, and a coolant inlet. The spacer includes openings at positions corresponding to inter-cylinder-bore portions and a rectifying part extending outwardly on a lower side of the openings. The rectifying part inclines continuously upwardly while extending in one of an exhaust- and intake-side section of the jacket from a first end side to a second end side that is the opposite side from the first end side in a cylinder line-up direction, extending on the second end side from the one of the exhaust- and intake-side sections to the other one of the exhaust- and intake-side sections, and then extending from the second end side to the first end side in the other one of the exhaust- and intake-side sections. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298860 | COOLING STRUCTURE OF MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - A cooling structure of a multi-cylinder engine is provided, which includes a first water jacket formed in a cylinder block to surround cylinder bores of cylinders arranged inline, a spacer having a vertical wall surface and inserted into the first jacket, and a coolant inlet formed in the first jacket on a first end side in a cylinder line-up direction. The structure circulates coolant introduced from the inlet to the first jacket and a second water jacket formed in a cylinder head coupled to the cylinder block via a gasket. The spacer has a flow dividing rib extending outwardly from the vertical wall surface and for vertically dividing the coolant flow, introduced from the inlet to an intake- or exhaust-side section of the first jacket, toward the second jacket through a communication hole formed in the gasket and toward a discharging section provided to the cylinder block. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298861 | CYLINDER HEAD FOR VEHICLE ENGINE - A cylinder head containing an exhaust system manifold for an engine includes screw holes formed through a fastening face of the cylinder head and an exhaust pipe, and outlet cooling channels that are provided adjacent to an outlet of a confluence of the manifold, and are disposed between the screw holes and the outlet. Coolant flows through the outlet cooling channels. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298862 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A piston pin is provided that includes a pin oil channel to which oil is supplied from the connecting rod. A piston is provided that includes a pin boss, an oil groove formed in a pin bore surface, and a communication oil channel that connects a cooling channel that is provided closer to a combustion chamber than the piston pin and the oil groove to each other. The pin oil channel opens in the outer surface of the piston pin at a point corresponding to the oil groove. In the view of the piston from the direction of the piston pin axis, the oil groove is formed in the pin bore surface at a position closer to a crankcase than a second straight line and is not formed in a part of the pin bore surface that is closer to the combustion chamber than the second straight line. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298863 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine including a block movement mechanism comprising a single control shaft extending in parallel with the crankshaft and supported by one of a crankcase and cylinder block and having a main shaft part and eccentric parts with an axial center at a position offset by a predetermined amount from the axial center of the main shaft part, coupling members with one end parts attached to the eccentric parts and the other end parts attached to the other of the crankcase and cylinder block and connecting the control shaft and the other of the crankcase and cylinder block, and an actuator making the control shaft rotate in both directions within a predetermined range of rotation so as to make the axial center of the eccentric parts swing about the axial center of the main shaft part in the direction of relative movement of the cylinder block. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298864 | SEAL STRUCTURE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A seal structure for an internal combustion engine comprising: a cover side seal member which extends on upper surface sides or lower surface sides of both of an engine main body section and a chain casing and pressed and held against a cover member; a casing side seal member arranged at left or right end section of one end surfaces of the engine main body section onto which the chain casing is attached and pressed and held against the chain casing; a receiving concavity formed to extend on a junction surface of the chain casing to the cover member; and an extremely thick connection block section formed integrally on one end section of the casing side seal member, fitted into and retained by the receiving concavity, and projected more toward the cover member side than a junction surface of the chain casing to the cover member in a free state. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298865 | Stirling Engine Or Cooler Heat Exchanger - A free piston Stirling engine with a heat exchanger that has an inner component part assembled within an outer component part. The outer component part has a tubular outer wall and circumferentially spaced ridges that extend radially inward from the tubular outer wall and are separated from each other by inward opening slots. The inner component part has a tubular inner wall and circumferentially spaced ridges that extend outward from the inner tubular wall and are separated from each other by outward opening slots. The ridge widths of the outer and inner component parts are less than the slot widths of the corresponding slots into which they fit. The two component parts are assembled with the ridges of each component part extending into the slots of the other component part to form gas passages between interfacing sidewall surfaces of the ridges. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298866 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COGENERATION POWER PLANT WASTE HEAT SOURCE UTILIZATION BY INCORPORATED WATER SOURCE HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT PUMP - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for low temperature waste heat utilization. In the scope of the cogeneration unit (CHP) there are few low temperature sources, which cannot be used by heat consumer (HC) directly. Hence, the method and apparatus for cogeneration power plant waste heat recovery comprise at least one, preferably condensing type heat exchanger (HE | 2017-10-19 |
20170298867 | Sliding Nozzle Flap Assembly | 2017-10-19 |
20170298868 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE NOZZLE INCLUDING HOUSING HAVING SCALLOPED ROOT REGIONS - A gas turbine engine exhaust nozzle comprises a housing having an aft end that terminates in a row of chevrons. At least one surface of the housing has scalloped root regions proximate bases of adjacent chevrons. The scalloped root regions have a reduced thickness relative to the rest of the aft end. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298869 | NACELLE THRUST REVERSER - A thrust reverser of a nacelle is orientated at least in-part about a fan case of a turbofan engine. The thrust reverser includes an outer fixed structure assembly and a radial spacer. The outer fixed structure assembly circumferentially extends about a centerline and is spaced, at least in part, radially outward from the fan case. The radial spacer is engaged to the outer fixed structure assembly and is in sliding contact with the fan case. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298870 | THRUST REVERSER OF A TURBOFAN POD COMPRISING A SINGLE CONTROL FOR MOVABLE COWLINGS AND A VARIABLE NOZZLE - A thrust reverser of a turbofan pod is provided that includes movable cowlings that retract relative to stationary front structure to reveal stationary or movable thrust reverser cascades, as well as a secondary variable nozzle section connected to the movable cowlings by guiding means enabling movement controlled by actuators engaged with the front structure to apply an axial thrust. The actuators are directly connected to the secondary nozzle, and in that the thrust reverser comprises latches connected to the movable cowlings, having two positions providing, alternately, latching onto the front structure or latching onto the control of the secondary nozzle. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298871 | BLOCKER DOOR LINK ARM AND FITTING - Systems for thrust reverser link arm connections are described herein. A fitting for a thrust reverser link arm may comprise a base plate configured to be fastened to a proximal surface of an inner fixed structure (IFS), a first wall extending orthogonally from the base plate, a pin extending orthogonally from the first wall, a second wall extending orthogonally from the base plate, a removable member, a first column located between the first wall and the second wall, and a second column located between the first wall and the second wall. The removable member may surround at least a portion of the pin. The removable member may be removed from a radially outward side of the IFS. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298872 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR SOLENOID VALVE TO CARBURETOR UNIT - An attachment structure for a solenoid valve which can be stably attached to and removed from a carburetor unit with a single movement and without increasing the number of parts. A rod-like supporting portion is disposed a predetermined distance away from a surface of a carburetor unit and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction of and installed near an opening in the surface of the carburetor unit. A cylindrical engaging portion extends from a circumferential face of a cylindrical body fitted on the solenoid valve substantially perpendicular to an axial line of the rod-like supporting portion, and forms a groove-like engagement portion which is narrower in diameter than the rod-like supporting portion, whereby the engaging portion, via the groove-like engagement portion, is coupled to and supported by rod-like supporting portion when an insertion portion of the solenoid valve is inserted into the opening. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298873 | NATURAL GAS FUEL SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A natural gas fueling system supplies methane gas to an engine and includes a filter assembly. The filter assembly includes a gas inlet configured to receive inlet gas and a methane permeable filter configured to separate methane gas and first contaminant gases from the inlet gas. The natural gas fueling system also includes a reformer apparatus configured to convert the first contaminant gases into a reformed gas stream including methane gas. The reformed gas is supplied to the gas inlet and is recirculated through the filter assembly to extract the methane gas from the reformed gas stream. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298874 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER - Methods and systems are provided for an EGR cooler having first and second coolant jackets fluidly coupled to first and second coolant systems, respectively. In one example, the first and second coolant jackets are hermetically sealed from one another. Furthermore, the second coolant jacket protrudes into a portion of an exhaust gas passage directly downstream of an exhaust aftertreatment device. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298875 | FUEL INJECTOR FOR COMBUSTION ENGINE AND STAGED FUEL DELIVERY METHOD - A fuel injector for a combustion engine includes an injector head including a nozzle, a premixer, and a distributor structured to distribute a plurality of different fuels to different sets of fueling orifices in the premixer. A pilot assembly of the fuel injector is coupled to the premixer and includes a first fueling passage for a first fuel and a second fueling passage for a second fuel. Multiple sets of fueling orifices are positioned within the fuel injector, the fueling orifice sets being selectively connectable to a plurality of different fuel supplies, and both located and sized so as to accommodate a wide range of flow rates to enable a combustion engine coupled with the fuel injector to operate on fuels having a range of Wobbe indices and compositions. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298876 | Filter element with at least one guide crosspiece, filter with a filter element and filter housing of a filter - A filter housing ( | 2017-10-19 |
20170298877 | PNEUMATIC AIR FILTER CLEANER - A pneumatic air filter cleaning device is configured to clean an air filter, a cavity, a pair of openings, and a plurality of fibrous walls that capture contaminants. The device may comprise a first cap and a second cap disposed in a spaced-apart, coplanar relationship. A U-shaped tube extends between the caps in a rotatable relationship. The U-shaped tube has apertures offset from a radial vector configured to discharge pressurized air while rotating 360 degrees. An air tube feeds pressurized air into the U-shaped tube, creating inertia that rotates the U-shaped tube while simultaneously discharging pressurized air from the apertures. The air filter is cleaned from the inside out, and in a uniform manner. An attached container may capture dislodged contaminants. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298878 | FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE REPLACEMENT KIT - A fuel tank inlet check valve replacement kit is provided. The fuel tank inlet check valve replacement kit is adapted to obviate the need to replace the entire fuel tank when there is a fracture in the inlet check valve. The replacement kit includes a fuel inlet fluidly connected to a body portion thereof. Within a chamber of the body portion a spring-biased check valve may be moveable between an open condition and a closed condition blocking the flow between the body portion and the fuel inlet, wherein fuel supplied through the fuel inlet moves the check valve to the open condition, that is otherwise biased in the closed condition. The chamber has side ports so that fuel flowing from the fuel inlet flows into the fuel tank. Tank seals and a gasket seals the fuel inlet to the tank. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298879 | FUEL TANK APPARATUS - A fuel tank apparatus is disposed above an engine. The fuel tank apparatus includes a fuel tank in which fuel is stored and a fuel pump coupled to the bottom of the fuel tank. A heat-shield cover that covers a portion of the fuel pump, which portion is exposed from the fuel tank, to shield the portion from heat of the engine is mounted on a coupling portion between the fuel pump and the fuel tank. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298880 | Fuel Tank With Carbon Dioxide Storage - A fuel tank and a motor vehicle equipped to recapture, store and recycle atmospheric carbon dioxide is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a vehicle includes a fuel tank which stores carbon dioxide in a same area with the combustible fuel of the vehicle. The fuel tank may include one or more pistons, baffles, bladders, or fixed dividers to separate carbon dioxide storage from fuel storage within a fuel tank area. The fuel tank may share volumetric space between carbon dioxide and fuel within the fuel tank. The fuel tank may be integrally formed into a carbon fiber vehicle body. The fuel tank may be integrally formed into a frame of a vehicle. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298881 | INTEGRATED SMART FUEL FILTRATION SYSTEM - An integrated fuel water separator filter system is provided. The fuel water separator filter may include a plurality of fuel water separator filters, with at least one fuel water separator filter including electronic sensors to monitor the life of the fuel water separator filter and the amount of water present in the fuel water separator filter. A heater heats the fuel in the fuel water separator filter. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298882 | Fuel Injection Device - A fuel injection valve includes a valve body, a coil, an inner fixed iron core that is arranged on an inner peripheral side of the coil, and an outer fixed iron core that is arranged on an outer peripheral side of the coil. The fuel injection valve also includes a movable element that is configured to be attracted to the inner fixed iron core and the outer fixed iron core, wherein the movable element is configured to be separable from the valve body and is configured to move the valve body. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298883 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING PROGNOSIS OF FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEMS - An engine fuel delivery system includes a fuel pump having a pumping chamber to increase fuel pressure and a closeable inlet valve, and a fuel rail to communicate pressurized fuel received from the fuel pump to at least one engine cylinder. The engine fuel delivery system also includes a controller programmed to issue a control signal to periodically close the inlet valve to generate a setpoint fuel pressure within the pumping chamber. The controller is also programmed to adjust a control signal gain value in response to deviation in an outlet fuel pressure relative to the setpoint fuel pressure. The controller is further programmed to issue a warning message in response to the control signal gain being adjusted by more than a predetermined threshold from a calibrated gain value. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298884 | FUEL INJECTOR AND FUEL SYSTEM FOR COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injector for a combustion engine includes an injector head including a nozzle, a premixer, and a distributor structured to distribute a plurality of different fuels to different sets of fueling orifices in the premixer. A pilot assembly of the fuel injector is coupled to the premixer and includes a first fueling passage for a first fuel and a second fueling passage for a second fuel. Multiple sets of fueling orifices are positioned within the fuel injector, the fueling orifice sets being selectively connectable to a plurality of different fuel supplies, and both located and sized so as to accommodate a wide range of flow rates to enable a combustion engine coupled with the fuel injector to operate on fuels having a range of Wobbe numbers and compositions. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298885 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN IMPROVED FILTER FOR INJECTORS OF FUEL, OILS, SOLUTIONS, ADDITIVES AND FLUIDS IN GENERAL, AND FILTER THUS PRODUCED - Method for producing a filter for injectors of fuel, oil, solutions, additives and fluids in general, for example for braking and transmission systems. The filter including an element of plastic material and having a tubular shape, open at opposite ends, internally hollow and having on one wall of its internal cavity a plurality of projections spaced apart from one another. These projections interacting with portions of a filter element of the pleated type associated with this tubular element and capable of filtering the fluid circulating through the tubular element. The filter element and the tubular element to form a single filter body by being co-moulded, the filter element being incorporated and completely positioned within the tubular element, but having portions of filter surface area free of this tubular element to allow passage and filtration of circulating fluid. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298886 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP - Provided is a high pressure fuel pump including: a body formed in a side surface thereof with a discharge hole; a pressurizing device for generating a suction force for sucking fuel supplied from a fuel tank and a pressurizing force for pressurizing the fuel at a high pressure; a seal carrier coupled to a lower portion of the body and coupled with the pressurizing device; a flow control valve coupled to one side of the body, for controlling a supply flow rate and a discharge pressure of the fuel; and a pressure relief valve for relieving an abnormal high pressure by transferring a part of discharged fuel to a low pressure space formed in the lower portion of the body when the abnormal high pressure exceeding a preset pressure limit is generated in a fuel supply system for supplying the fuel discharged through the discharge hole to an injector. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298887 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FUEL INJECTION INTO A PLURALITY OF FUEL RAILS - Fueling systems and methods are disclosed. Various fueling systems may comprise a single fuel pump configured to supply fuel to a first fuel rail at a first fuel pressure along a first fuel circuit and configured to supply fuel to a second fuel rail at a second fuel pressure along a second fuel circuit, wherein the first fuel rail and second fuel rail are arranged in parallel, and the first fuel circuit is independent of the second fuel circuit. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298888 | Fuel Injection Valve for Combustion Engines - A fuel injection valve ( | 2017-10-19 |
20170298889 | FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR DIAGNOSIS DEVICE - A fuel pressure sensor diagnosis device includes an electronic control unit configured to drive a fuel supply device during electric traveling of a hybrid vehicle, to perform determination as to whether an output of a fuel pressure sensor is within a normal range after driving of the fuel supply device is started, and to perform a diagnosis to determine whether a malfunction has occurred in the fuel pressure sensor based on a result of the determination, the normal range being an assumed range of the output of the fuel pressure sensor in a case where the fuel pressure sensor normally functions and the fuel supply pressure is a prescribed upper limit pressure. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298890 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNINTERRUPTABLE POWER SUPPLY - The disclosure provides an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) system for use with a vehicle with an internal combustion engine, an onboard first energy storage device configured to store and provide DC electrical power for at least one of cranking and starting the engine, and a charging device configured to provide a recharging power to the first energy storage device. The UPS system includes a second energy storage device configured to store and provide DC electrical power, and a DC interface electrically coupled between the first and second energy storage devices. The UPS system further includes a DC-AC inverter electrically coupled to the second energy storage system configured to invert the DC power to AC power, an AC power interface electrically coupled to the DC-AC inverter configured to provide an electrical connection to an external load, and a control system configured to selectively operate the charging device of the vehicle. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298891 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WITH START/STOP - An electrical system for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine with start/stop capability includes a primary battery connectible to an engine starter motor; a secondary battery, an alternator, and an electrical load in parallel with one another and selectively connectible in parallel with the primary battery by a charge switch; in parallel with the secondary battery, a DC/DC converter in series with a third electrical energy source; and a bypass switch operable to selectively bypass the DC/DC converter. The bypass switch allows for selective bypassing the DC/DC converter and charging/discharging of the third electrical energy source during start/stop operation, to ensure a sufficient voltage level over the additional vehicle electrical loads when the internal combustion engine and consequently the alternator are not running. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298892 | ELECTRIC STARTING SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An electric starting system for an internal combustion engine is provided. The starting system includes a rechargeable battery including two voltage output terminals and an enable terminal, a battery receiver including a battery receptacle configured to receive the rechargeable battery, two voltage output terminals, and an enable terminal. Each of the enable terminals is positioned remote from the related voltage output terminals. The voltage output terminals of the rechargeable battery and the battery receiver are configured to connect to complete a circuit between the rechargeable battery cell and the starter motor when the rechargeable battery is attached to the battery receptacle. The enable terminal of the rechargeable battery must be connected with the enable terminal of the battery receiver for the rechargeable battery to receive an enable signal to allow the rechargeable battery to provide power to the starter motor to start the internal combustion engine. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298893 | IGNITION DEVICE - An ignition device is provided, the ignition device comprises a coaxial structural body comprising an inner conductor | 2017-10-19 |
20170298894 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine is described and includes a combustion chamber formed by cooperation of a cylinder bore formed in a cylinder block, a cylinder head and a piston. A plasma ignition controller is electrically connected to a groundless barrier discharge plasma igniter that includes a tip portion disposed to protrude into the combustion chamber. A current sensor is disposed to monitor secondary current flow between the plasma ignition controller and the groundless barrier discharge plasma igniter. The plasma ignition controller is disposed to execute a plasma discharge event. A controller is disposed to monitor a magnitude of the secondary current flow via the current sensor during the plasma discharge event. The controller includes an instruction set executable to evaluate integrity of the groundless barrier discharge plasma igniter based upon the magnitude of the secondary current flow during the plasma discharge event. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298895 | GREEN POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure first uses a pumping device to retrieve water using an internal power source from a water source. Then, in accordance with a wind parameter and a solar parameter, wind-powered and solar-powered pumping devices are selectively engaged to replace the pumping device. The water is stored in the water storage device in a higher place. As the water runs through an inlet pipe, it is pressurized to drive a first hydraulic generation device. Then the water's potential energy is used to drive a second hydraulic generation device as the water is recycled to the water source. The produced electricity is delivered to the pumping device and, if any remaining, then to a light device for illumination. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298896 | TIDAL CURRENT GENERATOR HAVING UNDERWATER CONNECTING STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a tidal current power generator having an underwater connecting structure, which is capable of ensuring the promptness, correctness and safety of an electrical coupling without support by a diver. The tidal current power generator includes: a nacelle in which a turbine rotor and a power generator are installed; and a tower which is coupled to or decoupled from the nacelle. A plug connector is included in the tower. The nacelle includes a hollow tube forming a passage in which the plug connector is inserted and being filled with a nonconductive filler, a socket connector coupled to the inside of the hollow tube and connected to the power generator, and a check valve which is installed in the passage of the hollow tube and prevents the filler from escaping from the hollow tube when the plug connector is not inserted in the hollow tube. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298897 | FLOAT-LINKAGE DEVICE FOR WAVE-ENERGY ELECTRICITY GENERATION - A float-linkage device for wave-energy electricity generation includes a float coming with two moving braces attached to two sides thereof. The two moving braces are pivotally connected to corresponding ends of upper and lower links. The upper and lower links each have an opposite end thereof pivotally connected to a transmission link. The transmission link further has an opening for receiving a one-way bearing, thereby forming a float-link unit. A plurality of the float-link units are linked by each having a pivot hole at one end of the moving brace of the float engaged with a boom of a prop, and having a pivot hole of the one-way bearing engaged with a main boom of the prop. A gear is provided on the main boom of the prop and is engaged with a pinion provided on a power-generating device installed on the prop. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298898 | System and Method For Generated Power From Wave Action - Wave energy conversion systems are provided utilizing a mass of water entrained in a collapsible water mass enclosure that is suspended beneath a float (e.g., a vehicle, buoy, platform, etc.) to provide an inertial force in opposition to the rising heave-induced acceleration of the float. The water mass enclosure is communication with a generator, such as by tethering one end of a tethering means to the generator and the other to the enclosure. The enclosure may be placed in communication with an intermediary hydraulic system, which is also in communication with the generator. In certain embodiments, the system will include a reel system for deploying and retrieving the water masse enclosure. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298899 | Optimal Control of Wave Energy Converters - A wave energy converter and method for extracting energy from water waves maximizes the energy extraction per cycle by estimating an excitation force of heave wave motion on the buoy, computing a control force from the estimated excitation force using a dynamic model, and applying the computed control force to the buoy to extract energy from the heave wave motion. Analysis and numerical simulations demonstrate that the optimal control of a heave wave energy converter is, in general, in the form of a bang-singular-bang control; in which the optimal control at a given time can be either in the singular arc mode or in the bang-bang mode. The excitation force and its derivatives at the current time can be obtained through an estimator, for example, using measurements of pressures on the surface of the buoy in addition to measurements of the buoy position. A main advantage of this approximation method is the ease of obtaining accurate measurements for pressure on the buoy surface and for buoy position, compared to wave elevation measurements. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298900 | FLUID FLOW ENERGY EXTRACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD RELATED THERETO - Disclosed is a system and method for both consumer and utility scale energy extraction from flow-based energy sources. The passive system may utilize directing perforations on a surface in order to create and air jet vortex generators. Alternatively the system may provide for flow through discrete orifices aligned with the span of an aerodynamic assembly in a co-flow direction, utilizing a Coanda effect. Further additional configurations include directing flow through a perforated surface skin that is near the trailing edge on the suction side. Even further are embodiments for blowing air directly out of the trailing edge of an airfoil. The disclosed systems and methods support a wide variety of scenarios for fluid flow energy extraction, such as wind or water flow, as well as for related products and services. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298901 | REGULATABLE AIR-FLOW ACCELERATION UNIT FOR WIND ENERGY CONVERSION EQUIPMENT - A regulatable air-flow acceleration unit for wind energy conversion equipment is presented. The novel regulatable air-flow acceleration unit includes a wind acceleration channel containing pressure-limiting devices arranged in a novel sequential way, protruding from above and from below into the wind acceleration channel which creates a variable degree of restriction. The pressure-limiting devices contain a regulation valve having a rotation axle connected to a tilting body that can be positioned in the radial direction in the case of air-flow acceleration units arranged in a circular cylinder section shape used in vertical axle turbines allowing for smoother and finer regulation during the movement of the tilting bodies. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298902 | Savonius Wind Turbines - A Savonius wind turbine includes a rotor assembly that rotates about a longitudinal axis. The rotor assembly includes at least two curved turbine blades extending parallel to the longitudinal axis and at least two support discs connected to the at least two curved turbine blades. At least one of the at least two support discs has at least one relief vent defined therein for allowing air to pass through the at least one support disc. The wind turbine may be provided with two rotor assemblies having their curved turbine blades arranged so that the rotor assemblies are driven to rotate in opposing rotational directions. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298903 | WIND POWER GENERATOR - A wind power generator is provided with a drive unit, a clutch hydraulic source, and a clutch control portion. The drive unit has a hydraulic clutch mechanism configured to perform switching between transmission and non-transmission of rotary power from an output shaft to a pinion. The clutch hydraulic source supplies a hydraulic pressure to the clutch mechanism. The clutch control portion controls a hydraulic pressure supplied from the clutch hydraulic source to the clutch mechanism. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298904 | METHOD FOR RESPONDING TO A GRID EVENT - A method is provided for controlling a wind power plant, in particular in case of a frequency drop in a utility grid to which the wind turbines are connected, the method including: Combining demand response, inertial response and spinning reserve for given wind speeds in order for wind power plants to deliver fast aggregate under frequency response for a wide wind speed range with minimal recovery time and minimal production loss at each wind speed. In case of the frequency drop the utility grid is additional stabilized by active power, which is provided from a static VAR-compensator and which is fed into the grid. The static VAR-compensator is connected with the wind turbine via a transmission system. The static VAR-compensator is based on using super-capacitors thus it can provide an amount of active power for grid support in case of the frequency drop. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298905 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT EVAPORATION RATE OF WIND POWER PLANT - The present invention relates to a system and method for controlling an output evaporation rate of a wind power plant. The system includes a wind power plant control unit configured to measure an output value of a wind power plant before a predetermined time from an output control time of the wind power plant, calculate a maximum output value of the wind power plant on the basis of the measured output value of the wind power plant, and distributing individual maximum output values of the wind power plant to individual wind power generators in the wind power plant and a wind power generator control unit configured to control outputs of the individual wind power generators according to the individual maximum output values when the individual maximum output values are distributed to the individual wind power generators. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298906 | WIND-WATER-LIGHT-MAGNETISM-AIR FIVE-ENERGY INTEGRATED POWER GENERATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a wind-water-light-magnetism-air five-energy integrated power generation device that comprises fan blades, a power generation device and a rotary shaft and further comprises a base, guide rail posts, fan blade rails and a tower. The barrel-shaped tower is concentrically and externally sleeved with the rotary shaft and is vertically fixed at the top of the base. The fan blade rails are disposed concentrically with the rotary shaft above the base, the guide rail posts are vertically fixed around the base two ends of the elongated fan blades are respectively fixed on the corresponding positions of the upper and lower guide rails, the top of the rotary shaft protrudes from the tower, and the protruding section of the rotary shaft is fixedly connected with the fan blades through two ends of a rod-shaped tower rod. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298907 | WIND TURBINE PANEL - A wind turbine panel is configured to distribute electricity to a load. The wind turbine panel includes a frame further comprising a first slot having a first slot first end and a first slot second end. A first alternator is located in a first alternator mount on the first slot first end. A second alternator is located in a second alternator mount on the first slot second end. A wind turbine is connected to the first alternator and the second alternator via a first alternator shaft and a second alternator shaft, respectively. The first alternator and the second alternator are electrically coupled to an electrical outlet point on the frame. Wind traveling through the frame rotates the wind turbine, impels the alternator shafts to generate electricity which is then transferred to an electrical outlet point and further to an electrical panel for use in a plurality of downstream applications. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298908 | METHOD TO DETERMINE A DRY-OUT PERIOD OF A CONVERTER OF A WIND TURBINE - A method to determine a dry-out period of a converter of a wind turbine is provided. A time dependent chronology of data is measured in the converter. The measured data-chronology reflects the actual humidity and the humidity-history in the converter cabinet. The measured data-chronology is used to determine a dry-out period of time, which is needed to reduce the humidity inside the converter below a given value by circulating heat inside the converter. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298909 | BUSBAR SYSTEM - A busbar system includes a plurality of bar modules arranged one behind the other and connected to each other via clamping brackets. Each bar module has a plurality of busbars. The bar module end including the recesses running in a longitudinal extension is inserted into the clamping bracket and the bar module end with the recesses running transversely to the longitudinal extension is suspended on the opposite side in the clamping bracket. Each of the busbars of the one bar module rests laterally against a busbar of the other bar module and the recesses, as viewed from the side, form a through-opening, through which a tensioning element supported on the clamping bracket runs, which presses together the sides of the busbars which rest against each other. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298910 | ENERGY-SAVING EQUILIBRIUM MECHANISM, ROTATING MACHINE AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTATION - The present invention concerns a mechanism ( | 2017-10-19 |
20170298911 | PUMPING DEVICE FOR A WASTE HEAT RECOVERY APPARATUS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A pumping device may include a pump housing partially delimiting a working chamber, and a piston arranged therein, axially movable between first and second positions in which the working chamber has maximum and minimum volumes, respectively. The pumping device may include first and second fluid lines for introducing and discharging fluid to/from the working chamber, respectively. The first fluid line may be fluidically connected to the working chamber via a breakthrough formed in the pump housing at an end face of the working chamber opposite the piston, running transversely to the axial direction at least in the area of the breakthrough. The second fluid line may open obliquely into the working chamber in an area of the second position, relative to the axial direction in an end face delimiting the working chamber towards the first fluid line. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298912 | HYDROSTATIC PUMP BARREL WITH SLOPED KIDNEY PORTS - A pump barrel ( | 2017-10-19 |
20170298913 | LINEAR COMPRESSOR - A linear compressor is provided. The linear compressor may include a shell having a cylindrical shape, a shell cover that covers both open ends of the shell, a cylinder accommodated into the shell and defining a compression space for a refrigerant, a piston that reciprocates within the cylinder in an axial direction to compress the refrigerant within the compression space, a motor assembly including a motor that provides power to the piston and a stator cover that supports the motor, and resonant springs seated on the stator cover that support the piston to allow the piston to perform a resonant motion. The resonant springs may be circularly arranged at three points having a same interval around a center in an axial direction. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298914 | LIQUID SUPPLY SYSTEM - A liquid supply system providing a stable pump operation even when ultra-low temperature liquid including slurry is set as a liquid feed target. The liquid supply system that supplies ultra-low temperature liquid including a slurry component by expansion and contraction of bellows | 2017-10-19 |
20170298915 | PLUNGER ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP - A plunger electric fuel pump includes a cylinder; a plunger; a pump body; a movable element to which the plunger is connected; a fixed core provided so as to face the movable element; a rotational core including a permanent magnet; an electric motor configured to rotate the rotational core; and a spring configured to urge the movable element in a direction away from the pump body. The rotational core and the fixed core are provided with a switching portion configured to switch between a first state and a second state when a rotational phase of the rotational core is changed, the first state being a state where the magnetic force of the permanent magnet is not applied to the movable element, the second state being a state where the magnetic force of the permanent magnet is applied to the movable element. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298916 | ISOLATED CHAMBER PUMP WITH RECIRCULATION OF LEAKAGES - Vibrating pump for liquids comprising a hydraulic system ( | 2017-10-19 |
20170298917 | Solid State Pump Using Electro-Rheological Fluid - The systems and methods described herein are directed towards a solid state pumping system that utilizes an electric field applied across a channel formed within the solid state pump to move electro-rheological (ER) fluid from an inlet fluidly coupled to a first end of the channel to an outlet fluidly coupled to a second end of the channel. The solid state pumping system may include first, second and third plate with the second plate disposed between the first and third plate. The second plate may include a channel having first and second circuits coupled to opposing sides of the channel. In an embodiment, in response to a voltage applied thereto, the first and second circuits can provide an electric field voltage across the channel such that in response to the electric field voltage the ER fluid moves from the first end to the second end of the channel. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298918 | VIBRATION-DAMPENING AIR COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY - An air compressor assembly may include a support structure, an operating unit including a compressor operatively connected to a motor through at least one drive belt, and at least one vibration isolator that is positioned between at least a portion of the support structure and at least a portion of the operating unit. The vibration isolator(s) is configured to dampen vibratory energy generated by the operating unit. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298919 | DIRECT DRIVE LINEAR MOTOR FOR CONVENTIONALLY ARRANGED DOUBLE DIAPHRAGM PUMP - A magnetically driven, linear double diaphragm pump is provided. The pump has a linear magnetic motor that includes a magnetic armature configured inside a cylindrical stator. The stator provides linear translation of the magnetic armature in a back and forth motion. A first pumping section is coupled to a first end of the magnetic armature, and a second pumping section is coupled to a second end of the magnetic armature. As the magnetic armature translates in a first direction, a first diaphragm in the first pumping section is flexed to pump fluid therethrough, and as the magnetic armature translates in a second direction a second diaphragm in a second pumping section is flexed to pump fluid therethrough. A control unit functions to control operational aspects of the motor and pump. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298920 | MODULAR BIB PUMP - A modular pump features a gas-control-and-drive-unit (GCDU), a cartridge-style-pumping-module (CSPU) and a retainer clip (RC). The GCDU includes a GCDU-housing to receive/provide gas to a gas-passageway causing a GCDU-force in one direction; an actuator-rod-and-slide-valve-arrangement (AR/SVA) to respond to a CSPM-force and exhaust the gas from the GCDU-housing causing a GCDU-exhaustion-force in an opposite direction; and a GCDU-coupling-member. The CSPM includes a CSPM-housing to receive a fluid to be pumped, and a piston-and-dual-diaphragm-arrangement (PDDA) to respond to the GCDU-force, provide the CSPM-force and pump the fluid from the CSPM, and to respond to the GCDU-exhaustion-force and pump the fluid from the CSPM. The CSPM-housing includes a CSPM coupling member to detachably couple to the GCDU-coupling-member. The RC detachably couples a piston of the PDDA and an actuator rod of the AR/SVA, so the CSPM attaches/detaches from the GCDU using a three-step process for field replacement using the RC. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298921 | Disposable Cartridge For A Peristaltic Micro Pump And A Peristaltic Micro Pump - A disposable cartridge ( | 2017-10-19 |
20170298922 | VACUUM PUMP CONTROL DEVICE AND VACUUM PUMP - An object of the present invention is to improve, using a simple configuration, heat dissipation of a regenerative resistor that is disposed in a vacuum pump control device (controller) connected to a vacuum pump. The regenerative resistor disposed in the vacuum pump control device is stored in an aluminum die-cast casing. More concretely, a housing of the vacuum pump control device is prepared by aluminum die casting (metal mold casting). A regenerative resistor storing portion (aluminum die-cast casing) provided with a hollow portion is provided on a top panel of the aluminum die cast, the hollow portion being designed to have a size accommodating the entire regenerative resistor. The regenerative resistor is fitted into the hollow portion, and an opening section of the hollow portion is sealed with an aluminum sheet of the same material as that of the casing. In this manner, the regenerative resistor can removably be stored in the aluminum die-cast casing. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298923 | DIGITIZED AUTOMATIC CONTROL METHOD FOR OIL-PUMPING AND DIGITIZED BALANCE-SHIFTING PUMPJACK - Disclosed are a digitized automatic control method for oil-pumping and a digitized balance-shifting pumpjack, said pumpjack comprising a main motor ( | 2017-10-19 |
20170298924 | ANTI-RIPPLE INJECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND CONTROL SYSTEM OF A PUMP - An anti-ripple injection method for injecting an anti-ripple signal into a control system of a pump is disclosed. The control system controls an electric motor via an electric motor drive, and the electric motor drives the pump. The anti-ripple signal causes pressure ripples in the pump output to be at least partially cancelled. The anti-ripple injection method comprises: injecting an anti-ripple signal of any waveform into the control system, the anti-ripple signal being represented by the following equation: f(θ)=Σ | 2017-10-19 |
20170298925 | ROD PUMPING UNIT AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A controller for operating a prime mover of a rod pumping unit includes a processor configured to operate the prime mover over a first stroke and a second stroke. The controller is further configured to compute a first motor torque imbalance value for the first stroke and engage adjustment of a counter-balance. The controller is further configured to estimate a second motor torque imbalance value for the second stroke. The controller is further configured to disengage adjustment of the counter-balance during the second stroke upon the second motor torque imbalance value reaching a first imbalance range. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298926 | Compressor - Provided is a compressor capable of calculating the correct time remaining before maintenance. The compressor is provided with: a compressor body that compresses fluid; a motor that drives the compressor body; a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the compressor; a pressure sensor that detects the pressure of the compressed fluid outputted from the compressor body; and a calculation unit that calculates the time remaining before maintenance for the compressor body, using the temperature of the compressor and the pressure of the compressed fluid assigned with respective predetermined weights. The calculation unit changes the weighting of the temperature according to the pressure of the compressed fluid or the operation rate of the compressor body. | 2017-10-19 |
20170298927 | FOOD PUMP - A pumping unit ( | 2017-10-19 |