Matches 1 - 50 out of 168 1 2 3 4 >
Match Document Document Title
7464675 Operating an air-hybrid vehicle with camshaft-driven engine valves  
An air-hybrid engine operates in two operational modes. It employs uniquely designed camshafts with cam lobe activators, and camshaft phase shifters to operate and control the engine valves. It...
7431005 Engine start/stop control for multiple engine ohv based on operating conditions  
Operation of a second or additional engine is initiated based on throttle position, vehicle speed and output level of the operating engine or engines. A second or additional engine is stopped based...
7392652 System and method for diesel particulate trap regeneration in a motor vehicle with an auxiliary power unit  
Diesel engine particulate trap regeneration is obtained by concurrently supplying two exhaust gas streams to a particulate trap requiring regeneration. One stream is produced in a reactor/diesel...
7304445 Locomotive power train architecture  
The present invention is directed to a power control architecture for a vehicle, particularly a locomotive, in which a number of energy sources are connected to a common electrical bus and...
7284625 Quick connect assembly for ATV implements  
A quick connect power take-off assembly adapted for an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). The quick connect power take-off assembly includes a housing, a driving assembly that is fixedly mounted to the...
7266940 Systems and methods for power generation with carbon dioxide isolation  
A power generation system and method includes a first gas turbine system comprising a first combustion chamber configured to combust a first fuel stream of primarily hydrogen that is substantially...
7181912 Power device equipped with combustion engine and stirling engine  
A power unit for a vehicle, such as an automobile, includes an internal combustion engine 1 as a prime mover for the vehicle, a generator 3, and a Stirling engine 4 for driving the generator ...
7152408 Vehicle with a combustion engine and a fuel cell device  
A vehicle having a combustion engine, a fuel cell device having a fuel cell unit, a compressed air storage for supply of a compressed air, a supply conduit provided between the fuel cell unit of...
7127896 Engine cogeneration system  
In an engine cogeneration system in which power generators 5 to 8 are driven by a plurality of engines 1 to 4 to thereby supply electric power to power load 22 of a general household, at...
7111452 Control device of hydrogen engine  
There are provided NOx trap catalyst to trap and release NOx based on air-fuel ratio, first fuel supply means for supplying gasoline, second fuel supply means for supplying hydrogen, engine...
7110904 Control strategy for an internal combustion engine in a hybrid vehicle  
A system and method is disclosed for operating an internal combustion engine disposed in a hybrid vehicle, in which engine operation is selected to provide secondary vehicular functions, such as...
7104063 Device for producing mechanical energy  
The invention relates to a device for producing mechanical energy. Said device contains an internal combustion engine and an expansion engine ( 20, 21 ) which is fed with superheated steam from a...
7062915 High-efficiency otto cycle engine with power generating expander  
High-efficiency combustion engines, including Otto cycle engines, use a steam-diluted fuel charge at elevated pressure. Air is compressed, and water is evaporated into the compressed air via the...
7028482 Phev (pneumatic hybrid electric vehicle)  
A pneumatic hybrid electric engine includes an electric source, an air supply part for compressing air and storing the compressed air, a pneumatic engine part for generating power using air...
7013646 Auxiliary power system for a motor vehicle  
An auxiliary power system for a motor vehicle primary engine used to drive primary engine accessories when the primary engine is not operating. The system comprises a secondary engine that drives a...
7000395 Hybrid clean-energy power-supply framework  
A hybrid clean-energy power-supply framework integrates a fuel cell, solar cell, and wind energy, applies a max power tracking rule, raises the output power of a solar cell and wind energy to...
6978617 Power generation system using a combustion system and a fuel cell  
A regenerative fuel cell is combined with a combustion engine such as a Pulse Detonation Engine (PDE) to create a closed-loop power generation system. Stored hydrogen and oxygen are used by the...
6978616 Hybrid piston-pulsed detonation engine  
A hybrid piston engine-pulsed detonation engine structure is provided for obtaining shaft power from a pulsed detonation engine wherein a piston engine operatively connected to a PDE. A...
6966185 Engine cogeneration system  
In an engine cogeneration system in which power generators 5 to 8 are driven by a plurality of engines 1 to 4 to thereby supply electric power to power load 22 of a general household, at...
6935115 Controlling airflow to multiple engine modules with a single throttle body  
A multi-engine power plant, includes a first internal combustion engine module having an air intake and an output shaft for delivering power, a second internal combustion engine module having an...
6898506 Braking force control apparatus for vehicle and method thereof  
The braking force control apparatus for a vehicle which has a function of applying a braking force to the vehicle by rotational resistance of the engine, by stopping the fuel supply to the engine...
6893368 Driving force transmission apparatus  
In this driving force transmission apparatus, with a simple constitution employing a one-way clutch 20 instead of an electromagnetic clutch, the driving force derived from the motor 33 can be...
6868673 Traveling-wave thermoacoustic engines with internal combustion and associated methods  
Systems and methods for manipulating acoustic energy are presented. In some embodiments, a combustion zone provides heat to a regenerator using a mean flow of compressible fluid. In other...
6846208 Wave rotor based power and propulsion generation for a marine vessel  
A hybrid power and propulsion generation system for a marine vessel is provided that combines a fuel cell with a wave rotor/combustor. A wave rotor that uses gas dynamics (shock and expansion)...
6817432 Hybrid vehicle  
A hybrid vehicle is provided that lowers the cost of series hybrid vehicles in order to make it easier for series hybrid vehicles to gain popularity. A hybrid vehicle equipped with an engine, a...
6715291 Parallel mixed power unit  
A parallel mixed power unit includes a storage battery, an electron controlling module, an internal combustion engine with an output shaft, a planetary gear differential device having a shell, at...
6698395 Hybrid rotary engine  
A hybrid engine including an electric generator, an electric motor, and a rotary internal combustion engine including pivoted vane elements mounted on a rotor and biased into engagement to...
6694232 Control device for hybrid vehicle  
A control device for a hybrid vehicle which comprises an engine and a motor-generator that is capable of generating electrical power as power sources, and in which the power of at least one of the...
6679058 Gas hydro electric motor  
A new and improved mechanical system that would replace the motor of any existing vehicle currently in production is disclosed. The present invention uses a combination of a small gas motor, a few...
6658852 Motor vehicle drive  
A motor vehicle drive includes an internal-combustion engine, at least one electric machine, and a clutch device by which the electric machine can be connected in a drive relationship with the...
6606850 Hybrid high temperature fuel cell volume expansion heat engine  
A power plant includes a high temperature fuel cell, a volume expansion heat engine producing mechanical energy, and a combustion chamber coupled to receive from said fuel cell at least a portion...
6604451 Fluid actuator  
A fluid actuator applicable to high load with small space, comprising a core with an output shaft and two discs; and a cylinder casing which receives the core in a hollow, an upper end of the upper...
6594998 Method and apparatus for an automotive power generating system  
A system of combining balanced, independent, self-starting and initially separated internal combustion engines, wherein engines not immediately required for power can be shut down. Shut down...
6568186 Hybrid expansible chamber engine with internal combustion and pneumatic modes  
A hybrid engine, having a plurality of coupled expansible chamber devices, preferably a piston in a cylinder, each capable of operating in any one of an internal combustion mode, an air...
6477840 Truine energy system  
The present invention provides for the conversion of domestic sewage into electric power. The invention also allows for the additional creation of redundant systems through the use of solar...
6474068 Method and apparatus for coupling the output members of multiple power sources  
A method and apparatus for coupling the rotational output member of a first power source to the rotational output member of a second power source. The method controls the acceleration of the output...
6421599 Control strategy for an internal combustion engine in a hybrid vehicle  
A system and method is disclosed for operating an internal combustion engine disposed in a hybrid vehicle, in which engine operation is selected to provide secondary vehicular functions, such as...
6397601 Motor assist control apparatus for vehicle  
A motor assist control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle having an engine and an electric motor includes a first map that executes power-generating operation of the motor from both engine rotational...
6397596 Self contained generation system using waste heat as an energy source  
An electrical generation system that fully integrates heat utilization during the process. The system has two inputs: intake air and diesel fuel. Its outputs are some exhaust gas (carbon dioxide...
6345496 Method and device for purifying exhaust gas of an engine  
An exhaust manifold ( 7 ) of an engine ( 1 ) is connected to a three way (TW) catalyst ( 8 a ), and the TW catalyst ( 8 a ) is connected to an NH 3 adsorbing and oxidizing (NH 3 -AO) catalyst ( 10...
6311495 Composite power unit  
A composite power unit designed to permit the inertial moment of a flywheel to be positioned adjacent to one end of a crankshaft, thereby allowing the crankshaft to experience a reduced level of...
6250080 Mobile modular intermodal cogeneration system  
A mobile cogeneration system fitted into modular intermodal transportation units for ease of transportation, relocation, configuration and reconfiguration, as well as providing an operating...
6230496 Energy management system for hybrid electric vehicles  
An energy control unit for a hybrid vehicle is operable to control stored energy of an energy storage unit such that the energy level of the hybrid vehicle is maintained substantially at a desired...
5860279 Method and apparatus for cooling hot fluids  
The cooling of a hot fluid is effected using a heat exchanger (11) adapted to receive the hot fluid and liquid coolant for cooling the hot fluid such that the liquid coolant is vaporized. A turbine...
5791594 Helicopter conversion  
A special purpose helicopter based on an existing airframe, power train, and engine, modified to provide greatly enhanced performance, payload, speed and maneuverability. The modification consists...
5740677 Method and plant for use in stand-alone plants, preferably a wind/diesel plant  
A method and a plant for combined production of electricity and fresh water in a stand-alone plant of the wind/diesel type. The method enables the simultaneous production of electricity and fresh...
5685155 Method for energy conversion  
A method for energy conversion and storage includes the steps of providing a supply of processed natural gas. The natural gas is compressed and stored in a sub-surface storage reservoir. The...
5528901 Compact auxiliary power system for heavy-duty diesel engines and method  
An auxiliary power assembly (5) for use with a heavy-duty diesel engine (8) of the type used in the trucking industry and including a small auxiliary diesel engine (9), an air compressor (10), a...
5497624 Method of and apparatus for producing power using steam  
A power plant operating on steam for producing electric power including a plurality of integrated power plant unit modules each having a steam turbine responsive to the steam and producing heat...
5444972 Solar-gas combined cycle electrical generating system  
A design of a power plant which uses hydrocarbon fuels in conjunction with solar power to produce electricity. The power plant consists of an array of heliostats for concentrating sunlight on a...
Matches 1 - 50 out of 168 1 2 3 4 >