公开(公告)号：US08850807B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-07

申请号：US13158409

申请日：2011-06-11

申请人： Christopher M. Huff ,  Danny Lee Block

发明人： Christopher M. Huff ,  Danny Lee Block

IPC分类号： F01B1/04 ,  B60K6/00 ,  B60K6/12 ,  B60K3/02

CPC分类号： B60K6/12 ,  B60K3/02 ,  B60K6/00 ,  B60K2006/123 ,  B60Y2400/15 ,  F01B17/02 ,  Y02T10/6208 ,  Y10T29/49233 ,  Y10T29/51

摘要： An air engine system includes a motor coupled to the drive shaft of an air engine to control the speed of the air engine. The air engine uses compressed air from a compressed air source provided by an air compressor. The air engine may be used on a vehicle, providing a clean environmentally-friendly means of locomotion. Conventional internal combustion engines may be retrofitted to operate on compressed air. Many of the parts on an internal combustion engine are not needed after retrofitting to be an air engine, including the heads. The heads are replaced by head plates that are coupled to solenoids that provide both intake and exhaust functions to the cylinders, thereby replacing the valves in the heads. A kit provides parts and instructions for retrofitting an existing internal combustion engine to run on compressed air.

摘要翻译： 空气发动机系统包括联接到空气引擎的驱动轴的马达以控制空气发动机的速度。 空气发动机使用由空气压缩机提供的压缩空气源的压缩空气。 空气发动机可用于车辆，提供清洁的环保手段。 传统的内燃机可以被改装以在压缩空气下操作。 在改装为包括头部的空气发动机之后，内燃机上的许多部件是不需要的。 磁头由与连接到螺线管的头板替换，螺线管向气缸提供进气和排气功能，从而更换磁头中的阀。 一套工具提供了改装现有内燃机以运行压缩空气的部件和说明。

公开(公告)号：US20140248993A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-04

申请号：US14348375

申请日：2012-09-21

申请人： AUDI AG

发明人： Johannes Dawidziak ,  Steffen Clement ,  Markus Schiefer

IPC分类号： B60W20/00

CPC分类号： B60W20/40 ,  B60K6/105 ,  B60K6/26 ,  B60K6/30 ,  B60K6/52 ,  B60K6/547 ,  B60K2006/4825 ,  B60Y2400/15 ,  Y02T10/6204 ,  Y02T10/6252 ,  Y02T10/6265 ,  Y02T10/6282 ,  Y10S903/96 ,  Y10T477/26 ,  Y10T477/639

摘要： A hybrid vehicle includes a combustion engine (2) with a driveshaft (4) for driving the wheels of at least one axle (7), at least one electrical machine (11, 12) for driving the wheels of this axle or at least one other axle (10), with the at least one electrical machine capable of being operated as a generator during a braking process and as a motor during an acceleration process, and a further electrical machine (18) which is coupled to the at least one electrical machine and includes a flywheel store which has a rotor (14) and is chargeable during a braking operation and dischargeable during an acceleration process. The rotor (14) can be mechanically coupled via at least one shiftable clutch (23) to the driveshaft (4) of the at least one axle (7) which can be driven by the combustion engine.

摘要翻译： 混合动力车辆包括具有用于驱动至少一个轴（7）的车轮的驱动轴（4）的内燃机（2），用于驱动该车轴的车轮的至少一个电机（11,12），或至少一个 其中所述至少一个电机能够在制动过程期间作为发电机操作，并且在加速过程期间作为电动机操作，以及另外的电机（18），其耦合到所述至少一个电气 机器，并且包括具有转子（14）的飞轮存储器，并且可以在制动操作期间对其进行充电并且在加速过程期间可放电。 转子（14）可以经由至少一个可移动离合器（23）与至少一个轴（7）的可由内燃机驱动的驱动轴（4）机械联接。

公开(公告)号：US20140014423A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-16

申请号：US14025784

申请日：2013-09-12

申请人： Emil DIMITROV ,  Nikolai GANEV

发明人： Emil DIMITROV ,  Nikolai GANEV

IPC分类号： B60K6/00

CPC分类号： B60K6/00 ,  B60K6/24 ,  B60K6/46 ,  B60K2006/123 ,  B60Y2400/15 ,  B60Y2400/431 ,  Y02T10/6217 ,  Y02T10/6295 ,  Y10S903/951

摘要： The present invention relates to hybrid drive for vehicles that significantly decreases the consumption of fuel because it uses a turbine motor, which is turned on solely when the charge of the accumulator batteries drops and always works at best rpm. The device increases the distance covered by the vehicle without need for frequent recharge of the batteries from the power supply network. Furthermore, the turbine motor is lighter than the petrol piston engine and in the same time more efficient. The device includes installed accumulator batteries that supply power to at least one electric motor coupled via transmission to the drive wheels of the vehicle, and fuel tank supplying fuel to turbine motor coupled via reducer to generator that is connected to the accumulator batteries. Control unit monitors the charge of the accumulator batteries and turns on and off the turbine motor. Some embodiments include one or more containers for compressed gas that replaces batteries as means of storage of energy, by storing the energy generated by the compressor actuated by the turbine engine or the electric motor in the form of high pressurized gas.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于车辆的混合动力驱动器，其显着地降低燃料的消耗，因为它使用涡轮马达，该涡轮马达仅在蓄电池电池的电量下降并且始终以最佳转速工作时才开启。 该设备增加了车辆所覆盖的距离，而不需要从电源网络频繁地对电池充电。 此外，涡轮马达比汽油活塞式发动机更轻，同时更有效率。 该装置包括安装的蓄电池，其向通过变速器耦合到车辆的驱动轮的至少一个电动马达供电，以及向连接到蓄电池的发电机连接的涡轮马达供给燃料的燃料箱。 控制单元监视蓄电池的充电并打开和关闭涡轮电机。 一些实施例包括一个或多个用于压缩气体的容器，其通过将由涡轮发动机或电动机致动的压缩机产生的能量以高压气体的形式储存起来而代替电池作为存储能量的装置。

公开(公告)号：US20130158828A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-20

申请号：US13764493

申请日：2013-02-11

申请人： MCALISTER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

发明人： Roy Edward McAlister

IPC分类号： B60W10/196 ,  A61L2/16 ,  A61L2/20 ,  B60W10/06

CPC分类号： B01J19/24 ,  A61L2/16 ,  A61L2/20 ,  B01J4/002 ,  B01J19/20 ,  B01J2219/00085 ,  B01J2219/00135 ,  B01J2219/00139 ,  B01J2219/00144 ,  B01J2219/00155 ,  B01J2219/00157 ,  B01J2219/00159 ,  B01J2219/24 ,  B60K6/12 ,  B60L7/08 ,  B60L8/006 ,  B60L11/005 ,  B60L11/16 ,  B60L11/1875 ,  B60L2200/26 ,  B60L2200/36 ,  B60L2240/12 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  B60T1/00 ,  B60T1/10 ,  B60T1/16 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/196 ,  B60Y2400/15 ,  C01B3/04 ,  C01B3/22 ,  C01B3/24 ,  C01B3/34 ,  C01B3/36 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0238 ,  C01B2203/025 ,  C01B2203/0266 ,  C01B2203/1205 ,  C01B2203/1235 ,  C01B2203/1241 ,  F03D9/00 ,  F03D9/17 ,  F03D9/32 ,  F03D13/20 ,  F05B2240/941 ,  F28C3/005 ,  H02P9/04 ,  Y02E10/728 ,  Y02E60/364 ,  Y02P20/142 ,  Y02T10/6208 ,  Y02T10/642 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7022 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7083

摘要： The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for reducing and/or harvesting drag energy from transport vehicles. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a mobile transport platform, a donor substance source carried by the platform, and a thermochemical reactor carried by the platform and coupled to the donor substance. The reactor is configured to carry out a non-combustion dissociation process that dissociates the donor substance into a first constituent and a second constituent. An energy extraction system carried by the transport platform and positioned to extract energy from an airstream passing the transport platform is coupled to the reactor to provide energy for the dissociation process.

公开(公告)号：US20120055144A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-08

申请号：US13254880

申请日：2010-01-19

申请人： Volker Pitzal ,  Udo Schulz

发明人： Volker Pitzal ,  Udo Schulz

IPC分类号： F15B1/08

CPC分类号： B60K6/12 ,  B60Y2400/15 ,  Y02T10/6208

摘要： The invention relates to a method for operating a hydraulic hybrid vehicle (2) having a primary (5) and a hydraulic (6) drive unit, which is operated with a hydraulic medium for creating a positive or negative torque, said medium being delivered in different operational states by means of the hydraulic drive unit (6) from a hydropneumatic low pressure accumulator (12) into a hydropneumatic high pressure accumulator (11) or is discharged from the hydropneumatic high pressure accumulator (11) into the hydropneumatic low pressure accumulator (12) for driving the hydraulic drive unit (6). In order to further increase the safety and/or the driving comfort during the operation of the hydraulic hybrid vehicle having a primary drive unit and a hydraulic drive unit, the pressure and/or the temperature or a change of the pressure and/or the temperature is detected in the hydropneumatic high pressure accumulator (11) in order to monitor the torque generated by the hydraulic drive unit (6).

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于操作具有初级（5）和液压（6）驱动单元的液压混合动力车辆（2）的方法，该液压混合动力车辆用液压介质操作以产生正或负扭矩，所述介质被输送 通过液压驱动单元（6）从液压气动低压蓄能器（12）到液压气动高压蓄能器（11）的不同操作状态或从液压气动高压蓄能器（11）排放到液压气动低压蓄能器（11） 12），用于驱动液压驱动单元（6）。 为了进一步增加在具有主驱动单元和液压驱动单元的液压混合动力车辆的操作期间的安全性和/或驾驶舒适性，压力和/或温度或压力和/或温度的变化 在液压气动高压蓄能器（11）中检测到，以便监视由液压驱动单元（6）产生的扭矩。

公开(公告)号：US20110011072A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-20

申请号：US12837225

申请日：2010-07-15

申请人： RALPH C. WATTS

发明人： RALPH C. WATTS

IPC分类号： F16J12/00

CPC分类号： B60K16/00 ,  B60K2016/006 ,  B60Y2400/15 ,  F03D9/11 ,  F03D9/25 ,  F03D9/32 ,  F05B2240/941 ,  Y02E10/725 ,  Y02T10/90 ,  Y10S415/905

摘要： An energy recovery apparatus and method for recovering and harvesting energy from passing air is disclosed. Energy recovery and harvesting from passing air is accomplished by creating a pressure differential using high and low pressure ports. The energy represented by the pressure differential is extracted using a mass airfoil device which, in turn, is used to create alternative forms of energy which, in turn, is used to support auxiliary and main systems aboard any moving object or form of transport.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于从通风中回收和收获能量的能量回收装置和方法。 通过使用高压和低压端口产生压力差，实现能量回收和通过空气的收集。 由压差表示的能量使用质量翼型装置提取，质量翼型装置又用于产生替代形式的能量，其又用于支撑任何运动物体或运输方式上的辅助和主系统。

公开(公告)号：US07828091B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-09

申请号：US12001654

申请日：2007-12-12

申请人： Cosburn Henry Wedderburn, Jr. ,  Cosburn Henry Wedderburn, Sr.

发明人： Cosburn Henry Wedderburn, Jr. ,  Cosburn Henry Wedderburn, Sr.

IPC分类号： B60K16/00

CPC分类号： B60K16/00 ,  B60K6/12 ,  B60K2016/006 ,  B60L8/006 ,  B60L2200/26 ,  B60W2540/12 ,  B60Y2400/15 ,  F03D9/11 ,  F03D9/25 ,  F03D9/32 ,  F03D13/10 ,  F05B2240/941 ,  Y02E10/725 ,  Y02T10/6208 ,  Y02T10/646 ,  Y02T10/7083 ,  Y02T10/90

摘要： An all electric vehicle that produces zero CO2 emissions and capable of traveling an unlimited amount of mileage is presented. This vehicle is considered air and electric because it uses a wind turbine generator, compressed air and a high voltage battery to generate electricity to power the DC motors that drive this vehicle. Therefore this vehicle is called the Wind Turbine Generator Air Electric Vehicle (WTGAEV). There exists an integrated system that enables this vehicle to maintain a consistent energy supply to automatically recharge the high voltage battery. This integrated system consists of a wind turbine generator (WTG), air motor, air compressor, air tank, and battery. The power train receives its energy from the motion of the vehicle. When the vehicle is in forward motion the air flow from the nose of the vehicle is collected and directed toward the blades of the WTG which generates electric.

摘要翻译： 提供了产生零二氧化碳排放并能够无限量行驶里程的所有电动汽车。 这种车辆被认为是空气和电力，因为它使用风力涡轮发电机，压缩空气和高压电池来发电以驱动该车辆的直流电动机。 因此，这款车被称为风力发电机空气电动车（WTGAEV）。 存在一个集成系统，使该车辆能够保持一致的能量供应，以自动对高压电池充电。 该集成系统由风力发电机（WTG），气动马达，空气压缩机，空气罐和电池组成。 动力传动系从车辆的运动中接收能量。 当车辆向前运动时，来自车辆鼻部的空气流被收集并且被引向产生电力的WTG的叶片。

公开(公告)号：US20100270097A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-28

申请号：US12763511

申请日：2010-04-20

申请人： Amit Prakash ,  George Richard Sharp

发明人： Amit Prakash ,  George Richard Sharp

IPC分类号： B60K6/12 ,  F02B63/00 ,  B60W20/00 ,  B60W10/24 ,  B60W10/04 ,  B60W10/00 ,  B60W10/30 ,  B60C23/14 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： B60W20/15 ,  B60C23/003 ,  B60K6/12 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W20/00 ,  B60Y2400/15 ,  F02D1/14 ,  Y02T10/6208 ,  Y02T10/92 ,  Y10T477/70

摘要： A pneumatic-internal combustion (IC) engine based power management system with improved energy efficiency for automobile application. More particularly, the pneumatic IC engine based power management system comprises a compressor, a pressure vessel, a pneumatic motor and related control mechanisms to provide energy on demand and reduce environmental pollution. The compressor is driven by the IC engine during low power demand by the vehicle. The lightweight pressure vessel wrapped with high strength metal wire and/or fibers provide impact resistance adequate to store compressed air at rated pressure. For low/no load condition of engine or compressor, the IC engine will shut off rather than idling to save fuel. The stored compressed air drives the air motor that powers the vehicle's initial motion and then starts the IC engine to provide continuous power. A controller monitors the power demand and actuates different system components accordingly through sensors. The system also supports accessories such as air conditioning, heater etc. and a wheel-rim system for inflation maintenance and easy change over of tyres.

摘要翻译： 一种基于气动内燃机的电力管理系统，具有改善汽车应用的能源效率。 更具体地，基于气动IC引擎的电力管理系统包括压缩机，压力容器，气动马达和相关的控制机构，以便按需提供能量并减少环境污染。 在车辆的低功率需求下，压缩机由IC发动机驱动。 用高强度金属丝和/或纤维包裹的轻质压力容器提供足以在额定压力下存储压缩空气的冲击强度。 对于发动机或压缩机的低/无负载状态，IC发动机将关闭而不是空转以节省燃料。 存储的压缩空气驱动空气马达，为车辆的初始运动提供动力，然后启动IC引擎以提供连续的动力。 控制器监控电力需求，并通过传感器相应地启动不同的系统组件。 该系统还支持空调，加热器等配件，以及用于充气维护和轮胎容易更换的轮辋系统。

公开(公告)号：US07789181B1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-07

申请号：US12221405

申请日：2008-08-04

申请人： Michael Moses Schechter

发明人： Michael Moses Schechter

IPC分类号： B60K6/12

CPC分类号： B60K6/12 ,  B60Y2400/15 ,  Y02T10/6208 ,  Y02T10/92

摘要： A vehicle system includes an engine that can operate as a compressor, as an air motor and an internal-combustion engine. It also includes short-term and long-term air-storage reservoirs filled with compressed air. During braking, the engine slows down the vehicle by pumping compressed air into the short-term storage. That air is later used for vehicle propulsion. The engine uses the recovered braking energy whenever possible, but when the compressed air in the short-term storage is exhausted; it switches to the long-term storage and continues to operate with compressed-air assist. The amount of compressed air in the long-term storage is such that it is sufficient for a typical day of driving. An on-board electrically-driven compressor, using an outside source of electric power, charges the long-term storage during overnight parking. In this way, electric power from an electric grid is indirectly used for vehicle propulsion. If the compressed air in both reservoirs is exhausted, the engine switches to internal-combustion.

摘要翻译： 车辆系统包括可作为压缩机操作的发动机，作为气动马达和内燃机。 它还包括充满压缩空气的短期和长期储气库。 在制动期间，发动机通过将压缩空气泵入短期存储器来减慢车辆的运行。 该空气随后用于车辆推进。 发动机尽可能地使用回收的制动能量，但是当短期储存空间中的压缩空气耗尽时; 它切换到长期存储，并继续使用压缩空气辅助操作。 长期储存中的压缩空气量使得在典型的驾驶日是足够的。 使用外部电源的车载电动压缩机在过夜停车期间对长期存放进行充电。 这样，电网的电力间接用于车辆推进。 如果两个油箱中的压缩空气都被排出，发动机就会切换到内燃。

公开(公告)号：US5579640A

公开(公告)日：1996-12-03

申请号：US429616

申请日：1995-04-27

申请人： Charles L. Gray, Jr. ,  Karl H. Hellman

发明人： Charles L. Gray, Jr. ,  Karl H. Hellman

IPC分类号： B60K6/12 ,  F16D31/02 ,  F15B21/04

CPC分类号： B60K6/12 ,  F15B1/024 ,  B60Y2400/15 ,  F15B2201/42 ,  F15B2211/20569 ,  F15B2211/20576 ,  F15B2211/212 ,  Y02T10/6208

摘要： A hydropneumatic powertrain includes a fluidic driver connected in parallel with first and second liquid tanks connected, respectively, with first and second gas vessels. The gas within each gas vessel is in fluid communication with the liquid within the corresponding liquid vessel. A prime mover drives a pump to pump liquid alternately into one of the two liquid tanks connected in parallel with the pump. Switch valving directs the discharge of the pump to either the first liquid tank or the second liquid tank, while the liquid tank not receiving liquid from the pump discharge is discharging its liquid, driven by expansion of gas within the corresponding gas vessel, to drive the fluidic driver which, in turn, drives the drive wheels of the vehicle. Each gas tank is equipped with a heater and a cooler whereby the gas vessel, in the compression portion of the cycle, is cooled while the other gas vessel is heated for expansion of the gas contained therein. Thus, the fluidic driver can be continuously driven by alternating discharges from the two liquid tanks.

摘要翻译： 液压动力传动系包括与第一和第二液体箱并联连接的流体驱动器，第一和第二液体箱分别与第一和第二气体容器连接。 每个气体容器内的气体与相应的液体容器内的液体流体连通。 原动机驱动泵将液体泵送到与泵并联连接的两个液体罐中的一个中。 开关阀门将泵的排放引导到第一液罐或第二液箱，而没有从泵排出口接收液体的液体罐通过在相应的气体容器内的气体膨胀驱动而排放其液体，以驱动 流体驱动器又驱动车辆的驱动轮。 每个气罐装有一个加热器和一个冷却器，由此在循环的压缩部分中的气体容器被冷却，而另一个气体容器被加热以膨胀其中所含的气体。 因此，可以通过来自两个液体罐的交替排放来连续地驱动流体驱动器。