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公开(公告)号：US12283911B2
公开(公告)日：2025-04-22
申请号：US18132594
申请日：2023-04-10
Applicant: Mainspring Energy, Inc.
Inventor： Anthony Da Costa , Matthew Roelle , John Powers , Patrick Gorzelic , Christopher David Gadda
IPC: H02P9/08 , F02B71/04 , H02H7/08 , H02K7/18 , H02P3/18 , H02P6/00 , H02P9/00 , H02P25/06 , H02P101/25
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for braking a translator of a linear multiphase electromagnetic machine. The system detects a fault event. A polarity indicative of an electromotive force in determined in at least one phase of the linear multiphase electromagnetic machine caused by a motion of the translator. In response to detecting the fault event, the system causes, based on the polarity, a current to be applied to a respective phase of the at least one phase to cause a force acting on the translator that opposes an axial motion of the translator to cause the translator to brake. Braking includes causing the translator to reciprocate at a reduced velocity by opposing axial motion over one or more cycles. The system may use one or more of position information, current information, operating parameters, to brake, or may brake the translator independent of such information.
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公开(公告)号：US12170501B2
公开(公告)日：2024-12-17
申请号：US18034760
申请日：2021-11-04
Applicant: Mainspring Energy, Inc.
Inventor： Nick Schaeferle , Yuk Hei Wong , Patrick Gorzelic , Matthew Roelle
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling two or more linear generators each operating according to a repeated behavior to constitute a cycle. A control system utilizes control circuitry to determine a desired phase offset between operation cycles of a first linear generator and a second linear generator of the two or more linear generators. During operation, an actual phase offset between the first linear generator and the second linear generator is determined. The control circuitry of the control system is used to modify the operation of at least one of the first linear generator or the second linear generator to achieve the desired phase effect.
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公开(公告)号：US11578646B2
公开(公告)日：2023-02-14
申请号：US17734350
申请日：2022-05-02
Applicant: Mainspring Energy, Inc.
Inventor： Christopher Gadda , Matthew Roelle , Adam Simpson
Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards free-piston combustion engines. As described herein, a driver section may be provided in a free-piston combustion engine for storing energy during an expansion stroke. The driver section may be configured to store sufficient energy to perform the subsequent stroke. In some embodiments, the driver section may be configured to store sufficient energy so as to enable the engine to operate continuously across engine cycles without electrical energy input. A linear electromagnetic machine may be provided in a free-piston combustion engine for converting the kinetic energy of a piston assembly into electrical energy.
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公开(公告)号：US20220364502A1
公开(公告)日：2022-11-17
申请号：US17734350
申请日：2022-05-02
Applicant: Mainspring Energy, Inc.
Inventor： Christopher Gadda , Matthew Roelle , Adam Simpson
Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards free-piston combustion engines. As described herein, a driver section may be provided in a free-piston combustion engine for storing energy during an expansion stroke. The driver section may be configured to store sufficient energy to perform the subsequent stroke. In some embodiments, the driver section may be configured to store sufficient energy so as to enable the engine to operate continuously across engine cycles without electrical energy input. A linear electromagnetic machine may be provided in a free-piston combustion engine for converting the kinetic energy of a piston assembly into electrical energy.
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公开(公告)号：US20210324812A1
公开(公告)日：2021-10-21
申请号：US17350224
申请日：2021-06-17
Applicant: Mainspring Energy, Inc.
Inventor： Matthew Roelle , Christopher Gadda
Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards free-piston combustion engines. As described herein, a method and system are provided for displacing a free-piston assembly to achieve a desired engine performance by repeatedly determining position-force trajectories over the course of a propagation path and effecting the displacement of the free-piston assembly based, at least in part, on the position-force trajectory. In a dual-piston assembly free-piston engine, synchronization of the two piston assemblies is provided.
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公开(公告)号：US20210010437A1
公开(公告)日：2021-01-14
申请号：US16910673
申请日：2020-06-24
Applicant: Mainspring Energy, Inc.
Inventor： Matthew Roelle , Christopher Gadda
Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards free-piston combustion engines. As described herein, a method and system are provided for displacing a free-piston assembly to achieve a desired engine performance by repeatedly determining position-force trajectories over the course of a propagation path and effecting the displacement of the free-piston assembly based, at least in part, on the position-force trajectory. In a dual-piston assembly free-piston engine, synchronization of the two piston assemblies is provided.
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公开(公告)号：US20200328707A1
公开(公告)日：2020-10-15
申请号：US16913090
申请日：2020-06-26
Applicant: Mainspring Energy, Inc.
Inventor： Anthony Da Costa , Matthew Roelle , John Powers , Patrick Gorzelic , Christopher David Gadda
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for braking a translator of a linear multiphase electromagnetic machine. The system detects a fault event, and in response to detecting the fault event, causes the translator to brake using an electromagnetic technique. Braking includes causing the translator to stop reciprocating, by applying a force opposing an axial motion, which may occur within one cycle, or over many cycles. The fault event may include, for example, a fault associated with an encoder, a controller, an electrical component, a communications link, a phase, or a subsystem. The system includes a power electronics system configured to apply current to the phases. The system may use position information, current information, operating parameters, or a combination thereof to brake. Alternatively, the system need not use position information, current information, and operating parameters, and may brake the translator independent of such information.
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公开(公告)号：US20240113644A1
公开(公告)日：2024-04-04
申请号：US18034760
申请日：2021-11-04
Applicant: Mainspring Energy, Inc.
Inventor： Nick Schaeferle , Yuk Hei Wong , Patrick Gorzelic , Matthew Roelle
IPC: H02P9/10
CPC classification number: H02P9/105 , H02K7/1884
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling two or more linear generators each operating according to a repeated behavior to constitute a cycle. A control system utilizes control circuitry to determine a desired phase offset between operation cycles of a first linear generator and a second linear generator of the two or more linear generators. During operation, an actual phase offset between the first linear generator and the second linear generator is determined. The control circuitry of the control system is used to modify the operation of at least one of the first linear generator or the second linear generator to achieve the desired phase effect.
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公开(公告)号：US11739705B2
公开(公告)日：2023-08-29
申请号：US17725787
申请日：2022-04-21
Applicant: Mainspring Energy, Inc.
Inventor： Matthew Roelle , Christopher Gadda
CPC classification number: F02D41/1497 , F01B11/00 , F02B63/04 , F02B71/00 , F02B71/04 , F02D29/06 , F02D35/023 , F02D35/024 , F02D41/009 , F02D41/1402
Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards free-piston combustion engines. As described herein, a method and system are provided for displacing a free-piston assembly to achieve a desired engine performance by repeatedly determining position-force trajectories over the course of a propagation path and effecting the displacement of the free-piston assembly based, at least in part, on the position-force trajectory. In a dual-piston assembly free-piston engine, synchronization of the two piston assemblies is provided.
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公开(公告)号：US20220381192A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-01
申请号：US17725787
申请日：2022-04-21
Applicant: Mainspring Energy, Inc.
Inventor： Matthew Roelle , Christopher Gadda
Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards free-piston combustion engines. As described herein, a method and system are provided for displacing a free-piston assembly to achieve a desired engine performance by repeatedly determining position-force trajectories over the course of a propagation path and effecting the displacement of the free-piston assembly based, at least in part, on the position-force trajectory. In a dual-piston assembly free-piston engine, synchronization of the two piston assemblies is provided.
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