CONTROL OF PISTON TRAJECTORY IN A LINEAR GENERATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220381192A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17725787

    申请日:2022-04-21

    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.

    Energy storage and conversion in linear generators

    公开(公告)号:US11867116B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-09

    申请号:US18109040

    申请日:2023-02-13

    CPC classification number: F02B71/04 F02B63/041 F02B71/00 H02K7/1884

    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.

    Energy storage and conversion in linear generators

    公开(公告)号:US11578646B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17734350

    申请日:2022-05-02

    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.

    ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION IN LINEAR GENERATORS

    公开(公告)号:US20220364502A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-17

    申请号:US17734350

    申请日:2022-05-02

    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.

    ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION IN LINEAR GENERATORS

    公开(公告)号:US20240240586A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18518321

    申请日:2023-11-22

    CPC classification number: F02B71/04 F02B63/041 F02B71/00 H02K7/1884

    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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