EXTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH SEQUENTIAL PISTON DRIVE

    公开(公告)号:US20170321630A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-09

    申请号:US15330921

    申请日:2014-12-03

    申请人: Seppo LAITINEN

    发明人: Seppo LAITINEN

    IPC分类号: F02G1/044 F01B7/16 F02G1/05

    摘要: Method and system for efficient energy recovery from heat source with external combustion engine. Invention include sequentially operating drive mechanism for power pistons and displacement pistons of gamma type Stirling engine, providing nearly ideal pistons operation sequence. Stirling engine is supplemented with working flow fluid control and separation member between working fluid reheater and rest of the engine during high pressure stage. Working fluid is circulated in flow control via one or more consecutive displacement cylinder/power cylinder stages before reheating. Control system is directing working fluid from inlet port to the first displacement cylinder, further to the first power cylinder and after expansion either to reheating or to the next displacement cylinder. Low temperature working fluid is finally directed back to the counter flow type reheater.

    STIRLING ENGINE AND METHODS OF OPERATION AND USE
    4.
    发明申请
    STIRLING ENGINE AND METHODS OF OPERATION AND USE 审中-公开
    起动发动机及其运行和使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160160795A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-09

    申请号:US14755930

    申请日:2015-06-30

    申请人: Solar Miller

    发明人: Solar Miller

    IPC分类号: F02G1/044 F02G1/057

    摘要: A double acting, miller cycle, reciprocating piston with dual rotary displacer, stirling engine is provided. Configurable as a heat pump, a heat engine, or as a combination with one side driving the other, the engine is completely closed, sealed and pressurized with the piston ring as the only internal seal. A miller cycle is created by allowing transfer of the working fluid (typically hydrogen gas) past the piston to balance working fluid pressure only at the extremes of the piston stroke. Two coordinated rotating displacers service opposite sides of one piston. Each displacer manages heat flow, according it its length and shape, through one side of the length of its encasing tube into and out of the working fluid through the other side of the length of its encasing tube. The dead space between the piston and the displacer holds regenerator material.

    摘要翻译: 提供双作用,铣床循环,具有双旋转置换器的往复活塞,斯特林发动机。 可配置为热泵,热力发动机,或作为驱动另一侧的组合,发动机完全关闭,密封和加压,活塞环作为唯一的内部密封。 通过允许工作流体(通常为氢气)通过活塞传递来平衡工作流体压力,仅在活塞冲程的极限处产生磨机循环。 两个协调的旋转置换器服务于一个活塞的相对侧。 每个置换器根据其长度和形状,通过其包装管的长度的一侧通过其包装管的长度的另一侧来管理和流出工作流体的热流。 活塞和置换器之间的死区保持蓄热材料。

    Linear multi-cylinder stirling cycle machine
    5.
    发明授权
    Linear multi-cylinder stirling cycle machine 有权
    线性多缸斯特林循环机

    公开(公告)号:US08820068B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-02

    申请号:US12867645

    申请日:2009-02-17

    IPC分类号: F01B29/10 F02G1/05 F02G1/043

    摘要: A linear, multi-cylinder Stirling cycle machine comprises a plurality of Stirling cycle units arranged in an open series or closed loop. Each of the units comprises a compression space in fluid communication with an expansion space via a regenerative heat exchange assembly. The compression space and expansion space are in fluid communication with, respectively, a compression piston and an expansion piston, and the separate Stirling cycle units are mechanically coupled together by linear power transmitters, which connect the expansion piston of one unit to the compression unit of the other. The linear power transmitters can be linear transducers such as linear motors or generators. In the open series arrangement the series of Stirling cycle units can have an initiating compressor at one end and a terminating expander at the other end. hi the closed loop arrangement, one of the Stirling cycle units can include an exergy throttle to restrict gas flow rates to control the speed of the machine. The machine may be used in a combined heat and power apparatus with some Stirling cycle units acting as engine/generators and with waste heat being used for heating. Some Stirling cycle units can be used for cooling or heat pumping.

    摘要翻译: 线性多缸斯特林循环机包括以开放式或闭环方式布置的多个斯特林循环单元。 每个单元包括经由再生热交换组件与膨胀空间流体连通的压缩空间。 压缩空间和膨胀空间分别与压缩活塞和膨胀活塞流体连通,并且单独的斯特林循环单元通过将一个单元的膨胀活塞连接到一个单元的压缩单元的线性功率发生器机械地联接在一起 另一个。 线性功率发射器可以是线性电动机或发电机等线性换能器。 在开放式串联装置中,斯特林循环装置系列可以在一端具有启动压缩机,另一端可以具有起动压缩机。 在闭环装置中,斯特林循环装置之一可以包括一个能量节气门,以限制气体流速以控制机器的速度。 该机器可以用于组合的热和电力设备中,其中一些斯特林循环单元用作发动机/发电机,并且废热被用于加热。 一些斯特林循环单元可用于冷却或热泵送。

    MINIATURE RECIPROCATING HEAT PUMPS AND ENGINES
    7.
    发明申请
    MINIATURE RECIPROCATING HEAT PUMPS AND ENGINES 失效
    微型热泵和发动机

    公开(公告)号:US20030101732A9

    公开(公告)日:2003-06-05

    申请号:US10074366

    申请日:2002-02-12

    摘要: The present invention discloses a miniature thermodynamic device that can be constructed using standard micro-fabrication techniques. The device can be used to provide cooling, generate power, compress gases, pump fluids and reduce pressure below ambient (operate as a vacuum pump). Embodiments of the invention relating to the production of a cooling effect and the generation of electrical power, change the thermodynamic state of the system by extracting energy from a pressurized fluid. Energy extraction is attained using an expansion process, which is as nearly isentropic as possible for the appropriately chosen fluid. An isentropic expansion occurs when a compressed gas does work to expand, and in the disclosed embodiments, the gas does work by overcoming either an electrostatic or a magnetic force.

    摘要翻译: 本发明公开了一种可以使用标准微加工技术构造的微型热力学装置。 该设备可用于提供冷却,产生电力,压缩气体,泵送流体,并将压力降低到环境以下(作为真空泵运行)。 本发明的实施例涉及冷却效果的产生和电力的产生,通过从加压流体中提取能量来改变系统的热力学状态。 使用膨胀过程获得能量提取,对于适当选择的流体,其可能几乎是等熵的。 当压缩气体确实变得膨胀时,发生等熵膨胀,并且在所公开的实施例中,气体通过克服静电或磁力而起作用。

    Two-cycle hot-gas engine
    8.
    发明申请
    Two-cycle hot-gas engine 失效
    双循环热气发动机

    公开(公告)号:US20030074882A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-24

    申请号:US10271014

    申请日:2002-10-15

    发明人: Andreas Gimsa

    摘要: The instant invention relates to a two-cycle hot-gas engine comprising an expansion piston in a heatable cylinder member and a compression piston in a coolable cylinder member. The expansion piston and the compression piston are disposed along a common axis.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种双循环热气发动机,其包括可加热气缸构件中的膨胀活塞和可冷却气缸构件中的压缩活塞。 膨胀活塞和压缩活塞沿公共轴线设置。

    Miniature reciprocating heat pumps and engines
    9.
    发明申请
    Miniature reciprocating heat pumps and engines 失效
    微型往复式热泵和发动机

    公开(公告)号:US20020148237A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-10-17

    申请号:US10074366

    申请日:2002-02-12

    摘要: The present invention discloses a miniature thermodynamic device that can be constructed using standard micro-fabrication techniques. The device can be used to provide cooling, generate power, compress gases, pump fluids and reduce pressure below ambient (operate as a vacuum pump). Embodiments of the invention relating to the production of a cooling effect and the generation of electrical power, change the thermodynamic state of the system by extracting energy from a pressurized fluid. Energy extraction is attained using an expansion process, which is as nearly isentropic as possible for the appropriately chosen fluid. An isentropic expansion occurs when a compressed gas does work to expand, and in the disclosed embodiments, the gas does work by overcoming either an electrostatic or a magnetic force.

    摘要翻译: 本发明公开了一种可以使用标准微加工技术构造的微型热力学装置。 该设备可用于提供冷却,产生电力,压缩气体,泵送流体,并将压力降低到环境以下(作为真空泵运行)。 本发明的实施例涉及冷却效果的产生和电力的产生,通过从加压流体中提取能量来改变系统的热力学状态。 使用膨胀过程获得能量提取,对于适当选择的流体,其可能几乎是等熵的。 当压缩气体确实变得膨胀时,发生等熵膨胀,并且在所公开的实施例中,气体通过克服静电或磁力而起作用。

    Free-piston internal combustion engine
    10.
    发明授权
    Free-piston internal combustion engine 失效
    自由活塞内燃机

    公开(公告)号:US6035637A

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-14

    申请号:US30067

    申请日:1998-02-25

    摘要: This invention is an efficient free-piston internal-combustion engine having an expansion ratio greater than the compression ratio and preferably with gas bearings supporting the piston. The use of gas bearings in combination with high-temperature ceramic materials allows the engine to be nearly adiabatic and with exhaust temperatures in excess of 600.degree. C. These high exhaust temperatures in turn allow the engine to operate as a topping cycle for gas turbines, Stirling engines, steam engines, etc. An improved valving system for flexible control of the engine may include the use of a valve actuator in a piston. In one embodiment, a pair of oppositely disposed combustion chamber passageways extending between the combustion chamber and the earth's atmosphere, each have a combustion-chamber valve for controlling the passage of gas through the passageways. The combustion-chamber valves are essentially simultaneously opened and closed to permit independent variation and control of the compression ratio, expansion ratio, and stroke of the engine. When the valves are opened, the combustion chamber is purged or supercharged with combustion supporting air, and closed to initiate compression. Variable control of the piston positions at which the valves are opened and closed permits the engine to operate at a high efficiency over a broad range of power output loading conditions. In another embodiment the combustion chamber and a gas compressor are combined in the same cylinder.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种有效的自由活塞内燃机,其膨胀比大于压缩比,优选地具有支撑活塞的气体轴承。 使用气体轴承与高温陶瓷材料相结合可使发动机几乎绝热,排气温度超过600°C。这些高排气温度又可使发动机作为燃气轮机的顶部循环运行, 斯特林发动机,蒸汽发动机等。用于灵活控制发动机的改进的阀门系统可以包括在活塞中使用阀致动器。 在一个实施例中,在燃烧室和地球大气之间延伸的一对相对设置的燃烧室通道各自具有用于控制气体通过通道的燃烧室阀。 燃烧室阀基本上同时打开和关闭,以允许发动机的压缩比,膨胀比和行程的独立变化和控制。 当阀打开时,燃烧室被燃烧支撑空气吹扫或增压,并关闭以开始压缩。 阀门打开和关闭的活塞位置的可变控制允许发动机在广泛的动力输出负载条件下以高效率运行。 在另一个实施例中,燃烧室和气体压缩机组合在相同的气缸中。