公开(公告)号：US06381958B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-07

申请号：US09517245

申请日：2000-03-02

申请人： Dean L. Kamen ,  Thomas Q. Gurski ,  Christopher C. Langenfeld ,  Ryan Keith LaRocque ,  Michael Norris ,  Kingston Owens

发明人： Dean L. Kamen ,  Thomas Q. Gurski ,  Christopher C. Langenfeld ,  Ryan Keith LaRocque ,  Michael Norris ,  Kingston Owens

IPC分类号： F01B2910

CPC分类号： F02G1/044 ,  F02G1/05 ,  F02G1/055 ,  F02G1/057 ,  F02G2243/02 ,  F02G2243/04 ,  F02G2243/30 ,  F02G2244/00 ,  F02G2254/10 ,  F02G2270/425 ,  F02G2275/00 ,  F02G2275/30 ,  F02G2280/70 ,  F16H21/30

摘要： A thermal cycle engine having a heat exchanger for transferring thermal energy across the heater head from a heated external fluid to the working fluid. The heat exchanger has a set of heat transfer pins each having an axis directed away from the cylindrical wall of the expansion cylinder, or, alternatively, a set of fins substantially aligned with the axis of the expansion cylinder. The height and density of the heat transfer pins may vary with distance in the direction of the flow path, and the pin structure may be fabricated by stacking perforated rings in contact with a heater head. A ring burner supplements the main combustor for supplying additional fuel to cause additional combustion of the exhaust gas. A regenerator for the thermal cycle engine has a random network of fibers formed to fill a specified volume and a material for cross-linking the fibers at points of close contact between fibers of the network.

摘要翻译： 一种具有热交换器的热循环发动机，用于将加热器头上的热能从加热的外部流体传递到工作流体。 热交换器具有一组传热销，它们各自具有指向远离膨胀气缸的圆柱形壁的轴线，或者替代地，一组翅片基本上与膨胀气缸的轴线对齐。 传热销的高度和密度可以随着流动方向的距离而变化，并且销结构可以通过堆叠与加热器头接触的穿孔环来制造。 环形燃烧器补充主燃烧器用于供应附加燃料以引起废气的额外燃烧。 用于热循环发动机的再生器具有形成为填充特定体积的纤维的随机网络和用于在网络的纤维之间紧密接触的点处交联纤维的材料。

公开(公告)号：US20100269499A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-28

申请号：US12448744

申请日：2007-12-24

申请人： David Anthony Clark ,  Alan William McCarthy-Wyper

发明人： David Anthony Clark ,  Alan William McCarthy-Wyper

IPC分类号： F02G1/043

CPC分类号： F02G1/047 ,  F02G2275/30

摘要： A Stirling engine system comprising a Stirling engine, a burner adjacent to the engine, and a supply of combustible fuel to the burner to produce a hot combusted fuel stream to heat the engine. The system further comprises means to provide relative movement between the burner and engine to increase the proportion of combusted fuel which bypasses the engine as the required heat output increases.

摘要翻译： 斯特林发动机系统，包括斯特林发动机，与发动机相邻的燃烧器，以及向燃烧器供应可燃燃料以产生热燃烧的燃料流以加热发动机。 该系统还包括在燃烧器和发动机之间提供相对运动的装置，以在所需的热输出增加时增加绕过发动机的燃烧燃料的比例。

公开(公告)号：US20100063707A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-11

申请号：US12269367

申请日：2008-11-12

申请人： Chin-Kuang Luo

发明人： Chin-Kuang Luo

IPC分类号： F02D45/00

CPC分类号： F02G1/06 ,  F02G2243/32 ,  F02G2275/30

摘要： A control device for a thermal engine includes: a thermal energy generator for generating thermal energy through combustion of air and fuel supplied thereto and adapted for supplying the thermal energy to the thermal engine such that the thermal engine is driven to generate a mechanical power output; a flow control device coupled to the thermal energy generator and operable to control amounts of the air and the fuel supplied to the thermal energy generator; and a control unit for controlling the flow control device to adjust the amounts of the air and the fuel supplied to the thermal energy generator based on an operating parameter of the thermal engine. A control method for the thermal engine is also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一种用于热引擎的控制装置包括：热能发生器，用于通过供应到其中的空气和燃料的燃烧产生热能，并适于将热能提供给热力发动机，使得热力发动机被驱动以产生机械功率输出; 流量控制装置，其耦合到热能发生器并且可操作以控制供应到热能发生器的空气和燃料的量; 以及控制单元，用于控制所述流量控制装置，以基于所述热力发动机的运行参数来调节供应给所述热能发电机的空气量和燃料量。 还公开了一种用于热引擎的控制方法。

公开(公告)号：US06536207B1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-25

申请号：US09517808

申请日：2000-03-02

申请人： Dean L. Kamen ,  Christopher C. Langenfeld ,  Michael Norris ,  Jason Michael Sachs

发明人： Dean L. Kamen ,  Christopher C. Langenfeld ,  Michael Norris ,  Jason Michael Sachs

IPC分类号： F02C500

CPC分类号： F24D15/04 ,  B60K6/00 ,  B60K6/24 ,  B60K6/46 ,  B60K6/485 ,  B60L9/02 ,  B60L11/126 ,  B60L2200/12 ,  B60W2300/36 ,  B60Y2200/12 ,  B60Y2200/126 ,  B62K2202/00 ,  F02B61/02 ,  F02G1/04 ,  F02G1/043 ,  F02G1/0435 ,  F02G1/05 ,  F02G1/06 ,  F02G3/02 ,  F02G5/04 ,  F02G2243/30 ,  F02G2275/30 ,  F02G2280/20 ,  F24H2240/01 ,  F24H2240/04 ,  Y02B30/12 ,  Y02E20/14 ,  Y02T10/166 ,  Y02T10/6217 ,  Y02T10/6226 ,  Y02T10/6295 ,  Y02T10/7077 ,  Y10S903/902 ,  Y10S903/905

摘要： An auxiliary power system for providing electrical power and heat to an indoor area includes an external combustion engine, such as a Stirling cycle engine, for generating mechanical energy and thermal energy. The external combustion engine burns a fuel with substantially complete combustion such that exhaust emissions from the external combustion engine are below a predetermined exhaust level. A generator is coupled to the external combustion engine and converts the mechanical energy produced by the external combustion engine to electrical power. A first power output is used to provide the electrical power produced by the generator. The external combustion engine and generator are disposed within a housing such that the external combustion engine, generator and housing combination is a portable size. The thermal energy generated by the external combustion engine may be used to heat the atmosphere surrounding the housing.

摘要翻译： 用于向室内区域提供电力和热量的辅助动力系统包括用于产生机械能和热能的诸如斯特林循环发动机的外部燃烧发动机。 外燃机燃烧具有基本上完全燃烧的燃料，使得来自外燃机的废气排放低于预定排放水平。 发电机联接到外燃机并将由外燃机产生的机械能转换成电力。 第一功率输出用于提供由发电机产生的电功率。 外燃机和发电机设置在壳体内，使得外燃机，发电机和外壳组合是便携式的。 由外燃机产生的热能可用于加热壳体周围的气氛。