Power plants – Fluid motor means driven by waste heat or by exhaust energy... – Having fluid motor motive fluid treating – controlling or...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-27
2007-02-27
Nguyen, Hoang (Department: 3748)
Power plants
Fluid motor means driven by waste heat or by exhaust energy...
Having fluid motor motive fluid treating, controlling or...
C060S517000, C060S698000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10542321
ABSTRACT:
A power unit for a vehicle, such as an automobile, includes an internal combustion engine1as a prime mover for the vehicle, a generator3,and a Stirling engine4for driving the generator3.The Stirling engine4uses the exhaust gas discharged by the internal combustion engine1as a high-temperature heat source. Power generated by the generator3is supplied to an electric motor2for driving auxiliary machines7, 8and9,and to a battery5for supplying power to the electric motor2.The engine speed of the Stirling engine4is controlled through the control of the load on the generator3by a field regulator15.An optimum engine speed of the Stirling engine4is determined such that the brake horsepower of the Stirling engine4increases to a maximum or substantially maximum brake horsepower. The fuel consumption of the internal combustion engine1as the prime mover that produces waste heat as a high-temperature heat source for the Stirling engine4is reduced, and the auxiliary machines are driven so as to fully exercise their functions even in a state where the brake horsepower of the Stirling engine4is low.
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Arent & Fox PLLC
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Nguyen Hoang
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