An opposed piston engine (OPE) comprising: an intake valve assembly comprising an intake valve, intake camshaft and intake rocker arm assembly; an exhaust valve assembly comprising an exhaust valve, exhaust camshaft and exhaust rocker arm assembly, wherein each of the intake and exhaust valve assemblies further comprise a hydraulic lash adjuster (HLA).
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Portable power chargers; solar battery power charges; inverter generator; portable power station; solar panels for production of electricity; stationery energy charger, namely, battery charge devices
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COMBINED HEAT AND POWER ARCHITECTURES AND RELATED METHODS
Combined heat and power (CHP) architectures are discussed that provide a wide range of heat and power. A CHP architecture may comprise: a first CHP system, the first CHP system comprising a first energy generation module and a first energy storage and transfer module; and at least one controller for controlling a flow of liquid between the first energy storage and transfer module and a second CHP system.
F02B 19/12 - Engines characterised by precombustion chambers with positive ignition
F02B 19/08 - Engines characterised by precombustion chambers the chamber being of air-swirl type
F02B 63/04 - Adaptations of engines for driving pumps, hand-held tools or electric generatorsPortable combinations of engines with engine-driven devices for electric generators
H02K 7/18 - Structural association of electric generators with mechanical driving motors, e.g.with turbines
Engines operating using multiple, different types of fuel are described. The engines may include components that control the introduction of fuels and/or reduce premature pre-ignition of fuels, such as a fuel comprising a percentage of hydrogen. The described hydrogen-fueled engines have a reduced carbon footprint.
F01B 7/14 - Machines or engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders with oppositely reciprocating pistons acting on different main shafts
F02B 75/28 - Engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders
Engines operating using multiple, different types of fuel are described. The engines may include components that control the introduction of fuels and/or reduce premature pre-ignition of fuels, such as a fuel comprising a percentage of hydrogen. The described hydrogen-fueled engines have a reduced carbon footprint.
F02B 19/12 - Engines characterised by precombustion chambers with positive ignition
H02K 7/18 - Structural association of electric generators with mechanical driving motors, e.g.with turbines
F02B 19/08 - Engines characterised by precombustion chambers the chamber being of air-swirl type
F02B 63/04 - Adaptations of engines for driving pumps, hand-held tools or electric generatorsPortable combinations of engines with engine-driven devices for electric generators
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Spark/ignition system for an opposed piston engine
A four-stroke opposed-piston engine contains a cylinder having a periphery and a combustion chamber and an ignition system, wherein the ignition system is fixed to the cylinder periphery and at least partially contained within the combustion chamber. During combustion, the ignition system is adapted to locate a spark within a fuel-rich predetermined region of the combustion chamber.
A combined heat and power system generates energy and efficiently captures a percentage of such energy that would otherwise be lost to, among other things, control the temperature and humidity of a house or dwelling.
Compact and quiet opposed piston engines (OPEs) are provided. Though compact and quiet, the OPEs provide substantial mechanical shaft power that is required for a range of applications. The inventive OPEs may have a plurality of size displacements.
Compact and quiet opposed piston engines (OPEs) are provided. Though compact and quiet, the OPEs provide substantial mechanical shaft power that is required for a range of applications. The inventive OPEs may have a plurality of size displacements.
F01B 7/08 - Machines or engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders with oppositely reciprocating pistons acting on same main shaft using only connecting-rods for conversion of reciprocatory into rotary motion or vice versa with side rods
F02B 75/28 - Engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders
F01B 7/00 - Machines or engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders
F01P 3/08 - Cooling of piston exterior only, e.g. by jets
An opposed piston engine includes an engine housing (20), at least one cylinder housing (300) coupled to the engine housing, and a cylinder (210) supported by the at least one cylinder housing (300). The cylinder has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. Each of the first and second cylinder ends is directly supported by the engine housing (20).
A four-stroke opposed piston engine contains a drive train containing two outer crank shaft gears, and two inner synchro gears, wherein the inner synchro gears are twice the diameter of the outer crank shaft gears. Additionally, novel piston faces are presented that when fixed on opposed pistons, create annular cavities that form advantageous combustion chambers when the pistons are at top dead center.
F01B 7/02 - Machines or engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders with oppositely reciprocating pistons
F01B 7/14 - Machines or engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders with oppositely reciprocating pistons acting on different main shafts
F02B 75/28 - Engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders
F02B 75/02 - Engines characterised by their cycles, e.g. six-stroke
A combined heat and power system generates energy and efficiently captures a percentage of such energy that would otherwise be lost to, among other things, control the temperature and humidity of a house or dwelling.
A combined heating and power system is configured to generate energy as well capture a large percentage of energy that would otherwise be lost using components, including heat transfer components, embedded within a vessel to transfer energy in the form of heat to liquid within the vessel.
F01N 1/02 - Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by using resonance
F01N 3/02 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust
F03D 9/00 - Adaptations of wind motors for special useCombinations of wind motors with apparatus driven therebyWind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations
A combined heat, cooling and power system is configured to generate energy as well capture a large percentage of energy that would otherwise be lost using components, including heat transfer components, embedded within a vessel to transfer energy in the form of heat to liquid within the vessel.
An opposed-piston engine contains opposed pistons wherein each piston has a piston face containing a recess. The recesses formed in the piston faces define a combustion chamber when contained within a cylinder. An ignition system is at least partially contained within the combustion chamber to enhance the combustion efficiency of a fuel-air mixture within the combustion system.
An opposed-piston engine optionally contains an ignition system that is at least partially contained within the combustion chamber to enhance the combustion efficiency of a fuel-air mixture within the combustion system. More specifically, the ignition system contains at least one spark plug having an elongated center electrical delivery electrode, and, an elongated ground electrode. Accordingly, the elongated electrodes extend from an area adjacent to the inner periphery of the cylinder to a radially central area within the combustion chamber. Yet further, a cooling jacket is incorporated to provide cooling of the spark plug.
F02P 15/00 - Electric spark ignition having characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups
F02B 75/24 - Multi-cylinder engines with cylinders arranged oppositely relative to main shaft and of "flat" type
F02P 1/00 - Installations having electric ignition energy generated by magneto- or dynamo-electric generators without subsequent storage
F01P 3/16 - Arrangements for cooling other engine or machine parts for cooling fuel injectors or sparking-plugs
F02B 75/28 - Engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders
F02B 23/10 - Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with positive ignition with separate admission of air and fuel into cylinder
F02B 75/02 - Engines characterised by their cycles, e.g. six-stroke
A valve with an opening is driven by an electric motor to rotate around the cylinder of an opposed piston engine such that the opening separately matches an intake and exhaust opening on the cylinder to allow fuel to enter the combustion chamber of the engine and allow exhaust to be expelled. The intake and exhaust cylinder openings may be separated from each other by approximately sixty degrees of the outside of the cylinder.
F01L 7/02 - Rotary or oscillatory slide-valve gear or valve arrangements with cylindrical, sleeve, or part-annularly-shaped valves
F02B 23/06 - Other engines characterised by special shape or construction of combustion chambers to improve operation with compression ignition the combustion space being arranged in working piston
F01L 7/18 - Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in preceding subgroups of this group
F01L 13/00 - Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations
F02B 75/26 - Engines with cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main-shaft axisEngines with cylinder axes arranged substantially tangentially to a circle centred on main-shaft axis
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Fuel ignition methods for opposed piston engines and related structures
F01B 7/12 - Machines or engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders with oppositely reciprocating pistons acting on same main shaft using rockers and connecting-rods
F02B 75/28 - Engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders
F02F 3/26 - Pistons having combustion chamber in piston head
F16J 1/09 - PistonsTrunk pistonsPlungers with means for guiding fluids
F02F 3/24 - Pistons having means for guiding gases in cylinders, e.g. for guiding scavenging charge in two-stroke engines
F02F 3/28 - Other pistons with specially-shaped head
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Methods and related systems for generating pressurized air within an opposed piston engine
Pressurized air may be generated within a lightweight opposed piston engine without the need to make use of a supercharger. The lightweight engine may be combined with one or more lightweight micro-generators.
F01B 7/14 - Machines or engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders with oppositely reciprocating pistons acting on different main shafts
F01B 9/02 - Reciprocating-piston machines or engines characterised by connections between pistons and main shafts, not specific to groups with crankshaft
F02B 75/28 - Engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders
F02B 75/24 - Multi-cylinder engines with cylinders arranged oppositely relative to main shaft and of "flat" type
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COMBINATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS FOR PROVIDING POWER, HEAT AND COOLING
A combined heat, cooling and power system is configured to generate energy as well capture a large percentage of energy that would otherwise be lost using components, including heat transfer components, embedded within a vessel to transfer energy in the form of heat to liquid within the vessel.
F02G 5/02 - Profiting from waste heat of exhaust gases
F01K 23/06 - Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle
F01N 5/02 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus combined or associated with devices profiting by exhaust energy the devices using heat
F01N 5/04 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus combined or associated with devices profiting by exhaust energy the devices using kinetic energy
F24D 15/00 - Other domestic- or space-heating systems
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COMBINATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS FOR PROVIDING POWER, HEAT AND COOLING
A combined heat, cooling and power system is configured to generate energy as well capture a large percentage of energy that would otherwise be lost using components, including heat transfer components, embedded within a vessel to transfer energy in the form of heat to liquid within the vessel.
F02G 5/02 - Profiting from waste heat of exhaust gases
F01K 23/06 - Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle
F01N 5/02 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus combined or associated with devices profiting by exhaust energy the devices using heat
F01N 5/04 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus combined or associated with devices profiting by exhaust energy the devices using kinetic energy
F24D 15/00 - Other domestic- or space-heating systems
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Opposed piston engine with variable compression ratio
An inventive opposed piston engine is provided. The inventive engine includes an inventive mechanism that enables adjustment of a compression ratio of the engine.
F01L 1/00 - Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear
F01B 7/14 - Machines or engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders with oppositely reciprocating pistons acting on different main shafts
F02B 75/28 - Engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders
F01L 5/04 - Slide-valve gear or valve arrangements with cylindrical, sleeve, or part-annularly-shaped valves
F01L 5/06 - Slide-valve gear or valve arrangements with cylindrical, sleeve, or part-annularly-shaped valves surrounding working cylinder or piston
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Combination systems and related methods for providing power, heat and cooling
A combined heat, cooling and power system is configured to generate energy as well capture a large percentage of energy that would otherwise be lost using components, including heat transfer components, embedded within a vessel to transfer energy in the form of heat to liquid within the vessel.
A combined heat and power system (10), or an energy system (10), is provided. A four- stroke opposed-piston engine (26 or 500) provides efficient power from a generator set or genset (26/28). A heat exchange system (30/32) is provided within the energy system (10) to provide efficient waste heat recovery as the engine (26 or 500) is operated.
A combined heat and power system, or an energy system, is provided. A four-stroke opposed-piston engine provides efficient power from a generator set or genset. A heat exchange system is provided within the energy system to provide efficient waste heat recovery as the engine is operated.
F01N 3/02 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust
F02G 5/04 - Profiting from waste heat of exhaust gases in combination with other waste heat from combustion engines
F02B 63/04 - Adaptations of engines for driving pumps, hand-held tools or electric generatorsPortable combinations of engines with engine-driven devices for electric generators
F24D 11/00 - Central heating systems using heat accumulated in storage masses
F01K 23/08 - Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle with working fluid of one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle
F01K 23/10 - Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle with exhaust fluid of one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle
H01M 8/04014 - Heat exchange using gaseous fluidsHeat exchange by combustion of reactants
F01K 23/06 - Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle
F01L 1/00 - Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear
F01B 7/14 - Machines or engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders with oppositely reciprocating pistons acting on different main shafts
F02B 75/28 - Engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders
An opposed piston engine includes an engine housing, at least one cylinder housing coupled to the engine housing, and at least one cylinder supported by the engine housing and by the cylinder housing along an exterior of the engine housing.
An engine with a design for an inwardly opposed-piston, 4 cycle engine with a common, fixed cylinder and external induction system. The present invention features include a fixed, common cylinder in which 2 pistons move towards each other during the cycling of the engine, external, modular, fix mounted induction and exhaust system, multiple power take off shafts as well as additional cylinder/piston bank modularity. The production of such design provides for increased thermal, mechanical and volumetric efficiency as it relates to similar internal combustion engines.
F01B 7/02 - Machines or engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders with oppositely reciprocating pistons
F02B 75/28 - Engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders
F01B 7/14 - Machines or engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders with oppositely reciprocating pistons acting on different main shafts
An opposed piston engine includes a valve mechanism for regulating fluid flow through an opening formed in a cylinder of the engine. The mechanism includes a valve operatively coupled to the cylinder so as to be rotatable to a first position to seal the opening and to a second position to unseal the opening, and at least one cam surface operatively coupled to the cylinder so as to be movable with respect to the cylinder to engage the valve so as to produce rotation of the valve.
F01L 7/00 - Rotary or oscillatory slide-valve gear or valve arrangements
F01L 1/30 - Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of positively opened and closed valves, i.e. desmodromic valves
F01L 7/02 - Rotary or oscillatory slide-valve gear or valve arrangements with cylindrical, sleeve, or part-annularly-shaped valves
F02B 75/28 - Engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders
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Ignition source adapted for positioning within a combustion chamber
An ignition source for initiating combustion is provided. The ignition source includes an electrical delivery conductor mounted in a delivery conductor mounting structure. An electrical ground conductor is mounted in a ground conductor mounting structure and extends from the ground conductor mounting structure to a point proximate the delivery conductor to define an ignition spark gap between the delivery conductor and the ground conductor. At least one of the delivery conductor and the ground conductor are mounted in a respective one of the delivery conductor mounting structure and the ground conductor mounting structure so as to be selectively positionable with respect to the other one of the delivery conductor and the ground conductor to selectively adjust a width of the ignition spark gap.
An ignition source for initiating combustion is provided. The ignition source includes an electrical delivery conductor mounted in a delivery conductor mounting structure. An electrical ground conductor is mounted in a ground conductor mounting structure and extends from the ground conductor mounting structure to a point proximate the delivery conductor to define an ignition spark gap between the delivery conductor and the ground conductor. At least one of the delivery conductor and the ground conductor is mounted so as to be positionable with respect to the other one of the delivery conductor and the ground conductor to selectively adjust a width of the ignition spark gap.
H01T 13/32 - Sparking plugs characterised by features of the electrodes or insulation characterised by features of the earthed electrode
F02P 15/00 - Electric spark ignition having characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups
F02B 75/28 - Engines with two or more pistons reciprocating within same cylinder or within essentially coaxial cylinders
F02P 15/04 - Electric spark ignition having characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups one of the spark electrodes being mounted on the engine working piston