Free piston linear motor compressor and associated systems of operation

Stair, Jason; Lindsay, Anthony; Lewis, Michael; Zowarka, Raymond; Pratap, Siddharth; Hearn, Clay; Penney, Charles; Worthington, Michael; Liu, Hsing-Pang

Title: Free piston linear motor compressor and associated systems of operation

Abstract

A linear motor compressor including a compressor housing and a cylinder housing having a plurality of opposing compression chambers. A piston freely reciprocates within the cylinder housing using a linear electric motor.

Inventors:: Stair, Jason; Lindsay, Anthony; Lewis, Michael; Zowarka, Raymond; Pratap, Siddharth; Hearn, Clay; Penney, Charles; Worthington, Michael; Liu, Hsing-Pang

Issue Date:: 2019-06-18

Research Org.:: Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL (United States); Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1568485

Patent Number(s):: 10323628

Application Number:: 14/536,174

Assignee:: Gas Technology Institute (Des Plaines, IL); Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, TX)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F04 - POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F04 - POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
F04B31/00 - Free-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
F04B17/042 - {the solenoid motor being separated from the fluid flow}

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
H02K33/12 - with armatures moving in alternate directions by alternate energisation of two coil systems
H02K33/16 - with polarised armatures moving in alternate directions by reversal or energisation of a single coil system

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F04 - POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
F04B25/02 - of stepped piston type
F04B19/003 - {free-piston type pumps}
F04B35/045 - {using solenoids}

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DOE Contract Number:: AR0000257

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 11/07/2014

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; 03 NATURAL GAS

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                    Stair, Jason, Lindsay, Anthony, Lewis, Michael, Zowarka, Raymond, Pratap, Siddharth, Hearn, Clay, Penney, Charles, Worthington, Michael, and Liu, Hsing-Pang. Free piston linear motor compressor and associated systems of operation.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Stair, Jason, Lindsay, Anthony, Lewis, Michael, Zowarka, Raymond, Pratap, Siddharth, Hearn, Clay, Penney, Charles, Worthington, Michael, & Liu, Hsing-Pang. Free piston linear motor compressor and associated systems of operation.  United States.

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                    Stair, Jason, Lindsay, Anthony, Lewis, Michael, Zowarka, Raymond, Pratap, Siddharth, Hearn, Clay, Penney, Charles, Worthington, Michael, and Liu, Hsing-Pang. Tue .  
        "Free piston linear motor compressor and associated systems of operation".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1568485.

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