Power control system for a hot gas engine
Abstract
A power control system for a hot gas engine of the type in which the power output is controlled by varying the mean pressure of the working gas charge in the engine has according to the present invention been provided with two working gas reservoirs at substantially different pressure levels. At working gas pressures below the lower of said levels the high pressure gas reservoir is cut out from the control system, and at higher pressures the low pressure gas reservoir is cut out from the system, thereby enabling a single one-stage compressor to handle gas within a wide pressure range at a low compression ratio.
- Inventors:
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- Staffanstorp, SE
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865989
- Patent Number(s):
- 4612769
- Assignee:
- Mechanical Technology Incorporated (Latham, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02G - HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- DEN3-32
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- power; control; hot; gas; engine; type; output; controlled; varying; mean; pressure; charge; according; provided; reservoirs; substantially; levels; pressures; below; reservoir; cut; enabling; single; one-stage; compressor; handle; wide; range; compression; ratio; pressure level; pressure range; pressures below; mean pressure; power control; power output; pressure gas; gas pressure; hot gas; gas engine; compression ratio; gas reservoirs; gas reservoir; /60/
Citation Formats
Berntell, John O. Power control system for a hot gas engine. United States: N. p., 1986.
Web.
Berntell, John O. Power control system for a hot gas engine. United States.
Berntell, John O. Wed .
"Power control system for a hot gas engine". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865989.
@article{osti_865989,
title = {Power control system for a hot gas engine},
author = {Berntell, John O},
abstractNote = {A power control system for a hot gas engine of the type in which the power output is controlled by varying the mean pressure of the working gas charge in the engine has according to the present invention been provided with two working gas reservoirs at substantially different pressure levels. At working gas pressures below the lower of said levels the high pressure gas reservoir is cut out from the control system, and at higher pressures the low pressure gas reservoir is cut out from the system, thereby enabling a single one-stage compressor to handle gas within a wide pressure range at a low compression ratio.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1986},
month = {1}
}
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