Turbine assembly for an internal combustion engine
AssigneeFerrari S.P.A.
InventorFabrizio Favaretto
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Abstract
A turbine assembly for an internal combustion engine having: a first turbine that rotates around a first rotation axis and is configured to rotate due to the thrust exerted by exhaust gases emitted by the internal combustion engine; a second turbine which is independent of and separate from the first turbine, rotates around a second rotation axis parallel to and spaced from the first rotation axis, and is configured to rotate due to the thrust exerted by exhaust gases emitted by the internal combustion engine; an electric generator operated by the first turbine; and a transmission device that connects both the turbines to the same electric generator.
Claims12
A turbine assembly (42) for an internal combustion engine (5) and comprising:
- a first turbine (43), which rotates around a first rotation axis (55) and is configured to rotate due to a thrust exerted by exhaust gases emitted by the internal combustion engine (5);
- a second turbine (43) which is independent and separate from the first turbine (43), rotates around a second rotation axis (55) and is configured to rotate due to the thrust exerted by exhaust gases emitted by the internal combustion engine (5);
- an electric generator (54), which is operated by the first turbine (43) and by the second turbine (43);
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- a transmission device (56), which connects the both turbines (43) to the same electric generator (54) and is configured to give the two turbines (43) the same rotation speed;
- wherein the second rotation axis (55) of the second turbine (43) is parallel to and spaced from the first rotation axis (55) of the first turbine (43).
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