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US 12,678,936 B2Granted
Pneumatic energy generation device
AssigneeIndustry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
InventorsDong Jun Shin, Seung Ryeol Lee
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Abstract
A pneumatic energy generation device includes at least one pneumatic generation unit including a pneumatic supply member that supplies stored pneumatic energy to an actuator, a pneumatic generation member that generates the pneumatic energy by adjusting the pressure of the pneumatic supply member, and at least one pneumatic reinforcement unit including a liquid-gas chamber that receives a liquefied gas and a liquid chamber that receives a liquid, thereby selectively mixing the liquid into the liquefied gas according to the pressure of the pneumatic supply member to selectively gasify the liquefied gas and increasing the pneumatic energy while cooling the pneumatic generation member.
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A pneumatic energy generation device, comprising:
- a pneumatic generation unit comprising a pneumatic supply member configured to supply a pneumatic energy to an actuator and a pneumatic generation member configured to generate the pneumatic energy by adjusting a pressure of the pneumatic supply member;
- and
- a pneumatic reinforcement unit comprising a liquid-gas chamber configured to accommodate a liquefied gas and a liquid chamber configured to accommodate a liquid fluid,
- wherein the pneumatic reinforcement unit is configured to selectively mix the liquid into the liquefied gas according to the pressure of the pneumatic supply member, thereby selectively gasifying the liquefied gas and increasing the pneumatic energy while cooling the pneumatic generation member,
- wherein the pneumatic generation unit further includes an upper housing configured to accommodate the pneumatic supply member and the pneumatic generation member,
- wherein the pneumatic reinforcement unit further includes:
- a lower housing coupled to a lower portion of the upper housing and configured to accommodate the liquid-gas chamber and the liquid chamber;
- and
- a check valve positioned at an upper inside of the lower housing and connected between the pneumatic supply member and the liquid-gas chamber,
- wherein the check valve is configured to be closed in a first direction from the pneumatic supply member to the liquid-gas chamber and configured to be opened in a second direction from the liquid-gas chamber to the pneumatic supply member.
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A pneumatic energy generation device, comprising:
- a pneumatic generation unit comprising a pneumatic supply member configured to supply a pneumatic energy to an actuator and a pneumatic generation member configured to generate the pneumatic energy by adjusting a pressure of the pneumatic supply member;
- and
- a pneumatic reinforcement unit comprising a liquid-gas chamber configured to accommodate a liquefied gas and a liquid chamber configured to accommodate a liquid,
- wherein the pneumatic reinforcement unit is configured to selectively mix the liquid into the liquefied gas according to the pressure of the pneumatic supply member, thereby selectively gasifying the liquefied gas and increasing the pneumatic energy while cooling the pneumatic generation member,
- wherein the pneumatic reinforcement unit further comprises a sensor comprising a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor, each being connected to the pneumatic supply member to measure a temperature and the pressure of the pneumatic supply member,
- wherein the pneumatic energy generation device is configured to generate the pneumatic energy including:
- a continuous pneumatic energy lower than a preset energy, the pneumatic energy generation device being configured to supply the continuous pneumatic energy continuously;
- and
- an explosive pneumatic energy higher than the preset energy, the pneumatic energy generation device being configured to supply the explosive pneumatic energy instantaneously, and
- wherein the pneumatic energy generation device further comprises a controller configured to control an operation of the pneumatic generation member, enabling the pneumatic supply member to supply one of the continuous pneumatic energy and the explosive pneumatic energy to the actuator.
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A pneumatic energy generation device, comprising:
- a pneumatic generation unit comprising a pneumatic supply member configured to supply a pneumatic energy to an actuator and a pneumatic generation member configured to generate the pneumatic energy by adjusting a pressure of the pneumatic supply member;
- and
- a pneumatic reinforcement unit comprising a liquid-gas chamber configured to accommodate a liquefied gas and a liquid chamber configured to accommodate a liquid,
- wherein the pneumatic reinforcement unit is configured to selectively mix the liquid into the liquefied gas according to the pressure of the pneumatic supply member, thereby selectively gasifying the liquefied gas and increasing the pneumatic energy while cooling the pneumatic generation member,
- wherein the pneumatic generation unit further comprises:
- a flow path adjustment valve that is connected between the liquid-gas chamber and the liquid chamber and configured to be opened or closed according to the pressure of the pneumatic supply member to adjust a supply amount of the liquid supplied to the liquid-gas chamber,
- wherein the pneumatic energy generation device further comprises a controller configured to control an operation of the pneumatic generation member and the flow path adjustment valve to maintain a preset ratio between a pressure amount generated in the pneumatic generation member and supplied to the pneumatic supply member and a gasification amount of the liquefied gas.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.