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US 2004/0200216 A1Published application
Internal explosion engine and generator using non-combustible gases
AssigneeClean Energy Corporation
InventorHeinrich Franz Klostermann
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InventorHeinrich Franz Klostermann
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Internal explosion engine and generator having an explosion chamber, a movable member forming one wall of the chamber, a charge of non-combustible gas sealed inside the chamber, means for repeatedly igniting the gas in an explosive manner to drive the movable member from a position of minimum volume to a position of maximum volume, means for returning the movable member from the position of maximum volume to the position of minimum volume, and means coupled to the movable member for providing electrical energy in response to explosion of the gas. In one disclosed embodiment, the movable member is a piston connected to a crankshaft, and it is returned to the position of minimum volume by a flywheel on the crankshaft. In another, two pistons are connected back-to-back in a hermetically sealed chamber to prevent loss of the explosive gas. In one embodiment, the electrical energy is produced by a generator connected to the crankshaft, and in the other it is produced by a coil positioned near a magnet which moves with the pistons.
An internal explosion engine and generator, comprising an explosion chamber, a movable member forming one wall of the chamber, a charge of air sealed inside the chamber, means for repeatedly igniting the air in the chamber in an explosive manner to drive the movable member from a position of minimum volume to a position of maximum volume, means for returning the movable member from the position of maximum volume to the position of minimum volume, and means coupled to the movable member for providing electrical energy in response to explosion of the air.
An internal explosion engine and generator, comprising a cylinder, a piston movable within the cylinder to form an explosion chamber of variable volume, a charge of non-combustible gas sealed within the chamber, means for periodically, explosively igniting the non-combustible gas in the chamber to drive the piston between positions of minimum and maximum volume, a crankshaft driven by the piston, and a generator connected to the crankshaft for providing electrical energy in response to movement of the piston.
An internal explosion engine and generator, comprising a cylinder, a pair of pistons connected together for movement in concert within the cylinder to form a pair of explosion chambers of variable volume, a charge of non-combustible gas sealed within each of the chambers, means for alternately igniting the non-combustible gas in the two chambers in an explosive manner to drive the pistons between positions of minimum and maximum volume, a magnet coupled to the pistons movement with the pistons, and a coil positioned outside the cylinder near the magnet for producing electrical energy in response to movement of the pistons.
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