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US 2013/0095401 A1Published application
System and method for extracting propulsion energy from motor vehicle exhaust
AssigneeEnergyYield LLC
InventorRobert Hotto
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Abstract
Engine exhaust is sent to a reformer, which produces hydrogen from fuel remaining in the exhaust. The hydrogen may be stored in a hydrogen tank, and may be used by a fuel cell to produce electricity to recharge a vehicle battery and/or to supply propulsion current to an electric propulsion system.
Claims17
1-21. (canceled)
A method for enhancing fuel utilization in an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- generating exhaust gases from combustion in the engine;
- stripping hydrogen from the exhaust gases using a reformer;
- transferring the hydrogen-stripped exhaust gases to the engine;
- and
- using the hydrogen-stripped exhaust gases for further combustion.
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A method for enhancing fuel utilization in an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- generating exhaust gases from combustion in the engine;
- stripping hydrogen from the exhaust gases using a reformer;
- transferring the hydrogen to a hydrogen storage tank;
- and
- transferring the hydrogen-stripped exhaust gases to the engine;
- and
- using the hydrogen-stripped exhaust gases for further combustion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.