Energy Recovery System for a Mobile Machine
AssigneeElectro-Motive Diesel, Inc.
InventorAaron Gamache FOEGE
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to an energy recovery system for a mobile machine The energy recovery system may include a tank configured to store a liquid fuel for combustion within an engine of the mobile machine, and a first reservoir configured to receive gaseous fuel formed in the tank. The energy recovery system may also include a conduit disposed around the tank that may be fluidly connected to the first reservoir. The energy recovery system may also include a second reservoir fluidly connected to the conduit, and an energy recovery configured to generate work utilizing a temperature gradient between gaseous fuel disposed within the first and second reservoirs.
Claims20
An energy recovery system for a mobile machine, comprising:
- a tank configured to store a liquid fuel for combustion within an engine of the mobile machine;
- a first reservoir configured to receive gaseous fuel formed in the tank;
- a conduit disposed around the tank and fluidly connected to the first reservoir;
- a second reservoir fluidly connected to the conduit;
- and
- an energy recovery device configured to generate work utilizing a temperature gradient between gaseous fuel disposed within the first and second reservoirs.
A method of operating a mobile machine, comprising:
- directing gaseous fuel formed in a tank through a conduit disposed around the tank;
- and
- generating work utilizing a temperature gradient between gaseous fuel disposed within a first reservoir and a second reservoir.
A mobile machine, comprising:
- a frame;
- a main engine mounted to the frame;
- a tank configured to store a liquid fuel;
- a fuel delivery circuit fluidly connected to the tank and configured to deliver fuel from the tank to the main engine;
- a first reservoir configured to receive gaseous fuel formed in the tank;
- a conduit disposed around the tank and fluidly connected to the first reservoir;
- a second reservoir fluidly connected to the conduit;
- and
- an energy recovery device configured to generate work utilizing a temperature gradient between gaseous fuel disposed within the first and second reservoirs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.