Systems for generating energy
AssigneeDuerr Cyplan Ltd.
InventorFrank Eckert
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Abstract
Systems for generating energy are disclosed. An example system for generating energy includes an internal combustion engine that is to load a shaft with a torque. The internal combustion engine is to generate waste heat. A Rankine cycle plant is to be fed waste heat from the internal combustion engine to operate therewith a turbine coupled to a first electric generator. The first electric generator is connected to an electric motor which is coupled rotationally to the shaft to introduce an additional torque. The internal combustion engine is to drive a second electric generator. The second electric generator is to feed electric current into a high-power network configured to provide electrical power in a megawatt range.
Claims17
A system for generating energy, comprising:
- an internal combustion engine that is to load a first shaft with a first torque, the internal combustion engine to generate waste heat, a gear mechanism coupling the first shaft and a second shaft, the gear mechanism to operate the second shaft at a first speed in response to the internal combustion engine driving the first shaft at a second speed, a Rankine cycle plant is to be fed waste heat from the internal combustion engine to operate therewith a turbine coupled to a first electric generator, wherein the first electric generator is connected to an electric motor, the electric motor being coupled rotationally to the second shaft to introduce a second torque to the second shaft to drive the second shaft at the first speed, the second shaft is to operate a second electric generator, wherein the second electric generator is to feed electric current into a high-power network to provide electrical power in a megawatt range.
A system for generating energy, comprising:
- an internal combustion engine that is to load a shaft with a first torque to drive the shaft at a first speed, the internal combustion engine to generate waste heat, wherein a Rankine cycle plant is to be fed waste heat from the internal combustion engine to operate therewith a turbine coupled to a first electric generator, wherein the first electric generator is connected to an electric motor, the electric motor being coupled rotationally to the shaft to introduce a second torque to the shaft to drive the shaft at the first speed, wherein a number of poles of the first electric generator is smaller than a number of poles of the electric motor to enable the electric motor to drive the shaft at the first speed while the first electric generator is operated at a different speed than the electric motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.