Control of piston trajectory in a free-piston combustion engine
US10156198B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02D41/1402
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards free-piston combustion engines. As described herein, a method and system are provided for displacing a free-piston assembly to achieve a desired engine performance by repeatedly determining position-force trajectories over the course of a propagation path and effecting the displacement of the free-piston assembly based, at least in part, on the position-force trajectory. In a dual-piston assembly free-piston engine, synchronization of the two piston assemblies is provided.
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