Exhaust gas-driven generator system and method of controlling electrical system
US7432609B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An amount of electric power generatable by an exhaust gas-driven rotating electric machine is determined corresponding to an operating point, so that an increment amount of fuel by the exhaust gas-driven electric power generation is smaller than engine-driven alternator power generation. The power generation can be thereby performed by effectively utilizing exhaust energy of the engine.
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