Internal combustion engine for natural gas compressor operation
US9528465B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
16References
30Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4927
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This application concerns systems and methods for compressing natural gas with an internal combustion engine. In a representative embodiment, a method is featured which includes placing a first cylinder of an internal combustion engine in a compressor mode, and compressing a gas within the first cylinder, using the cylinder as a reciprocating compressor. In some embodiments a compression check valve system is used to regulate pressure and flow within cylinders of the engine during a compression process.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.