Assembly comprising a heat engine and an electric compressor
US9657688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to an assembly (1) comprising: an admission circuit (4) extending between an air inlet (11) and an outlet connected to the inlet of a heat engine (2); an exhaust circuit (6) extending between an inlet connected to the outlet of the heat engine (2) and an exhaust gas outlet (13); said heat engine (2); a return loop (22) enabling all or some of the exhaust gases in the exhaust circuit (6) to be reinjected upstream of the heat engine (2); and an electric compressor (30) arranged in the assembly (1) in such a way as to be able to receive gases recirculating in the return loop (22).
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