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MAY 18, 2010

Independent inventor Ken Hawthorn has been issued a US patent (Patent# 7,713,154) on a Fixed Pitch Continuously Variable Transmission (FPCVT) designed for higher torque applications. Multiple chains provide multiple contact points to keep the power and load sides connected during a complete rotation. Source: Ken Hawthorn.

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APRIL 17, 2015

Already validated at proof-of-concept level, Libertine’s new hardware uses production-feasible component designs suitable for automotive hybrid powertrain modules, such as range extenders. Piston motion is the final major engine parameter that remains to be digitally controlled by the ECU rather than mechanically governed.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Since internal combustion engines will remain the primary mode of choice for mobility in the foreseeable future, both alternative (renewable) fuels and high-performance combustion concepts/ engines using fuels adapted for that purpose will be preferred for reducing the combustion impact on climate change.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Numerous components from the SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive ( earlier post ) have been integrated in the design of the “Cigarette AMG Electric Drive Concept” engineering design. The liquid-cooled lithium-ion high-voltage battery features a modular design with a maximum voltage of 400 V.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

The new FOA supports the President’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, which seeks to make the United States the first country to produce a wide array of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) models (including plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles) by 2022 that are as affordable and convenient as current gasoline powered vehicles we drive today.

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MARCH 6, 2021

The partnership involves using select conventional vessels from EPS’ existing tanker fleet that use MAN engines to be retrofitted, allowing them to be powered by methanol and ammonia which will be supplied by OCI. Also, EPS will construct newbuild vessels with MAN engines powered by the same two alternative marine fuels.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Rendering of the Grail Engine. Grail Engine Technologies , the designer of a two-stroke engine using forced semi-homogeneous charged compression ignition (FS-HCCI) combustion, has adopted the Pulstar pulse plugs from Enerpulse ( earlier post ). Elements of the Grail Engine. Click to enlarge. Matthew Riley.

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JULY 7, 2009

The companies are developing an improved axial vane type rotary engine known as the RadMax. The RadMax design was mainly developed by Radian Milparts and assigned to REGI US, Inc. The new vane actuator assembly reduces weight and friction, and the vane actuator design does not require any return springs. in December 2005.

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Diesel Engine Concept Engine 2005 150

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Powertrain concepts. At NACV 2017, Bosch is also showcasing several future-focused powertrain concepts engineered to save fuel and money while extending the lives of fleets. The eAxle is a scalable, modular platform with the motor, power electronics, and transmission form one compact unit.

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JUNE 1, 2013

The Scuderi Engine is a split-cycle design that divides the four strokes of a conventional combustion cycle over two paired cylinders. Intake air is compressed in the compression cylinder and transferred to the power cylinder for combustion. a more efficient internal combustion engine. Earlier post.).

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MAY 8, 2014

The MkII Clarke-Brayton Engine is a boxer-configuration split-cycle engine implementing what Motiv calls the Clarke-Brayton cycle. Motiv suggests that the MkII engine will be up to twice as efficient as a conventional automobile engine and up to 20% more efficient than modern diesel engines. Clarke and W.

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MAY 23, 2009

Researchers at ETH Zürich, with partners Robert Bosch GmbH, Wenko Swissauto and the Swiss Federal Office of Energy are developing a downsized and supercharged hybrid pneumatic engine that they say can deliver a fuel consumption reduction of more than 30% compared to a standard engine with the same rated power. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 22, 2009

Regarding HCCI, it has been reported that a high compression ratio realizes more efficient combustion characteristics, and a VCR mechanism that can simultaneously realize improved fuel economy and power performance has been demanded. Tags: Concept Engines Engines. Kadota et al. Takahashi and S. Ishikawa, K. Yamamoto, M.

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Honda Concept Engine Downsizing 150

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

Alexander Shkolnik, President and CEO, at the SAE High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium earlier this year, earlier post )—is a 40 hp (29 kW) multi-fuel capable rotary engine that requires no valves, cooling systems, radiators, mufflers, or other components.

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Engine Power Powered Isuzu 312

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JUNE 6, 2012

Design of opposed-cylinder free-piston linear generator from earlier works with single, centered linear generator. Most of this work focused on a similar design: a single linear generator placed between two opposed cylinders, as in the diagram at right from Shanghai Jiaotong. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

The split-cycle engine from the Scuderi Group offers high efficiency standards without the need for large investments to modify existing production processes. According to its designers, the engine could revolutionise future viability of the internal combustion engine.

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Engine San Antonio Petrol Concept Engine 36

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MAY 9, 2013

Example power cycle of the cryogenic (e.g., liquid air) Dearman piston engine. Source: Dearman Engine Company. Sources of low-grade waste heat include power stations to factories to vehicle engines. High efficiency internal combustion engine. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

A pair of Florida entrepreneurs, Rick Ivas and Gary Kelley, are developing the concept of the Garric engine: a rotary, variable compression ratio engine promising a combination of high power and torque and low fuel consumption. In August, Garric Engines. Tags: Concept Engines Engines.

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Concept Engine Exhaust Florida 220

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JANUARY 29, 2010

The objective of the consortium, which includes luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover and leading electrical machine company SR Drives ( earlier post ), is to produce the first commercially viable gas turbine generator designed specifically for automotive applications. Tags: Concept Engines Engines Hybrids. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 9, 2009

Gert also designed a storage jukebox that was used by many of the largest companies in Europe. The engine is classified as a turbine, says Jim Andrews, vv-tec’s President, because the use of the sinus discs make the engine into an impulse turbine. By cogenerating power from gas and steam, vv-tec claims, the Reinhardt Turbine.

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APRIL 20, 2009

When fully developed with its turbocharged and air-hybrid components, the engine is expected to achieve significant gains in fuel efficiency. The Scuderi Engine is a split-cycle design that divides the four strokes of a conventional combustion cycle over two paired cylinders: one intake/compression cylinder and one power/exhaust cylinder.

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Engine San Antonio Production Concept Engine 170

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DECEMBER 30, 2015

Compound HPE is divided into a compressor cylinder and a power cylinder, combined with a compressed air storage tank. The power cylinder works as a fully four-stroke cycle with naturally aspirated or turbocharged intake. A paper on the use of JCCI is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge.

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