There is no Federally Sponsored Research and Development associated with this application.
1. Technical Field of the Invention
The technical field of the invention is the field of internal combustion engines.
2. Background Art
The invention is a system to provide energy from compressed air to generate power for the operation of existing internal combustion engines of varying types.
The invention is to provide a process for the utilization of current technology in new ways to provide an alternate means of powering internal combustion engines without significant changes to the underlying engineering and applicable systems.
This drawing contains a flow chart diagram of the invented process for utilization of compressed air to provide power for the operation of internal combustion engines of a generic nature.
The invention is designed to provide process for the utilization of current technology for the generation of power for internal combustion engines for various uses.
The process involves the use of compressed air as the means of providing the power required by various types of engines for normal operations.
An air compressor will provide compressed air for the process while obtaining its power from a source that is outside the normal operation of the internal combustion engine being powered.
The compressed air for the operation of the engine will be stored in a separate storage tank of appropriate size and as needed to provide a minimal of operation in the event of compressor failure or for initial start-up operations.
The compressed air from the tank will be distributed to the engine via a manifold as required by each type of engine.
The compressed air will be heated by electric heating elements prior to entering the engine to increase the volume of the compressed air.
The compressor will be of an air-cooled or water-cooled model as deemed appropriate for the engine being powered.
The compressed air will be delivered to the engines via specially designed and engineered solenoids.
The compressed air will be exhausted from the engine utilizing the existing exhaust systems.
There is no intent in this process of utilizing exhausted compressed air for any other use.
This invention is referenced in Provisional Patent Application No. 60/961,177 filing date Jul. 18, 2007. The systems contained in the reference document are named the following: Non-Combustion Operating System for Internal Combustion Engine Trinity Automotive Propulsion SystemTrinity Diesel Propulsion SystemTrinity Aircraft SystemTrinity Electrical Generation SystemThis filing shall consolidate all of the systems listed above into a single process for use in a variety of applications.
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60961177 | Jul 2007 | US |