27th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220213770 | STIMULATED WATER INJECTION PROCESSES FOR INJECTIVITY IMPROVEMENT - Systems and methods for improving injectivity of a hydrocarbon reservoir include: identifying a restriction of flow from an injection well into the hydrocarbon reservoir; transmitting a series of acoustic waves from an injection well into a formation that includes the hydrocarbon reservoir, wherein the series of acoustic waves are transmitted continuously for at least one day; transmitting a series of seismic waves from the injection well into the formation after the series of acoustic waves are transmitted into the hydrocarbon reservoir, wherein the series of seismic waves are transmitted continuously for at least one week; and injecting water into the injection well to cause hydrocarbon of the hydrocarbon reservoir to flow from the hydrocarbon reservoir to a production well after the series of acoustic waves are transmitted into the hydrocarbon reservoir. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213771 | FRACTURING A SUBSURFACE FORMATION BASED ON THE REQUIRED BREAKDOWN PRESSURE - Some methods of hydraulic fracturing of a subsurface formation include using a three-dimensional finite element model to simulate a deviated well with a wellbore casing, a cement adjacent to the wellbore casing, and a perforation cluster with at least two perforations. The FEM is applied (or solved) to determine a breakdown pressure of the deviated well based on an amount of tensile damage of the perforation cluster induced by an applied pressure representing injected hydraulic fluid. The FEM accounts for the 3D complex configuration of wellbore and perforation cluster. A deviated well is drilled and completed with a wellbore casing size, tubing size, wellhead, and hydraulic fracturing pump schedule selected at least in part based on the determined breakdown pressure before hydraulic fluid is injected into the deviated well at an injection pressure, which represents the required breakdown pressure to cause hydraulic fracturing of the rock of the subsurface formation. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213772 | SYSTEM FOR CENTRALIZED MONITORING AND CONTROL OF ELECTRIC POWERED HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLEET - A system and method are disclosed for centralized monitoring and control of a hydraulic fracturing operation. The system includes an electric powered fracturing fleet and a centralized control unit coupled to the electric powered fracturing fleet. The electric powered fracturing fleet can include a combination of one or more of: electric powered pumps, turbine generators, blenders, sand silos, chemical storage units, conveyor belts, manifold trailers, hydration units, variable frequency drives, switchgear, transformers, and compressors. The centralized control unit can be configured to monitor and/or control one or more operating characteristics of the electric powered fracturing fleet. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213773 | DEEP LOW-PERMEABILITY HIGH GASSY SEAM DRILLING-SLITTING-SEALING-FRACTURING DRILLING DEVICE AND METHOD - A deep low-permeability high gassy seam drilling-slitting-sealing-fracturing drilling device includes a drilling control system, a high-pressure water power system, a water pressure grading control system and a fracturing and sealing control system. The drilling control system adjusts a drilling direction a water supply pressure of the drill rod, the high-pressure water power system supplies high-pressure water with different pressures to the device, and the water pressure grading control system ensures that a water pressure for flushing drill cuttings is less than 5 MPa, a water pressure for slitting in a direction perpendicular to a length of the drill rod is 25-35 MPa, a water pressure for sealing with a borehole sealing capsule is 35-40 MPa, and a water pressure for further pressure relief and permeability increasing of a coal seam is 40-50 MPa. The fracturing and sealing control system controls borehole sealing and hydrofracturing operations. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213774 | OPERATION ANALYSIS METHOD FOR PRODUCTION PLANT - Provided is an operation analysis method for a production plant ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220213775 | DETERMINING COMPOSITE MATRIX-FRACTURE PROPERTIES OF NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS IN NUMERICAL RESERVOIR SIMULATION - Methods for determining composite matrix-fracture properties of naturally fractured reservoirs include obtaining, by a computer system, measured hydrocarbon data from one or more hydrocarbon wells using one or more formation evaluation tools. The computer system generates composite matrix-fracture properties of the one or more hydrocarbon wells using numerical simulation. The composite matrix-fracture properties include at least one of composite matrix-fracture permeability, composite matrix-fracture water saturation, composite matrix-fracture pressure, or composite matrix-fracture mobility of the one or more hydrocarbon wells. The computer system performs history matching for the one or more hydrocarbon wells by comparing the measured hydrocarbon data to the composite matrix-fracture properties. A display device of the computer system generates a graphical representation of results of the history matching. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213776 | INTEGRATED PUMP AND MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY - An integrated pump and manifold assembly includes a support structure, a manifold assembly mounted on the support structure, and one or more frac pumps. The manifold assembly includes one or more low pressure lines and a high pressure discharge line including a discharge outlet configured to fluidly couple to a wellhead. The one or more frac pumps are each mounted on the support structure and include a frac pump inlet and a frac pump outlet. The one or more frac pumps are configured to be in fluid communication with the one or more low pressure lines and the high pressure discharge line. The one or more low pressure lines, the high pressure discharge line, and the one or more frac pumps are integrated as a single unit and mounted on the support structure. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213777 | ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN FRACTURING WELL SITE SYSTEM - A wellsite system for electrically-driven fracturing may include a power supply system, one or more electrically-driven fracturing systems, one or more electrically-driven sand blenders, a sand supply system, a liquid supply system, and one or more manifolds. The power supply system includes a gas turbine generator set configured to provide power to the one or more electrically-driven fracturing systems and the one or more electrically-driven sand blenders respectively. The sand supply system and the liquid supply system are both connected to input ends of the electrically-driven sand blenders. Output ends of the electrically-driven sand blenders are connected to the electrically-driven fracturing systems through the one or more manifolds. The electrically-driven fracturing systems are connected to a wellhead through the one or more manifolds. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213778 | SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING APPROPRIATE RATE OF PENETRATION IN DOWNHOLE APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods presented herein facilitate operation of well-related tools. In certain embodiments, a variety of data (e.g., downhole data and/or surface data) may be collected to enable optimization of operations related to the well-related tools. In certain embodiments, the collected data may be provided as advisory data (e.g., presented to human operators of the well to inform control actions performed by the human operators) and/or used to facilitate automation of downhole processes and/or surface processes (e.g., which may be automatically performed by a computer implemented surface processing system (e.g., a well control system), without intervention from human operators). In certain embodiments, the systems and methods described herein may enhance downhole operations (e.g., milling operations) by improving the efficiency and utilization of data to enable performance optimization and improved resource controls of the downhole operations. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213779 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING AND SELECTING COMPLETION EQUIPMENT USING A NEURAL NETWORK - In an example method, a system obtains first data indicating a plurality of properties of a wellbore, and determines a plurality of types of completion equipment available for deployment at the wellbore. Further, the system determines, using a computerized neural network, a plurality of quality metrics based on the first data. Each of the quality metrics represents an estimated likelihood of success of operating a respective one of the types of completion equipment at the wellbore. Further, the system causes a graphical user interface to be displayed to a user. The graphical user interface includes a concurrent presentation of an indication of each of the types of completion equipment, and an indication of each of the quality metrics. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213780 | Determining Asphaltene Deposition in a Flowline - A method of performing a remediation process on a flowline comprises: calculating an asphaltene deposition profile characterizing blockage of the flowline by a deposit of asphaltene; determining, based on the asphaltene deposition profile, whether the blockage exceeds a predetermined level of blockage; and treating the flowline with an asphaltene solvent to dissolve at least a portion of the deposit when the blockage exceeds the predetermined level. A computer program product comprises instructions that are stored on a computer-readable medium and that, when executed by a processor, cause an apparatus to: calculate an asphaltene deposition profile characterizing blockage of a flowline by a deposit of asphaltene; determine, based on the asphaltene deposition profile, whether the blockage exceeds a predetermined level of blockage; and determine to treat the flowline with an asphaltene solvent to dissolve at least a portion of the deposit when the blockage exceeds the predetermined level. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213781 | AUTOMATED HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP TESTING SYSTEM - A system for automated testing of a high-pressure pump comprises a choke valve, actuator and actuator drive for operating the choke in response to receiving control signals. A system control unit includes a processor unit, system memory, I/O interface, human-machine interface, and display device. A pressure sensor is connected to the pump outlet line for sensing and reporting outlet pressure to the control unit. The control unit can execute a test phase by causing the pump to run at a test speed and causing the actuator to change the restriction value of the choke until a predetermined pressure is sensed in the outlet line and reported to the control unit. The control unit can cause the actuator to maintain the predetermined pressure for a predetermined period of time. The control unit can cause the display device to show a result or print a report of one or more test phases. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213782 | Method for optimizing a design of artificial recharge - There is provided a method for determining an optimal condition for artificial recharge by using a computer in an artificial recharge system provided with an injection well for injecting fresh water into an aquifer, the method including: a step of calculating a maximum permissible quantity of injection of fresh water to be injected into the aquifer; a step of determining a height of a screen which is an area on a side surface of the injection well where penetrating holes are formed, based on the calculated maximum permissible quantity of injection; and a step of determining an injection pressure of the fresh water to be injected into the aquifer, based on the height of the screen. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213783 | CONTINUOUS WATER PRESSURE MEASUREMENT IN A HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR - A device for continuous water pressure measurement in a hydrocarbon reservoir comprising a pressure sensor, a hydrophilic membrane positioned between a reservoir formation and the pressure sensor, the hydrophilic membrane having a surface area A, and a biasing device pushing the hydrophilic membrane against the reservoir formation with a force equal to, or larger than, the pressure difference between a hydrocarbon phase Po in the reservoir and the water (Po−Pw) multiplied with the probe membrane contact area. Methods of installing the device in a hydrocarbon reservoir are also disclosed. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213784 | CASING IMAGING METHOD - A method of imaging a wellbore casing using an ultrasonic sensing system through the material of a drill string as the drill string is tripped out of the wellbore. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213785 | PHOTOACOUSTIC NANOTRACERS - A method and a system for characterizing subsurface environments using photoacoustic nanotracers are provided herein. An exemplary method for using a photoacoustic nanotracer to characterize a subsurface environment includes forming a solution including a photoacoustic nanotracer, injecting the solution into the subsurface environment, and analyzing produced fluids for the photoacoustic nanotracer. A breakthrough curve is built based, at least in part, on the analysis. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213786 | MACHINE LEARNING TECHNICS WITH SYSTEM IN THE LOOP FOR OIL & GAS TELEMETRY SYSTEMS - A telemetry system is provided. The telemetry system includes a transmitter configured to convert digital bits representative of oil and gas operations into an analog signal and to transmit the analog signal via a communications channel. The telemetry system further includes a receiver configured to receive the analog signal and to convert the analog signal into output digital bits via an encoder, wherein the receiver comprises one or more receiver components trained via machine learning to process the analog signals for improved communications. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213787 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING WIRELINE LOGGING RATE - A downhole logging device, a method of logging a wellbore, and a wellbore logging system are disclosed herein. In one example, the wellbore logging system includes surface equipment operable for monitoring logging operations in a wellbore based on downhole data measurements and a downhole logging device, coupled to the surface equipment through a downhole communications link. The downhole logging device includes one or more downhole tools having at least one data sensor each that captures the downhole data measurements from the wellbore, and a data compression unit that provides a data compression portion and a residual data portion of the downhole data measurements, wherein the data compression portion is provided, via the downhole communications link, to the surface equipment for the monitoring, and the residual data portion is stored downhole. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213788 | INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER, RECEIVER, AND INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD - An information transmission system of the present invention transmits information by using a mud pulse pressure signal to transmit information between a transmitter located in an excavation part of an underground excavator and a receiver located on the ground. The transmitter comprises a transmission information acquisition part for acquiring information, and a pressure pulse generation part. The pressure pulse generation part generates a pressure pulse so that an interval between the pressure pulse and a just preceding or just subsequent pressure pulse is an interval corresponding to the information acquired by the transmission information acquisition part. The receiver comprises a pressure pulse detection part for detecting a pressure pulse, and a reception information output part. The reception information output part outputs information corresponding to the interval between the detected pressure pulse and a just preceding or just subsequent pressure pulse. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213789 | COMPRESSED AIR DRIVEN MOTOR - An air motor assembly includes an exhaust block with an exhaust port that conveys exhaust air into an exhaust manifold. The exhaust port includes an expansion chamber that creates a pressure drop in the exhaust gas, thereby decreasing the temperature of the exhaust gas. The expansion chamber is defined between a first wall that is tangential to the air motor cylinder and a second wall that is transverse to an axis of the exhaust port. Poppet valves control actuation of a shuttle. The poppet valves are disposed on the exterior of the air motor assembly and are thermally insulated from the air motor assembly. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213790 | THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE PROCESS PERFORMING TRANSFER BETWEEN MECHANICAL AND HEAT ENERGIES - Disclosed is a thermodynamic cycle process, performing transfer between mechanical and heat energies, by changing a state of a fluid, including: an expansion of the fluid, an energy retrieval from the fluid expansion, a step of powering a liquid pump or a gas compressor with the retrieved energy, using a cyclic free piston expander which alternatively changes direction of the free piston sliding: by alternatively: closing the fluidic communication between the both opposite sides of the free piston, to make different from each other the pressures applied respectively thereon, so the free piston slides in a first direction, opening a fluidic communication between both opposite sides of the free piston, to make equal to each other the pressures applied respectively thereon, so the free piston slides in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the free piston sliding, directly and mechanically, opening and closing, the fluidic communication. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213791 | ENGINE COMPONENT WITH STRUCTURAL SEGMENT - An apparatus and method for forming an engine component for a turbine engine, the engine component comprising a wall bounding an interior; a panel portion defining a portion of the wall, the panel portion comprising: an outer wall; an inner wall spaced from the outer wall to define a wall gap; and a structural segment formed within the wall gap comprising at least one structural element. The method including calculating a factor and adjusting a variable until the factor is between a given range. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213792 | TURBINE AIRFOIL - Provided is a turbine airfoil including: a cooling passage that allows a cooling medium to move from a base part side to a tip end part side in an airfoil height direction; a lattice structure including rib sets stacked in a lattice pattern in the cooling passage; inverting portions at opposite side edge portions of the lattice structure, each being open at a side edge portion and allowing the cooling medium to be inverted from a lattice flow passage defined between ribs of one rib set to a lattice flow passage defined between ribs of another rib set; and a communication flow passage defined between one side edge portion of the lattice structure and a side wall surface of the cooling passage, the communication flow passage extending in the airfoil height direction to communicate a plurality of lattice flow passages at the one side edge portion. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213793 | ROTOR DAMPING DEVICES FOR A TURBOMACHINE - A rotor damping device for a turbomachine is provided. The rotor damping device includes a first fluid damper; and a second damper in communication with the first fluid damper, the second damper comprising a wire mesh, wherein the first fluid damper is transitionable between a working condition and an interruption condition, and wherein, during the interruption condition, the wire mesh of the second damper dampens vibration of the turbomachine. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213794 | INNER SHROUD DAMPER FOR VIBRATION REDUCTION - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed. An inner shroud damper for a gas turbine engine includes: at least one carrier including a joint to couple to an inner shroud, the at least one carrier having a first side and a second side, and at least one mass damper coupled to the at least one carrier. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213795 | SPLIT SHROUD FOR VIBRATION REDUCTION - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed. A split shroud for an inner shroud of a gas turbine engine includes: at least one forward shroud segment and at least one aft shroud segment to couple to the at least one forward shroud segment, the at least one forward shroud segment and the at least one aft shroud segment forming a split line. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213796 | TURBOMACHINE WITH LOW LEAKAGE SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR COMBUSTOR-TURBINE INTERFACE - A low-leakage seal assembly for a turbomachine's combustor-turbine interface. A turbomachine includes a combustion chamber that receives compressed air for combustion from a compressor. The combustion chamber is defined by a combustion liner terminating in a seal ring where the seal ring has an enlarged head that is thicker than the remainder of the seal ring. A transition liner directs combustion gases from the combustion chamber to the turbine and has three walls forming a cavity with an open end. The seal ring extends through the open end and the head nests in the cavity. The transition liner and the seal ring are parts of a low-leakage seal assembly that is exposed on one side to the compressed air and that is exposed on another side to the combustion gases. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213797 | TURBOMACHINE WITH LOW LEAKAGE SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR COMBUSTOR-TURBINE INTERFACE - A low-leakage seal assembly for a turbomachine's combustor-turbine interface. A turbomachine includes a combustion chamber that receives compressed air for combustion from a compressor. The combustion chamber is defined by a combustion liner terminating in a seal ring where the seal ring has an enlarged head that is thicker than the remainder of the seal ring. A transition liner directs combustion gases from the combustion chamber to the turbine and has three walls forming a cavity with an open end. The seal ring extends through the open end and the head nests in the cavity. The transition liner and the seal ring are parts of a low-leakage seal assembly that is exposed on one side to the compressed air and that is exposed on another side to the combustion gases. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213798 | Methods and Assemblies for Attaching Airfoils Within a Flow Path - Flow path assemblies for gas turbine engines are provided. For example, a flow path assembly comprises an inner wall; a unitary outer wall; and a plurality of nozzle airfoils having an inner end radially opposite an outer end. The unitary outer wall defines a plurality of outer pockets each configured for receipt of the outer end of one of the nozzle airfoils, and the inner wall includes defines a plurality of inner pockets each configured for receipt of the inner end of one of the plurality of nozzle airfoils. A portion of each inner pocket is defined by a forward inner wall segment and an aft inner wall segment. In another embodiment, a flow path assembly comprises an inner wall defining a plurality of bayonet slots that each receive a bayonet included with each of a plurality of nozzle airfoils that are integral with a unitary outer wall. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213799 | Gas turbine ring assembly comprising ring segments having integrated interconnecting seal - The present invention presents a ring assembly | 2022-07-07 |
20220213800 | SEALING RING FOR A WHEEL OF A TURBOMACHINE TURBINE - Sealing ring ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220213801 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME CLEARANCE ASSESSMENT USING A PRESSURE MEASUREMENT - Methods and apparatus for real-time clearance assessment using a pressure measurement are disclosed. An example method includes determining a first and a second static pressure measurement at a first measurement location and a second measurement location, respectively, relative to the blade tip clearance, determining a normalized pressure measurement using the first and second static pressure measurements, generating a conversion curve to correlate the normalized pressure measurement with a clearance measurement, and adjusting active clearance control of the blade tip clearance based on a comparison of real-time in-flight pressure measurements to the conversion curve. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213802 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING BLADE CLEARANCES WITHIN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A system for controlling blade clearances within a gas turbine engine includes a rotor disk and a rotor blade coupled to the rotor disk. Additionally, the system includes an outer turbine component positioned outward of the rotor blade such that a clearance is defined between the rotor blade and the outer turbine component. Furthermore, the system includes a heat exchanger configured to receive a flow of cooling air bled from the gas turbine engine and transfer heat from the received flow of the cooling air to a flow of coolant to generate cooled cooling air. Moreover, the system includes a valve configured to control the flow of the coolant to the heat exchanger. In this respect, the cooled cooling air is supplied to at least one of the rotor disk or the rotor blade to adjust the clearance between the rotor blade and the outer turbine component. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213803 | DETECTION DEVICE FOR TURBINE BLADE OF AIRCRAFT ENGINE - A detection device for a turbine blade of an aircraft engine includes a machine table, a fixing frame, a dip coating mechanism, and a detection mechanism. A sliding cavity is formed in an upper end of the machine table, a support plate is slidably arranged in the sliding cavity, a side end of the support plate is rotatably connected to a chuck, the fixing frame is in an inverted “U” shape and is fixed on the upper end of the machine table, and a mounting barrel is rotatably arranged on the fixing frame. The dip coating mechanism and the detection mechanism are arranged on the machine table, such that wall-hanging sediments in an air film hole and a cooling channel will be exposed to a first photosensitive camera and a second photosensitive camera through fluorescent liquid, thus completing wall hanging and blockage detection of the blade synchronously. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213804 | DRIVE SYSTEM HEALTH MONITOR - A drive system of a gas turbine engine includes a first drive shaft and a second drive shaft operable to rotate within the gas turbine engine, a first sensor operable to detect rotation of the first drive shaft, a second sensor operable to detect rotation of the second drive shaft, and a processing system coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor. The processing system is operable to determine a timing variation based on output of the first sensor and output of the second sensor, determine a torsional deflection between the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft based on the timing variation, and detect a health status of the drive system based on the torsional deflection. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213805 | STEAM TURBINE MEMBER - A steam turbine member suppresses scale adhesion without impairing corrosion resistance performance and the like of a turbine. There is provided a steam turbine member having a deposited amorphous carbon film provided in an area on a base material at which scale deposition easily occurs, a steam turbine including the same, and a method for producing the steam turbine member. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213806 | SYSTEM FOR LUBRICATING AN AERONAUTICAL ENGINE - The invention relates to a system ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220213807 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TURBINE ENGINE PART AND THE THEREBY PRODUCED PART - A method for manufacturing a turbine engine part in which a first rough casting element includes a first face and a second face opposite to each other is assembled by the second face on an orifice which has a second element of the part. The method includes machining a through-cavity in the first element which opens at the first face and from the second face of the first element and machining the first face of the first element so as to form an area suitable for ensuring the attachment of a conduit on the first element. The machining of the cavity and of the first face is achieved by using a machining reference frame based on the second element. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213808 | MODULE OF AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE - A module for an aircraft turbine engine including at least one annular casing of an annular combustion chamber, at least one sealing ring for a turbine wheel, and at least one annular bearing support, wherein this module is made in one piece. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213809 | HEATSHIELD FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A heatshield for a gas turbine engine, includes a main body having a leading edge, a trailing edge, lateral edges, a first surface and a second surface. The first surface being exposed to a hot working gas in use passing through the gas turbine engine. The heatshield having a leading hook and a trailing hook each extending between the lateral edges, the leading hook and the trailing hook extending from the second surface. A stiffening structure extends from the leading hook to the trailing hook and free from direct contact or attachment to the second surface. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213810 | TURBINE FOR A TURBOMACHINE, SUCH AS AN AEROPLANE TURBOFAN OR TURBOPROP ENGINE - A turbine for a turbomachine comprising an annular row ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220213811 | Thermal Energy Storage Assemblage With Dynamic Insulation and Failsafe Cooling - An energy storage system converts variable renewable electricity (VRE) to continuous heat at over 1000° C. Intermittent electrical energy heats a solid medium. Heat from the solid medium is delivered continuously on demand. An array of bricks incorporating internal radiation cavities is directly heated by thermal radiation. The cavities facilitate rapid, uniform heating via reradiation. Heat delivery via flowing gas establishes a thermocline which maintains high outlet temperature throughout discharge. Gas flows through structured pathways within the array, delivering heat which may be used for processes including calcination, hydrogen electrolysis, steam generation, and thermal power generation and cogeneration. Groups of thermal storage arrays may be controlled and operated at high temperatures without thermal runaway via deep-discharge sequencing. Forecast-based control enables continuous, year-round heat supply using current and advance information of weather and VRE availability. High-voltage DC power conversion and distribution circuitry improves the efficiency of VRE power transfer into the system. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213812 | SINGLE-WORKING-MEDIUM VAPOR COMBINED CYCLE - The single-working-medium vapor combined cycle is provided in this invitation and belongs to the field of energy and power technology. A single-working-medium vapor combined cycle consists of nine processes which are conducted with M | 2022-07-07 |
20220213813 | COMBINED CYCLE POWER DEVICE - The combined cycle power device is provided in the present invention and belongs to the field of energy and power technology. A combined cycle power device comprises a compressor, an expander, a pump, a high-temperature heat exchanger, a condenser and an evaporator. An evaporator has a vapor channel connected with a high-temperature heat exchanger, a compressor has a vapor channel connected with the high-temperature heat exchanger, the high-temperature heat exchanger has a vapor channel connected with an expander, the evaporator has a low-pressure vapor channel connected with the compressor and the condenser respectively. The high-temperature heat exchanger has the heat source medium channel connected with the outside, the condenser has the cooling medium channel connected with the outside, the evaporator has the heat source medium channel connected with the outside, the expander connects with with the compressor and transmits power. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213814 | Single-working-medium vapor combined cycle - The single-working-medium vapor combined cycle is provided in this invitation and belongs to the field of energy and power technology. A single-working-medium vapor combined cycle method consisting of thirteen processes which are conducted with M | 2022-07-07 |
20220213815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING STARTUP TIME IN A FOSSIL-FUELED POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A system for reheating a power generation system including a boiler having a waterwall and a steam drum with an input fluidly coupled to the waterwall and an auxiliary heat source to provide heated fluid. The system also includes a first flow control valve connected to the auxiliary heat source and the boiler to control a flow of heated fluid from the auxiliary heat source to the waterwall; a first isolation valve disposed at a waterwall, to isolate circulation of heated fluid from the steam drum to the waterwall; and a sensor to monitor at least one operating characteristic in the boiler. The system also includes a controller to control at least one of the flow control valve, the isolation valve, and the auxiliary heat source to control the amount of heated fluid supplied to the waterwall when the boiler is not generating steam. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213816 | SINGLE-WORKING-MEDIUM VAPOR COMBINED CYCLE - The single-working-medium vapor combined cycle is provided in this invitation and belongs to the field of energy and power technology. A single-working-medium vapor combined cycle consists of eight processes which are conducted with M | 2022-07-07 |
20220213817 | SINGLE-WORKING-MEDIUM VAPOR COMBINED CYCLE - The single-working-medium vapor combined cycle is provided in this invitation and belongs to the field of energy and power technology. A single-working-medium vapor combined cycle method consisting of eleven processes which are conducted with M | 2022-07-07 |
20220213818 | DUAL-CYCLE SYSTEM FOR COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANT - A gas turbine combined-cycle power plant comprising a gas turbine engine comprising a compressor for generating compressed air, a combustor that can receive a fuel and the compressed air to produce combustion gas and a turbine for receiving the combustion gas and generating exhaust gas; a heat recovery steam generator for generating steam from water utilizing heat from the exhaust gas; a steam turbine for producing power from the steam generated by the heat recovery steam generator; a fuel regasification and expansion system in fluid communication with and disposed downstream of the fuel regasification and expansion system for producing power from gasified fuel; and a fuel expansion turbine in fluid communication with and disposed downstream of the fuel regasification and expansion system for producing power from gasified fuel. In examples, the power plant can include an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) using heat input from the heat recovery steam generator. The ORC can utilize a recupertor to redistribute heat within the ORC. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213819 | COMBINED CYCLE POWER DEVICE - The combined cycle power device of the present invention belongs to the field of energy and power technology. A combined cycle power device comprises an expander, a compressor, the second expander, a pump, the second pump, a high-temperature heat exchanger, a high-temperature evaporator, a condenser and a mixed evaporator. A condenser connects a mixed evaporator. An expander connects the mixed evaporator. The mixed evaporator connects a compressor. The mixed evaporator passes through the second expander and connects the condenser. The compressor connects a high-temperature heat exchanger. A high-temperature evaporator connects the high-temperature heat exchanger after that the condenser passes through the second pump and connects the high-temperature evaporator. The high-temperature heat exchanger connects the expander. The high-temperature heat exchanger and the high-temperature evaporator have connect the outside respectively. The condenser connects the outside. The expander connects the compressor and transmits power. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213820 | DEACTIVATING ROCKER ARM AND CAPSULES - A hydraulic capsule can comprise a hollow capsule body for setting the location of a plunger, a latch set alignable with a latch groove, and a latch-setting insert. The plunger can be configured to push the latch set towards the latch-setting insert. A lost motion spring can be incorporated into the hydraulic capsule, or the lost motion spring can be installed in capsule bore where the hydraulic capsule is mounted. Either a hydraulic capsule or an electromagnetic capsule or a drop in assembly can be installed in a capsule mount in a rocker arm to form a type III cam-actuated rocker arm. The rocker arm can comprise a cam side arm and a valve side arm. The rocker arm can be configured to balance a moment of inertia of the deactivation components. Twisting forces on the cam can be counteracted. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213821 | CLOSING PLUG AND OIL DIPSTICK INCLUDING A LOCKING MECHANISM USING FIXING PROJECTIONS - An internal combustion engine is described, in particular a diesel internal combustion engine, including a crankcase ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220213822 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC CONTROL OF FILTRATION EFFICIENCY AND FUEL ECONOMY - A filtration assembly for removing particulate matter from exhaust gas produced by an engine, including: a first filter; a second filter positioned downstream of the first filter; and a valve including: a first ring defining a plurality of first openings, and a second ring defining a plurality of second openings, the second ring abutting the first ring. The valve is moveable between a closed position in which the plurality of first openings are misaligned with the plurality of second openings to prevent a fluid from flowing through the plurality of first and second openings, and an open position in which the second ring is rotated relative to the first ring such that the plurality of first openings are aligned with the plurality of second openings allowing the fluid to flow therethrough. A first end of the valve is positioned at an outlet of the first filter, and a second end of the valve is positioned at an inlet of the second filter. In the closed position of the valve, substantially all of the exhaust gas flows through the second filter, and in the open position of the valve, at least a portion of the exhaust gas flows through the valve and bypasses the second filter. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213823 | PREDICTIVE AMMONIA RELEASE CONTROL - Embodiments are directed towards controlling uncontrolled release of ammonia from an engine of a vehicle. An estimated status of the engine is determined prior to an event, such as an estimated load on the engine prior to the vehicle going up a hill. A predictive model of uncontrolled ammonia release is generated for the estimated status. At least one engine-related countermeasure is selected based on the predictive model. If the predictive model of uncontrolled ammonia release with the selected countermeasures satisfies a threshold condition, then the selected engine-related countermeasure is employed. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213824 | POST-TREATMENT SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POST-TREATMENT SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE - A post-treatment system includes two SCRs, a second SCR is connected to a booster in parallel, and a three-way valve is arranged before the second SCR and the booster, such that whether an exhaust gas flows through the second SCR or the booster is controlled by means of controlling the three-way valve. In the case of a low temperature, the three-way valve is controlled to close a branch of the booster, such that the exhaust gas flows through the second SCR and a first SCR that are connected in series, thereby reducing the energy loss caused by the exhaust gas flowing through the booster, and improving the NO | 2022-07-07 |
20220213825 | PREDICTION DEVICE, PREDICTION METHOD, AND WORK VEHICLE - A prediction device that predicts time for a reducing agent accommodated in a container mounted on a work vehicle to freeze includes a remaining amount information acquisition unit configured to acquire remaining amount information indicating a remaining amount of the reducing agent in the container, a wall surface temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection result of a wall surface temperature of the container, a reducing agent temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection result of a temperature of the reducing agent, and a time calculation unit configured to calculate the time for the reducing agent to freeze based on the wall surface temperature, the reducing agent temperature, and the remaining amount information. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213826 | EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - An automotive exhaust aftertreatment system includes a three-way catalyst (TWC) fluidly coupled to an internal combustion engine and a muffler, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) unit located downstream from the TWC and upstream from the muffler, the SCR unit configured as a NOx catalytic converter and a hydrocarbon (HC) trap, and an electrically heated catalyst (EHC) located downstream from the SCR and upstream from the muffler, the EHC configured as a catalytic converter for the trapped HCs once the HCs are released from the SCR. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213827 | HEAT RECOVERY DEVICE AND HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM - A heat recovery device includes: a honeycomb structure including an outer peripheral wall having at least one outer peripheral surface, and partition walls arranged on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition walls defining a plurality of cells each extending from a first end face to a second end face to form a flow path for a first fluid; a thermoelectric conversion element arranged to face the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall; a cylindrical member that circumferentially covers the honeycomb structure in which the thermoelectric conversion element is arranged; a casing arranged at an interval so as to form a flow path for a second fluid, the casing being arrange on a radially outer side of the cylindrical member; and a pressing member being configured to press the cylindrical member against the thermoelectric conversion element. The cylindrical member has one or more slit portions. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213828 | EXPANDER SYSTEM - An expander system for recovering waste heat, a waste heat recovery system including such an expander system, a vehicle including such a waste heat recovery system and a method for manufacturing such an expander system. The expander system includes a shaft and a coupling portion including a first sealing unit and a second sealing unit. The shaft is inserted through the coupling portion to an expanding unit. The first sealing unit and the second sealing unit are arranged facing one another along the shaft. The first sealing unit and the second sealing unit are configured to seal the shaft in an axial direction relative to the shaft. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213829 | Fuel Analysis Systems and Methods - A vehicle system ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220213830 | Method And Device For Determining The Icing Status Of A Component Of The Exhaust Gas System Of A Motor Vehicle That Is Not Arranged Directly In The Exhaust Gas Mass Flow - The disclosure relates to a method for determining the icing condition of a component of the exhaust-gas system of a motor vehicle that is not arranged directly in the exhaust-gas mass flow and/or of the feed line of the component. The method includes: determining a water quantity actually present in the component and in the feed line thereof and the state of aggregation of the water quantity; determining an energy quantity required for deicing and for volatilizing the water quantity; and determining an energy quantity supplied for deicing and for volatilizing the water quantity by radiated heat from components arranged directly in the exhaust-gas mass flow of the exhaust-gas system of the motor vehicle to the surroundings. The method also includes determining the icing condition of the component by comparing the energy quantity supplied for deicing and for volatilization with the energy quantity required for deicing and for volatilization. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213831 | COOLING APPARATUS FOR TURBOCHARGED ENGINE - In a cooling apparatus including a high-temperature-side radiator in a high-temperature-side cooling circuit supplying a high-temperature coolant to a cylinder head, a low-temperature-side radiator in a low-temperature-side cooling circuit supplying a low-temperature coolant to an intercooler, and an electronic control unit, the high-temperature-side cooling circuit includes a first coolant passage where the high-temperature coolant flows around an exhaust port, a second coolant passage where the high-temperature coolant flows through the cylinder head without flowing around the exhaust port, and a flow rate adjustment valve adjusting a flow rate of the high-temperature coolant flowing through the first coolant passage. The electronic control unit executes a response improvement process for controlling the flow rate adjustment valve to reduce the flow rate of the high-temperature coolant flowing through the first coolant passage, and for controlling the low-temperature-side pump to increase a flow rate of the low-temperature coolant circulating through the low-temperature-side cooling circuit. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213832 | Fan Shroud - A shroud assembly can include a support frame with a locking slot and a hinge slot, and a shroud with a first pin and a second pin. The locking slot can receive the first pin to secure the shroud in a closed configuration. The hinge slot can receive the second pin to support the shroud in the closed configuration, in an open configuration, and during hinging of the shroud between the closed and open configurations. A tab can engage a notch to support the shroud at a predetermined angle relative to the support frame when the shroud is in the open configuration. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213833 | HYBRID PUMP APPARATUS - A hybrid pump apparatus ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220213834 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The present invention relates to a heat exchanger and, specifically, to a heat exchanger comprising: a core portion in which cooling water is stored and flows; an upper reinforcing plate coupled to the upper end of the core portion, having an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe connected to the core portion, and having a joining portion for fixation; a lower reinforcing plate coupled to the lower end of the core portion; a first support portion which is coupled to one lengthwise side of the lower surface of the lower reinforcing plate and can absorb vibration; and a second support portion which is coupled to the other lengthwise side of the lower surface of the lower reinforcing plate and can absorb vibration, so that the core portion can be firmly coupled to a housing and the durability of the heat exchanger to vibration of a vehicle is improved. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213835 | ISOLATION DEVICE WITH TWO OR MORE SPRINGS IN SERIES - In one aspect, there is provided an isolation device, which includes a hub, a pulley and at least one isolation spring arrangement including first and second springs in series. The first spring rate is higher than the second spring rate. Initially during torque transfer from the first one to a second one of the hub and the pulley, the entire first isolation spring is slid along a friction surface towards the second one of the hub and the pulley during compression of the second isolation spring thereby generating a first frictional damping torque. During torque transfer the other way, at least a portion of the first isolation spring remains stationary relative to the friction surface, such that the first frictional damping torque is greater than the second frictional damping torque. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213836 | APU EDUCTOR PLENUM FLOW STABILITY SPLITTER - An eductor for an auxiliary power unit with a gas turbine engine and a load compressor incorporates an eductor housing having an cooling airflow inlet and a turbine exhaust inlet opening fluidly connected through a primary plenum to an outlet opening. A splitter plate is positioned in the primary plenum fixing a flow stagnation point with respect to a wall of the primary plenum. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213837 | GAS TURBINE WATER INJECTION FOR EMISSIONS REDUCTION - A water delivery system ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220213838 | AIR SYSTEM SWITCHING SYSTEM TO ALLOW AERO-ENGINES TO OPERATE IN STANDBY MODE - A multi-engine aircraft includes a first engine drivingly engaged to a common rotatable load and a second engine drivingly engaged to the common rotatable load, the second engine having a bleed air system and a control system in communication with a compressed air switching system. The control system controls operation of the second engine and/or the compressed air switching system. The compressed air switching system includes a switching valve that is displaceable between at least a first position and a second position, the first position interconnecting a lower pressure inlet and a switch outlet, and the second position interconnecting a high pressure inlet and the switch outlet. The switch outlet is in communication with the bleed air system of the second engine. The control system actuates the switching valve to switch between the first and second positions. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213839 | FIRE WALL AND METHOD FOR OPENING SAME - The invention relates to a firewall ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220213840 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE INCLUDING SEAL PLATE WITH SEPARABLE TABS - A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section, and at least one rotatable shaft. The engine further includes a seal assembly having a seal plate mounted for rotation with the rotatable shaft, a face seal in contact with the seal plate at a contact area, and a seal carrier supporting the face seal. Further, in normal operating conditions, the seal plate includes a plurality of tabs configured to separate from a remainder of the seal plate in a worn seal condition in which the seal carrier contacts the seal plate. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213841 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING A DEAD ZONE OF A TURBOMACHINE DISCHARGE VALVE - The invention relates to a method for estimating a dead zone at closing of a flap (P | 2022-07-07 |
20220213842 | TURBOGENERATOR WITH SIMPLIFIED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT - A propulsion assembly for aircraft includes a single-shaft engine turbomachine including a combustion chamber and a rotatably mounted shaft that turns at a turbomachine rating; an electrical generator coupled to the shaft; and a control system. The control system includes a fuel pump that brings fuel into the combustion chamber at a fuel flow rate which is a direct function of an ambient pressure and of the turbomachine rating, and power electronics that are coupled to the electrical generator and that control an electrical power drawn off the electrical generator so as to attain a target turbomachine rating. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213843 | Method for Determining an Air Mass and Direct Water Injection System - A method for determining an air mass in an air separator of a water direct injection system for injecting a water/fuel mixture into a combustion chamber of an engine of a motor vehicle. The air separator is disposed between a water pump for delivering water of the water/fuel mixture and a high-pressure pump for feeding the water/fuel mixture to a high-pressure injector for injecting the water/fuel mixture into the combustion chamber. The method includes increasing a pressure of the water from a first pressure value to a second pressure value by the water pump, determining a water volume delivered by the water pump during the increasing of the pressure of the water by the water pump, and determining the air mass in the air separator on a basis of the determined water volume delivered by the water pump. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213844 | ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE - An engine control device is configured to perform an air-fuel ratio main feedback process based on an output of a front air-fuel ratio sensor, an air-fuel ratio sub feedback process of alternately switching a target air-fuel ratio between a rich side target air-fuel ratio and a lean side target air-fuel ratio based on an output of a rear air-fuel ratio sensor, and a catalyst air-fuel ratio correction process of, when an opening degree of a wastegate valve is large, correcting the target air-fuel ratio to be the air-fuel ratio on the rich side with respect to the air-fuel ratio when the opening degree is small. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213845 | Method And Device For Operating An Internal Combustion Engine And Carrying Out A Correction Of The Fuel Injection Quantity By Correlation Of A Fuel Pressure Change - The disclosure relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine which has at least one injector and in which a correction of fuel injection quantity is implemented. For the correction of the fuel injection quantity, different properties of the injector in the ballistic working range thereof and in the linear working range thereof are evaluated. A total injection quantity of the injector demanded in an operating cycle is divided into a number of smaller, equal partial injection quantities implemented as partial pulses, and an evaluation of the pressure drops triggered by the partial pulses is performed in the correction of the fuel injection quantity. The disclosure furthermore relates to a device for operating an internal combustion engine which has at least one injector and in which a correction of the fuel injection quantity is implemented. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213846 | PISTON OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A piston of an internal combustion engine configured to be reciprocable along an axial direction in a cylinder includes a cavity formed to be recessed in a center of a piston top surface, and an outer circumferential edge portion located on a radially outer side of the cavity in the piston top surface. The cavity includes a lip portion which has an inclined surface extending obliquely downward from the outer circumferential edge portion toward a radially inner side, a raised portion protruding upward from a bottom of the cavity, and a curved portion connecting the raised portion and the lip portion. The curved portion includes an outer circumference-side curved surface which includes a curved surface connected to the lip portion, an inner circumference-side concave surface which is located on the radially inner side of the outer circumference-side curved surface and includes a surface connected to the raised portion, the inner circumference-side concave surface including a deepest portion of the cavity, and a convex surface formed between the outer circumference-side curved surface and the inner circumference-side concave surface, as well as protruding upward. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213847 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGY CONVERSION - A system for energy conversion including a closed cycle engine containing a volume of working fluid is provided. The engine includes a double-ended piston assembly including a pair of pistons coupled to a connection member. An expansion chamber is separated from a compression chamber by the piston. The engine defines an outer end and an inner end relative to a lateral extension of the piston assembly. A heater body is positioned thermally proximal to the expansion chamber and thermally distal to the compression chamber, and the heater body is positioned at the outer end of the engine. A load device is operably coupled to the piston assembly at the inner end of the engine. The load device is positioned between the pair of pistons of the piston assembly. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213848 | TURBINE ENGINE SEPARATE FLOW MIXER - The invention relates to a turbine engine separate flow mixer centered on a longitudinal axis, comprising an exhaust housing, a shroud directly connected to the exhaust housing and intended to mix the flows originating in the turbine engine, said shroud comprising a metal sheet formed by a succession of first and second longitudinal strips distributed circumferentially around the longitudinal axis of the mixer by circumferentially placing the second strips on either side of the first strips, the first and second strips being configured to form the shroud when at rest and grooves in the shroud when operating, the grooves being defined by an alternation of internal lobes and of external lobes. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213849 | WET BIOFUEL COMPRESSION IGNITION - A compression ignition engine system allows use of hydrous fuels, in particular hydrous biofuels, with high water content (e.g., 20-85% water). The hydrous fuel is pressurized, and also preferably heated via the engine's exhaust gas, to increase its enthalpy, and is then directly injected into the engine cylinder(s) near top dead center. The system provides brake thermal efficiency increases of 20% or more versus a comparable system using conventional diesel fuel, while allowing the use of inexpensive undistilled or lightly distilled biofuels. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213850 | MAGNETICALLY LATCHING VALVE FOR FUEL VAPOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS INCORPORATING SAME - Magnetic latching valves for a vehicle engine have a housing having a first port and a second port in controlled fluid communication with one another. The housing encloses a linearly translatable armature seated within a solenoid and connected to a primary poppet valve. The armature is movable between an open position and a closed position, respectively, after a pulse of voltage to the solenoid and is in an unpowered state thereafter. A permanent magnet is fixedly seated in a position to magnetically latch the armature in a fully open position. A spring is seated to bias the primary poppet valve closed when the armature is in the closed position. The spring has a spring rate that mechanically relieves pressure by opening the primary poppet valve a distance less than the fully open position when the spring force is exceeded, thereby also allowing flow in the primary flow direction. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213851 | HYBRID VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND HYBRID VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A hybrid vehicle includes a canister that adsorbs evaporative fuel generated in the fuel tank for an internal combustion engine. The hybrid vehicle can drive a drive wheel even when the internal combustion engine is stopped. When the internal combustion engine of the hybrid vehicle is stopped and a prescribed set of conditions is satisfied, the internal combustion engine is rotated by the generator. When the internal combustion engine of the hybrid vehicle is rotated by the generator, the evaporative fuel adsorbed in the canister is supplied to the upstream side of an upstream side exhaust catalytic converter device. In the hybrid vehicle, the introduced evaporative fuel as reducing agent is adsorbed in the upstream side exhaust catalytic converter device and a downstream side exhaust catalytic converter device. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213852 | EGR PUMP SYSTEM WITH OVERHUNG ROTORS - An exhaust gas recirculation pump system for an internal combustion engine includes an EGR gas source and an electric motor assembly. A roots device is coupled to the electric motor. The roots device includes a housing defining an internal volume wherein the housing includes a radial inlet port receiving the EGR gas source and an outlet port expelling the EGR gas from the housing. Rotors are disposed in the internal volume and connected to the electric motor. A transmission housing is attached to the housing. The transmission housing includes journals formed therein receiving bearings that support the rotors on only a single end of the rotors. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213853 | ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE - Upon a predetermined first diagnosis execution condition being met, an electronic control unit executes a first diagnosis process of diagnosing whether an exhaust gas recirculation device has an abnormality based on an amount of change that a measured value of an intake air pressure undergoes as a result of a change in an EGR valve position. When a predetermined second diagnosis execution condition is met and, moreover, the first diagnosis process is not being executed, the electronic control unit executes a second diagnosis process of diagnosing whether an exhaust gas cleaning filter has a fracture based on measured values of an incoming gas temperature and an outgoing gas temperature. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213854 | FUEL PUMP MODULE - The present disclosure relates to a fuel pump module, and more particularly, to a fuel pump module including a flange module and a reservoir module, in which when a fuel delivery pipe for supplying filtered fuel from the reservoir module to the flange module is coupled to the reservoir module, since the fuel deliver pipe may be coupled to the reservoir module to a desired position in an axial direction and to be prevented from rotating in an axial direction, the fuel delivery pipe may be prevented from interfering with a guide rod connecting the flange module and the reservoir module in a vertical direction, thereby not only preventing the occurrence of fire, but also increasing a common use rate of the reservoir module. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213855 | MULTI-FUNCTION ENGINE CONTROL AND INPUT SYSTEM - An assembly for an engine includes a control module including a controller operable to control at least certain aspects of the operation of the engine, a display including an input connected to the controller, and a wireless receiver connected to the controller. The wireless receiver is arranged to receive a signal from a wireless device to cause the controller to send an engine start signal to cause starting of the engine and wherein the input when actuated causes the controller to send an engine start signal to cause starting of the engine. In at least some implementations, no keyed ignition switch is provided to start the engine and the engine is started only via the wireless device or the input. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213856 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR STARTING AN ENGINE - Systems and methods for operating various components of a hybrid driveline during starting of an internal combustion engine are described. In one example, output of an electric machine is not adjusted during engine starting when a speed of the electric machine exceeds a threshold speed so that torque reporting is accurate and to ensure combustion is reliable. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213857 | Control Device for Internal Combustion Engine - The present invention is provided to suppress the power consumption, the calorific value, and the volume of an ignition device in an internal combustion engine while suppressing failures in igniting fuel by an ignition plug. To achieve this, a control device | 2022-07-07 |
20220213858 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IGNITION DEVICE - An internal combustion engine ignition device includes an ignition coil, an ignition plug, a main ignition circuit, and an energy input circuit. A first switching element of the main ignition circuit performs energization and interruption of energization to a first coil part of a primary coil to generate an induced electromotive force using a DC voltage. A second switching element of the energy input circuit performs energization and interruption of energization to a second coil part of the primary coil to keep a discharge current in a secondary coil within an intended range directly using the DC voltage, after the induced electromotive force has been generated. A soft-off circuit of the energy input circuit slows a turn-off speed of the second switching element. The energy input circuit is configured to, when decreasing a signal voltage added to a gate of the second switching element, execute a first decreasing stage of decreasing the signal voltage until it reaches the vicinity of a gate-source threshold voltage and a second decreasing stage of gradually decreasing the signal voltage in the vicinity of the threshold voltage. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213859 | ENGINE IGNITION SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE IGNITION EVENTS - In at least some implementations, a method of controlling spark events in a combustion engine, includes determining change in voltage at an input of a sensor during an engine revolution, and providing at least two spark event signals to attempt to provide at least two spark events in the engine during the engine revolution. In at least some implementations, the engine revolution is within a first threshold number of engine revolutions from attempted starting of the engine. In at least some implementations, the first threshold may include the first and up to ten engine revolutions from attempted starting of the engine. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213860 | PUMPED-STORAGE HYDROPOWER GENERATION TOWER EMPLOYING CONDUIT TURBINES INSTALLED IN MULTIPLE STAGES - A pumped-storage hydropower generation tower employing conduit turbines installed in multiple stages, according to the present invention, comprises: a pump ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220213861 | MODULAR ENVELOPE HYDRODYNAMIC ELECTRIFICATION SYSTEM - A hydrodynamic electrification system that generates electricity from water moving from a high side to a low side and around a structure that divides the low side from the high side generally includes a water transport system that directs the water from the high side presenting a hydraulic head, over the structure, and to the low side. The system includes a power extraction system having a wheel that receives the water from said water transport system and a mounting system having a high side anchor that connects near an intake to the water transport system at the high side and having a low side anchor that connects to the power extraction system at the low side. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213862 | RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVICE WITH LATERAL APERTURE WAVE-DRIVEN PROPULSION - Disclosed is an apparatus that floats at the surface of a body of water over that waves pass. Passing waves, and/or the motions they impart to the apparatus as they pass, result in a net and/or effective propulsion of the apparatus in at least a first direction relative to the geometry and/or structure of the apparatus, and typically, at least in part, toward a direction from that waves approach the apparatus. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213863 | HYDROKINETIC ENERGY BASED POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A hydrokinetic energy based power generation system is described, including several modules filled with fluid or vacuum and anchored to a stream bed of water body, multiple basic units associated with each module for converting hydrokinetic energy into electrical energy, wherein each basic unit includes two springs affixed with a top and bottom portion of the modules in such a way that the hydrokinetic energy induces vibrations within the springs, a cylindrical tube positioned between the springs, and contained with a ferromagnetic fluid, two fixed magnets and a movable magnet, wherein the movable magnet oscillates in between the fixed magnets due to the induced disturbances caused by waves/ocean and repulsive forces caused by the fixed magnets, an electric coil associated with the tube, for generating electric current by harnessing the relative motion of the movable magnet and electric coil due to electromagnetism phenomenon and in accordance with laws of electromagnetic induction. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213864 | HYDROPOWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND POWER GENERATOR CONTROL METHOD - A hydroelectric power generation system is included in a channel control system. The channel control system includes a command section that outputs a command value of a flow rate or pressure of a fluid, an opening degree control unit that calculates a target opening degree based on the command value, and a motor-operated valve installed in a channel through which the fluid flows. The valve opens and closes in accordance with the target opening degree. The hydroelectric power generation system includes a water turbine disposed in the channel, a generator driven by the water turbine, and a generator control unit that controls at least one of a torque and a number of rotations of the generator based on opening degree information that indicates a measured value of an actual opening degree of the valve or an opening degree estimated. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213865 | DISPLACEMENT DEVICE INCLUDING FORCE DISPLACEMENT MECHANISM WITH CONSTANT VOLUME BOOT - A bi-level tank includes a transfer tank and a return tank containing a volume of water, including transfer and return components in the transfer and return tanks, respectively, and a transition component. A bellows couples an upper surface of a piston in the transfer tank to the return component that exerts pressure on the upper surface, while a lower surface of the piston is under pressure from a pressured fluid supplied by a source thereof, producing a pressure differential on the piston. Actuation of a force-applying mechanism on the piston sufficient to overcome the pressure differential displaces the piston for exchanging respective volumes of the return component and the fluid from the source. An extensible and retractable constant-volume boot holds the transition component around the bellows and has valves configured to open and close for equalizing pressure between the boot and the transfer tank. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213866 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE WITH TWO ROWS OF VORTEX GENERATORS - A wind turbine rotor blade includes a first row of vortex generators having two adjacent vortex generators each having a longitudinal axis and two first fins having trailing ends arranged in a distance d from each other. The two longitudinal axes define a center line. A second row of vortex generators includes a second fin having a trailing end arranged closer to the center line than a leading end of the second fin. The second fin is arranged on the same side of the center line as the first fin such that the trailing end of the second fin is arranged in a chordwise distance c from the trailing end of that first fin. A distance x of the trailing end of the second fin from the center line is within a certain defined range. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213867 | METHOD OF FORMING A WIND TURBINE BLADE - The invention provides a method of forming a wind turbine blade. The blade has a main blade module that defines a main body of the blade and includes a first mating feature, e.g. a tongue. The blade also includes a separate edge module that defines at least part of a trailing edge of the blade and includes a second mating feature, e.g. a recess. The method includes applying an adhesive to at least one of the first mating feature and the second mating feature. The method includes arranging the separate edge module relative to the main blade module such that the first and second mating features are mutually adjacent. The method includes applying a pressure force to squeeze the adhesive to bond the first and second mating features together. The pressure force is caused by removing air from, or injecting air into, an air sealed region. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213868 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A QUANTITY OF A WIND TURBINE BY CHOOSING THE CONTROLLER VIA MACHINE LEARNING - The present invention relates to a method of controlling a wind turbine by automatic online selection of a controller that minimizes the wind turbine fatigue. The method therefore relies on an (offline constructed) database (BDD) of simulations of a list (LIST) of controllers, and on an online machine learning step for determining the optimal controller in terms of wind turbine (EOL) fatigue. Thus, the method allows automatic selection of controllers online, based on a fatigue criterion, and switching between the controllers according to the measured evolution of wind condition. | 2022-07-07 |
20220213869 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE BASED ON A CHANGE ELEMENT - Provided is a control device for controlling a wind turbine, the wind turbine including a rotor and at least one blade being rotatable mounted to the rotor. The control device includes a detecting device being configured to detect an amount of a bending moment of the blade; and a change element having an input and an output, wherein the input is configured to receive the detected amount of the bending moment of the blade and the output is configured to output a response to a differential of the detected amount of the bending moment of the blade. The control device is configured to control the wind turbine based on the response. | 2022-07-07 |