| 摘要 |
<p>A compression ignition engine 17 is coupled to an AC electrical generator 18 and/or a DC hompolar generator 19, wherein the homopolar generator 19 produces an electric current which is used to electrolyse water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen from the water electrolysis process may be used as a renewable fuel, either in the form of a gaseous fuel or a reactant in a fuel cell. The oxygen from the water electrolysis unit 23 may be used to produce an oxygen enriched combustion atmosphere in the engine 17. The oxygen may optionally be used as a reactant, along with the hydrogen, in a fuel cell. The engine forms part of an integrated renewable energy system and this system is also described as an energy generating system.</p> |
