Combined Cycle Hybrid Vehicle Power Generation System

摘要

An integral combined cycle electric power generation system capable of generating electricity in any environment in which a fluid, such as air, moves relative to the system. Preferably this system is integrated with a hybrid airplane, though it is applicable in a number of other scenarios including, but not limited to, integration with: locomotives, ships, automobiles, trucks, and wind turbines. An exterior surface of the machine in which the system is thermally integrated is a condenser in a closed loop Rankine or Brayton cycle.

主权项

1. A moving vehicle system comprising: a moving vehicle with a first power generation thermodynamic cycle operable to produce power and thermal energy; a moving vehicle energy efficiency, and a moving exterior surface in thermal communication with a thermal energy source operable to dissipate thermal energy from a thermal energy source wherein the moving vehicle energy efficiency is at least 0.5% greater than the moving vehicle energy efficiency without thermal energy from the thermal energy source.