Automobile with IC engine and steam powered electricity generation device for supplying onboard electrical network

摘要

The automobile has an IC engine (8), an onboard electrical network for supplying a number of electrical loads and a steam powered electricity generation device (1), with a steam generator (4), a condenser (3) and an electromechanical converter (5) for supplying current to the onboard electrical network. The steam generator uses a catalytic burner (2) and the condenser is coupled to the automobile cooling circuit.