Free piston linear generator in comparison to other range-extender technologies

Author

Virsik, Roman ; Heron, Anne

Author_Institution

Inst. of Vehicle Concepts, German Aerosp. Center, Stuttgart, Germany

fYear

2013

fDate

17-20 Nov. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

The free piston linear generator is a new range-extender technology. It converts chemical energy into electrical energy by means of a combustion process and linear generator. Thereby the technology aims to have better properties than other range extenders. Therefore this publication deals with the explanation of the concept and the characteristics of a free piston linear generator and a comparison to other technologies. In order to compare the range extender systems, fuel cells, micro gas turbine and otto/wankel combustion, will briefly be presented, before being compared to the free piston linear generator.

Keywords

chemical energy conversion; combustion; diesel engines; gas turbines; linear motors; chemical energy; combustion process; electrical energy; free piston linear generator; fuel cells; micro gas turbine; otto/wankel combustion; range-extender technology; Combustion; Fuel cells; Fuels; Generators; Pistons; Springs; Turbines; Free-piston linear generator; engine; fuel cell; otto; range extender; wankel;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition (EVS27), 2013 World

Conference_Location

Barcelona

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EVS.2013.6914925

Filename

6914925