Patent ID: 7210430
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: F01B,F02B

Abstract:
1. An internal combustion (IC) engine comprising: a chamber having a piston, at least one fluid port coupled to said chamber for supplying fluid thereto and an out-take port, said piston and said at least one fluid port configured to provide a variable pressure to said chamber, said piston and said fluid configured to at least partially facilitate combustion to provide energy from said combustion in a combustion portion of said chamber; a controller for controlling said combustion in said chamber; and a rapid response component in fluid communication with said chamber, said rapid response component situated adjacent said combustion portion of said chamber, said rapid response component configured to draw a portion of said energy from said combustion in said chamber, said chamber comprising a first compartment and a second compartment with a divider portion therebetween, said first compartment including said piston and said second compartment including said rapid response component, said divider portion defining an aperture therein extending between said first compartment and said second compartment.