Patent ID: 7622814
Filing Date: 2009-11-24
Classification: B60L,F01B,F02B,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An internal combustion engine, comprising: a first piston slidably disposed in a first cylinder, the first cylinder having a first closed end; a first port configured to admit a reactant to the first cylinder; a first converter operable with the first piston to convert mechanical energy of the first piston from and to electrical energy within a piston cycle; a second piston slidably disposed in a second cylinder, the second cylinder having a second closed end, the second piston moveable in the second cylinder independent from the first piston being moveable in the first cylinder; a second converter operable with the second piston to convert mechanical energy of the second piston from and to electrical energy; and wherein the first and second converters are configured to move the first and second pistons synchronously.