Patent ID: 7385309

Claim:
A system for generation and distribution of energy on board a motor vehicle provided with a propulsion unit; at least one tank for fuel; at least one distribution network or line for electric energy; electrical energy generation means connected to said at least one distribution network or line; and a plurality of selectively activatable electrical utiliser devices or apparatus connected or connectable to said at least one distribution network or line; said electrical energy generation means comprising at least one battery or matrix of microcombustor electricity generators connected to said at least one fuel tank, and a supervision and control unit associated with said at least one battery or matrix of microcombustor electricity generators and coupled to the said at least one distribution network or line and arranged to control the operation of the said battery or matrix of generators in a predetermined manner as a function of the electrical power required or consumed by the said at least one line or network, wherein said propulsion unit is an internal combustion engine and wherein said at least one battery or matrix of microcombustor generators has an exhaust manifold selectively connectable to the internal combustion engine in such a way that the exhaust gases from the microcombustors of the battery or matrix of generators are able to cause starting of the said internal combustion engine.