Patent ID: 6957631

Claim:
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 rapid response component comprising a secondary piston disposed in said chamber, said secondary piston comprising an energy receiving portion and an energy transferring portion, said energy receiving portion configured to draw said portion of said energy from said combustion in said chamber.