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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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The award will allow a team of MSU engineers and scientists, led by Norbert Müller, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, to begin working toward producing a vehicle-size wave disc engine/generator during the next two years, building on existing modeling, analysis and lab experimentation they have already completed.

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Concept: modular EV-hybrid features battery and engine swapping

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Because of the fact that engine and transmission movements on the elastic buffers are small, the planetary drive shafts between the differential and intermittent couplings can be short. The engine-pack contains a combustion engine which produces 82 hp and is connected to a continuously variable transmission (CVT).

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Liquid Air Energy Network forms in UK; focus on transportation and energy storage

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Using such an approach, the MDI vehicle has a 300 liter tank and claims an urban range of 100 km (62 miles), which falls to 50 km (31 miles) at higher speed. Compressed Air Engines Concept Engines Engines' At 300 bar, air has a specific energy of 140 Wh/kg (0.5MJ/ kg).

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Concept: AET Reaches Final Development Stage of OX2 Barrel Engine

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Upon failure of its previous power electronics unit, an outside electrical engineering firm was hired to write the new specifications. The company is poised to proceed with the production of two new power electronics units for fitment with the OX2 engine/generators. Tags: Concept Engines. OX2 animation files.

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