Advances in Integrated Internal Combustion Engine with Generator
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2024) | Viewed by 2182
Special Issue Editors
Interests: free piston linear generator; control of internal combustion engine; design of modern internal combustion engine
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: new concept linear internal combustion power generation system
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The electric vehicle is considered as one of the promising pathways to decarbonize vehicle powertrain technology (and corresponding energy carriers), and range-extender electric vehicles (REEVs) are seen as effective solutions for overcoming the range challenge issue of the current development stage of electric vehicles. As a result, integrated internal combustion engines with generators are attractive, as they can be used as range extenders to overcome the challenge of range.
The type of integrated internal combustion engine with a generator can be either a conventional reciprocating engine with a crankshaft system, a Wanker engine, or a free-piston linear engine, with a connection of a rotary generator or a linear generator, correspondingly. There are advantages and disadvantages to each type of technology. In each case, the system design relies on mechanical, thermal, and fluid-dynamic considerations that are related to the operating conditions of the cycle. For these reasons, various developments in the analysis of integrated internal combustion engines with generators are expected.
This Special Issue aims to provide an overview focused on the novel design of integrated internal combustion engines with generators, as well highlight studies that explore and optimize the system components (of both the internal combustion engine and the generator). We expect contributions of both numerical and experimental studies.
Dr. Boru Jia
Dr. Zhiyuan Zhang
Dr. Chendong Guo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electric vehicle
- integrated internal combustion engine with generator
- range extender
- numerical and experimental studies
