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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Jihui Yang, Lakeshore, CA;
Michael F. Matouka, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Francis R. Stabler, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jihui Yang, Lakeshore, CA;
Michael F. Matouka, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Francis R. Stabler, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 1/00 (2006.01); F02G 3/00 (2006.01); F02M 57/06 (2006.01); F02N 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An auxiliary electrical power supply includes a fuel combustor passively sourced with fuel for combusting fuel and a thermoelectric generator close-coupled to the combustor for converting the heat from the combustor to electric power.