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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2010
John Patrick Spicer, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kerem Koprubasi, Birmingham, MI (US);
John Patrick Spicer, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kerem Koprubasi, Birmingham, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An exhaust aftertreatment system for treating an exhaust gas feedstream of an internal combustion engine includes a catalytic converter, a fluidic circuit and a Stirling engine. The Stirling engine is configured to transform thermal energy from a working fluid heat exchanger to mechanical power that is transferable to an electric motor/generator to generate electric power. The Stirling engine is configured to transform mechanical power from the electric motor/generator to thermal energy transferable to the working fluid heat exchanger.
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