PISTON ENGINE HAVING MAGNETIC PISTON BEARING
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Abstract
A piston engine has a housing and a piston. The piston is magnetically and movably disposed in the housing. A device for magnetically supporting the piston is fixedly mounted relative to the housing. A linear machine in conjunction with the magnetic bearing of the piston can prevent friction and thus result in a machine for converting mechanical into electric energy without having to lubricate and with reduced mechanical effort.
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36 Claims
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1-18. -18. (canceled)
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19. A piston engine comprising:
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a first piston; a first housing at least partially enclosing the first piston; and a support device to magnetically support the first piston in a movable manner in the first housing, the support device being arranged in a stationary manner relative to the first housing. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of using a piston engine comprising:
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a first piston; a first housing at least partially enclosing the first piston with a gap between the first piston and the first housing; and a support device to magnetically support the first piston in a movable manner in the first housing, the support device being arranged in a stationary manner relative to the first housing, the method comprising; adjusting a size of the gap between the first piston and the first housing by deforming at least one of the first piston and the first housing a magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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