The company’s R&D division has developed a Free Piston Engine Linear Generator that can convert gasoline and other fuels into electricity more efficiently than existing systems. It’s a ...

The linear generator design was launched in March by a Menlo Park, California-based tech firm called Mainspring Energy that says its device is designed to help companies accelerate their transition to ...

A Mainspring linear generator in California. Mainspring Energy said it signed a memorandum of understanding with American Electric Power to pilot its linear generator technology in Oklahoma.

Each generator measures 20.5 meters x 8.5 meters x 9.5 meters, weighs 20 tons, and can operate at temperatures ranging from -20 C to 50 C. Mainspring Energy's linear generator Image: Mainspring Energy ...

By Darren Quick May 31, 2013 DLR's free-piston linear generator could extend the range of electric vehicles by around 600 km (Photo: DLR (CC-BY 3.0)) View 7 Images View gallery - 7 images ...

The company was founded in 2010 by three engineers from Stanford University, whose PhD research first demonstrated that the Linear Generator design could produce clean electricity. Recognizing ...

Hyliion Holdings Corp., a developer of sustainable electricity-producing technology, today announced that its innovative KARNO™ linear generator is now an eligible technology under California ...

NextEra Energy Resources subsidiaries provide PG&E with a diverse portfolio of nearly 1,000 MW of wind, solar and now linear generation. Under this agreement, NextEra Energy Resources provided the ...

Furthermore, the device’s magnetic stack configuration has been optimised to allow the linear generator to operate horizontally, widening the available options for installation and operation.

Fig 1. This basic VCO/waveform generator IC circuit includes a voltage follower loop (formed with IC1) and symmetry feedback loop (IC3) to eliminate an asymmetric duty cycle, which would cause ...