CPT's auto exhaust gas energy recovery system

[rbrowning]

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), best known for its VTES electric supercharger, is working on exhaust gas energy recovery.

CPT's auto exhaust gas energy recovery system

CPT’s Turbo-generator Integrated Gas Energy Recovery System (TIGERS) uses the same switched reluctance technology as its production-ready VTES electric supercharging and SpeedStart stop-start systems.

[Daox]

The TIGERs concept has been around for years now. Never a product actually sold though.

CPT estimates it will take five years to bring TIGERS to market.

Thats just ridiculous. Its a relatively simple product.

I love the idea, I just think the development time to launch is a joke.

[ShadeTreeMech]

what is it exactly, a turbo married to an alternator?? The lack of details is striking.

[theycallmeebryan]

Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech

what is it exactly, a turbo married to an alternator?? The lack of details is striking.

Exactly what i was thinking....with a reduction gear or a clutch that locked the rpm of the alternator at its most efficient point....

It still takes power to turn the alternator though.