Abstract: A sacrificial collar that is placed on a structural component to protect against stray current or galvanic corrosion. The collar includes an upper section having a half-circle cavity, and a corresponding lower section having a half-circle cavity. When the two sections are mated, the two cavities together create a single circular opening. The two sections are placed on a structural component, with the component secured between the sections, in the opening. Attachment means, preferably in the form of a bolt and nut combination are utilized to attach the two sections together and secure the collar on the structural component. Once secured, the sacrificial collar is subjected to stray current or galvanic corrosion, thereby causing the collar to deteriorate, instead of the structural component being subjected to stray current or galvanic corrosion which would cause the component to deteriorate and would destroy the component.

Abstract: A co-generation turbocharged turbine system that utilizes a gas turbine (10) connecting the exhaust to a turbocharger (24) to introduce pressurized air into the inlet of the turbine for improving power and efficiency. A second embodiment places a work load (22) on an extension of the same power shaft (30), thereby connecting both the turbocharger driven rotor and drive rotor together in the form of an extended power shaft (30?). The turbocharger is in fluid communication from the gas turbine exhaust and is connected to the gas turbine air intake from the drive rotor of the turbocharger. A third embodiment consists of the same elements as the second embodiment except the work load (34) is driven by a turbocharger double-extended power shaft (30?) which extends from a vapor generating sub-system that has been added to the invention.

Abstract: An improved hybrid turbine-electrical motor system (10) that is designed to replace conventional internal combustion piston engines. The system (10) is disclosed in two design configurations: a first basic design which includes a fuel source (12), a turbine (14), an alternator (16), a motor speed controller (18), a drive motor (20) and a load (22) and a second design which includes additional elements that enhance the operation of the system (10). These other elements include a gear reduction transmission (24) that reduces the shaft speed of the turbine, a speed regulator (19) that remotely controls the operation of the motor speed controller (18), a plurality of leak detectors (26) which alert an operator that there is an accumulation of gas, a heater (60) which utilizes the hot exhaust gases from the turbine (14) to heat the interior of a vehicle, and an auxiliary power unit (APU) (30) that functions in combination with an APU activating circuit (40).

Abstract: A hybrid electric motor vehicle drive charged by a gas turbine which has an electric motor (20) driving a set of wheels (22) through a transmission (24). A number, preferably two, battery banks (28 and 30) supply power to the motor. A switchover control (30) selects one bank to operate the motor while leaving the other at rest. A sequence control (34) permits charging of individual batteries of the at rest battery bank with duration and sequence modulation from a gas turbine driven alternator (44), a motor driven alternator (52) and/or an AC/DO battery charger (54). The sequence controller senses time, or in other embodiments, voltage, amperage or distance to switchover the charging from one bank to the other. Hydrogen gas is preferred as a fuel source for the gas turbine to drive the alternator for onboard charging of the batteries.