Systems and methods for treating automotive vehicle emissions on board an automotive vehicle include the use of waste heat recovery, electrochemical water splitting, phototcatalytic water splitting, and selective catalytic reduction. Waste heat recovery is used to power electrochemical water splitting, or photocatalytic water splitting. Photons collected from a solar panel are used in photocatalytic water splitting, or in photo-assisted selective catalytic reduction. Hydrogen gas generated by water splitting is used in conjunction with catalytic reduction units to catalytically reduce NOx in an engine exhaust gas.

Exhaust gas is treated onboard a vehicle. Solar energy is converted into electricity, which is used to power an electrochemical cell mounted onboard the vehicle. Oxygen and hydrogen are produced by the electrochemical cell. Heat and the oxygen produced by the electrochemical cell are provided to a particulate matter filter onboard the vehicle, thereby oxidizing particulate matter disposed on the particulate matter filter.

A system for sustainable generation of energy, comprising at least one device for converting natural power into useful energy, and at least one internal combustion engine or heat engine. The internal combustion engine or heat engine may be connected to a gas cleaning device for fuel or heat supply. A method for sustainable generation of energy, comprising the steps of generating a first amount of useful energy by converting natural power; and generating a second amount of energy by operating at least one internal combustion engine or heat engine, wherein the internal combustion engine or heat engine is driven by fuel or heat derived from cleaning a waste gas.

An exhaust dust removal system includes an electric field device (1021) and a cooling device. The electric field device (1021) has an electric field device inlet, an electric field device outlet, a dust removal electric field cathode (10212), and a dust removal electric field anode (10211). The dust removal electric field cathode (10212) and the dust removal electric field anode (10211) are used to generate an ionizing dust removal electric field. The cooling device is used to reduce the exhaust temperature before the electric field device inlet. The exhaust dust removal system may help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and may also help reduce emissions of harmful gases and pollutants, which thereby makes the gas emissions more environmentally friendly.

A system includes an engine having a crankshaft and an electric motor having a shaft, the shaft including a first end and a second end. The system further includes a power source in electrical communication with the electric motor, the power source configured to provide electrical power to the electric motor, a reduction drive coupled to the crankshaft and to the first end of the shaft of the electric motor, and a fan coupled to the second end of the shaft of the electric motor, wherein rotation of the shaft of the electric motor drives rotation of the fan.

A cooling system of a vehicle includes a first refrigerant line that circulates a refrigerant between an engine and a first radiator, a second refrigerant line that circulates the refrigerant between a thermoelectric module and a second radiator for producing electric power from heat in an exhaust gas exhausted from the engine, a supply line that connects an upstream side of the engine in the first refrigerant line and an upstream side of the thermoelectric module in the second refrigerant line to supply the refrigerant in the first refrigerant line to the second refrigerant line, and a return line that connects a downstream side of the thermoelectric module in the second refrigerant line and a downstream side of the engine in the first refrigerant line to return the refrigerant in the second refrigerant line to the first refrigerant line.

A thermoelectric generator for a vehicle utilizing heat of exhaust gas discharged from an engine of the vehicle includes a heat exchange unit, through which a coolant circulates, a thermoelectric generation unit for converting thermal energy of exhaust gas into electrical energy, a first flow passage for guiding the exhaust gas to pass through the heat exchange unit, a second flow passage for guiding the exhaust gas to pass through the thermoelectric generation unit, a third flow passage for guiding the exhaust gas to bypass the heat exchange unit and the thermoelectric generation unit without passing therethrough, a first valve for opening or closing the first flow passage, a second valve for selectively opening or closing the second flow passage and the third flow passage, and a driving unit for operating the first valve and the second valve by a single power source.

An exhaust gas dust removal system, comprising a dust removal system inlet, a dust removal system outlet and an electric field apparatus, the electric field apparatus comprising an electric field apparatus inlet, an electric field apparatus outlet, a dust removal electric field cathode and a dust removal electric field anode, the dust removal electric field cathode and the dust removal electric field anode being used for producing an ionising dust removal electric field. A dust collection area of the dust removal electric field anode is larger than a discharge area of the dust removal electric field cathode, so that an asymmetric electrode attraction force is produced between the electrodes, to reduce electric field couplings.

An exhaust gas ozone purification method, specifically comprising: enabling a mixing reaction between an ozone stream and an exhaust gas stream, and removing nitric acid from mixed reaction products between the ozone stream and the exhaust gas stream by using an electrocoagulation device. The electrocoagulation device comprises: a first electrode (301) electrifying water spray of nitric acid; and a second electrode (302) applying an attraction force to the electrified water spray. The method can realize the purification of exhaust gas.

An exhaust gas ozone purification method, specifically comprising: enabling a mixing reaction between an ozone stream and an exhaust gas stream, and removing nitric acid from mixed reaction products between the ozone stream and the exhaust gas stream by using an electrocoagulation device. The electrocoagulation device comprises: a first electrode (301) electrifying water spray of nitric acid; and a second electrode (302) applying an attraction force to the electrified water spray. The method can realize the purification of exhaust gas.