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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Shiguang Zhou, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 23/06 (2006.01); F01K 23/10 (2006.01); F01N 5/02 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 23/065 (2013.01); F01K 23/10 (2013.01); F01N 5/02 (2013.01); H02K 7/1823 (2013.01); F05D 2220/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for heating an engine and generating energy from a common waste heat recovery system. In one example, a method comprises, responsive to a first condition, expanding a working fluid of a waste heat recovery system via an expander to generate electricity, and responsive to a second condition, compressing the working fluid of the waste heat recovery system via the expander to transfer heat to an engine.