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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2010
Gabor Ast, Garching, DE;
Sebastian Walter Freund, Unterföhring, DE;
Thomas Johannes Frey, Ingolstadt, DE;
Pierre Sebastien Huck, Munich, DE;
Herbert Kopecek, Hallbergmoos, DE;
Günther Wall, Bad Häring, AT;
Gabor Ast, Garching, DE;
Sebastian Walter Freund, Unterföhring, DE;
Thomas Johannes Frey, Ingolstadt, DE;
Pierre Sebastien Huck, Munich, DE;
Herbert Kopecek, Hallbergmoos, DE;
Günther Wall, Bad Häring, AT;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A Rankine cycle system includes: an evaporator configured to receive heat from a heat source and circulate a working fluid to remove heat from the heat source; an expander in flow communication with the evaporator and configured to expand the working fluid fed from the evaporator; a condenser in flow communication with the expander and configured to condense the working fluid fed from the expander; a pump in flow communication with the condenser and configured to pump the working fluid fed from the condenser; a first conduit for feeding a first portion of the working fluid from the pump to the evaporator; and a second conduit for feeding a second portion of the working fluid from the pump to the expander.