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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2008
Yuji Yoshinari, Matsuyama, JP;
Yasuo Ochi, Matsuyama, JP;
Hideo Furukawa, Matsuyama, JP;
Yasukuni Tanaka, Matsuyama, JP;
Yusuke Okamoto, Matsuyama, JP;
Kazutaka Baba, Matsuyama, JP;
Yuji Yoshinari, Matsuyama, JP;
Yasuo Ochi, Matsuyama, JP;
Hideo Furukawa, Matsuyama, JP;
Yasukuni Tanaka, Matsuyama, JP;
Yusuke Okamoto, Matsuyama, JP;
Kazutaka Baba, Matsuyama, JP;
Miura Co., Ltd., Matsuyama-shi, JP;
Abstract
A steam engine and an electric motor are arranged, which respectively drives an air compressor. The compressed air from the air compressor is supplied to a compressed air using device through a common air tank. The steam is supplied to the steam engine through a steam supply path, and the steam used in the steam engine is supplied to a steam using device through a steam exhaust path. The steam pressure is monitored by a pressure sensor arranged in a steam header ahead of the steam exhaust path. The air pressure is monitored by a pressure sensor arranged in an air tank. A steam supply valve is controlled based on the steam pressure and the air pressure, and the electric motor is controlled based on the air pressure. The steam engine is preferentially driven over the electric motor by shifting the target value of the air pressure.