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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2012
Applicants:
Lucien Y. Bronicki, Yavne, IL;
David Machlev, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Inventors:
Lucien Y. Bronicki, Yavne, IL;
David Machlev, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Assignee:
Ormat Technologies Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/02 (2006.01); F01K 23/04 (2006.01); F01K 25/08 (2006.01); F03G 6/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/02 (2013.01); F03G 6/067 (2013.01); F01K 23/04 (2013.01); F01K 25/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
For increasing power plant efficiency during periods of variable heat input or at partial loads, a motive fluid is cycled through a Rankine cycle power plant having a vaporizer and a superheater such that the motive fluid is delivered to a turbine at a selected inlet temperature at full admission. A percentage of a superheated portion of the motive fluid is adjusted during periods of variable heat input or at partial loads while virtually maintaining the inlet temperature and power plant thermal efficiency.