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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2012
Applicants:
James Jun Xu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Albert Andreas Scharl, Innsbruck, AT;
Shamim Imani, Fullerton, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Jun Xu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Albert Andreas Scharl, Innsbruck, AT;
Shamim Imani, Fullerton, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 25/08 (2006.01); F01K 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a waste heat recovery system includes multiple organic Rankine cycle (ORC) systems arranged in a cascade configuration. Each ORC system includes a heat exchanger that transfers heat to the working fluid to vaporize the working fluid. Each ORC system also includes an integrated power module that expands the working fluid to generate electricity.