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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Gabor Ast, Munich, DE;
Herbert Kopecek, Schwaz, AT;
Simon Schoewel, Moosthenning, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/02 (2006.01); F01K 21/06 (2006.01); F01K 27/00 (2006.01); F03G 7/00 (2006.01); B01D 19/00 (2006.01); F01B 31/00 (2006.01); F01K 19/00 (2006.01); F01K 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 25/08 (2013.01); F01K 13/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A Rankine cycle device includes a heat exchanger for supplying heat to a working fluid and an expansion device for expanding the working fluid. A valve is disposed between the heat exchanger and the expansion device and a cooling device is reduces a temperature of the working fluid. A pump moves the working fluid through the Rankine cycle device and a sensor is used to sense a pressure of the working fluid. A controller is operable to open the valve based upon the sensed pressure of the working fluid.