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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
Access Energy Llc, Cerritos, CA (US);
Herman Artinian, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Keiichi Shiraishi, Nagasaki, JP;
Access Energy LLC, Cerritos, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are directed to monitoring a capacity at which an engine is operating, the engine comprising a turbocharger. It can be determined whether the engine is operating above a threshold capacity. If the engine is operating above a threshold capacity, a closed-loop thermal cycle working fluid can be heated with heated air from the turbocharger. If the engine is operating at or below a threshold capacity, the working fluid can be heated with exhaust from the engine. The heated working fluid can be directed to a turbine generator, which can generate electrical power.