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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Shiguang Zhou, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 23/06 (2006.01); F01K 25/08 (2006.01); F01P 3/18 (2006.01); F01P 3/22 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); F01P 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 3/2271 (2013.01); B60H 1/00007 (2013.01); F01K 23/065 (2013.01); F01K 25/08 (2013.01); F01P 3/20 (2013.01); F01P 2003/187 (2013.01); F02G 2260/00 (2013.01); Y02T 10/166 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a pump, an evaporator, and an expander in sequential fluid communication in a closed loop containing a condenser configured to transfer heat between a working fluid and ambient air. The vehicle has a generator driven by the expander. The evaporator is configured to transfer heat from at least one of an engine coolant, a battery coolant, an engine lubricant, a transmission lubricant, an exhaust gas in an exhaust system, and an exhaust gas in an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system to the working fluid.