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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2015
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Atsuo Okaichi, Osaka, JP;
Osao Kido, Kyoto, JP;
Takumi Hikichi, Osaka, JP;
Osamu Kosuda, Osaka, JP;
Noriyoshi Nishiyama, Osaka, JP;
Yoshio Tomigashi, Osaka, JP;
Masaaki Konoto, Kyoto, JP;
Subaru Matsumoto, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Matsuyama, Nara, JP;
Abstract
A Rankine cycle device in the present disclosure includes an evaporator as a heater, an expander, a cooler, a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, and a control device. The first temperature sensor detects a temperature of the working fluid flowing from an outlet of the heater to an inlet of the expander in the circuit of the working fluid. The second temperature sensor detects a temperature of the working fluid flowing from an outlet of the expander to an inlet of the cooler. The controller controls a number of rotation of the expander based on a difference between a detected temperature of the first temperature sensor and a detected temperature of the second temperature sensor.