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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2014
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Atsuo Okaichi, Osaka, JP;
Osao Kido, Kyoto, JP;
Takumi Hikichi, Osaka, JP;
Osamu Kosuda, Osaka, JP;
Masaya Honma, Saitama, JP;
Masanobu Wada, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A Rankine cycle apparatus (A) of the present disclosure includes a main circuit (), a heat exchange portion (HX), a bypass flow path (), a flow rate-adjusting mechanism (), and a pair of temperature sensors (A). The main circuit () is formed by an expander (), a condenser (), a pump (), and an evaporator () that are circularly connected in this order. The heat exchange portion (HX) is located in the main circuit () at a position between an outlet of the expander () and an inlet of the pump (). The bypass flow path () branches from the main circuit () at a position between an outlet of the evaporator () and an inlet of the expander (), and joins to the main circuit () at a position between the outlet of the expander () and an inlet of the heat exchange portion (HX). The flow rate-adjusting mechanism () adjusts the flow rate of the working fluid in the bypass flow path (). The pair of temperature sensors (A) detects temperatures of the working fluid at two positions spaced from each other in a flow direction of the working fluid.