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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2015
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
To improve the reliability of the Rankine cycle device using a sealed-type expansion machine, the Rankine cycle deviceaccording to the present disclosure comprises a pump, a heater, an expansion machine, a radiator, and a cooling path. The expansion machinecomprises an expansion mechanismfor extracting a power from the working fluid, an electric power generator, a sealed containercontaining the expansion mechanismand the electric power generator, a first inlet, a first outlet, a second inlet, and a second outlet. The radiatoris connected to the pumpwith a flow path to cool the working fluid drained from the second outlet. The cooling pathwhich connects the first outletto the second outlethas a coolerto cool the working fluid drained from the first outlet