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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2012
Justin P. Kauffman, Mount Wolf, PA (US);
Andrew M. Welch, Mount Wolf, PA (US);
Gregory R. Dawson, York, PA (US);
Eric N. Minor, New Park, PA (US);
Justin P. Kauffman, Mount Wolf, PA (US);
Andrew M. Welch, Mount Wolf, PA (US);
Gregory R. Dawson, York, PA (US);
Eric N. Minor, New Park, PA (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to heat recovery systems that employ two or more organic Rankine cycle (ORC) units disposed in series. According to certain embodiments, each ORC unit includes an evaporator that heats an organic working fluid, a turbine generator set that expands the working fluid to generate electricity, a condenser that cools the working fluid, and a pump that returns the working fluid to the evaporator. The heating fluid is directed through each evaporator to heat the working fluid circulating within each ORC unit, and the cooling fluid is directed through each condenser to cool the working fluid circulating within each ORC unit. The heating fluid and the cooling fluid flow through the ORC units in series in the same or opposite directions.