Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rankine cycle system and method
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Application No.: US14453160Application Date: 2014-08-06
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Publication No.: US09702272B2Publication Date: 2017-07-11
- Inventor: Timothy C. Ernst , Christopher R. Nelson
- Applicant: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
- Current Assignee: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: F01K27/02
- IPC: F01K27/02 ; F01K9/00 ; F01K11/02 ; F01N5/02 ; F02G5/02 ; F01K23/06

Abstract:
A Rankine cycle waste heat recovery system uses a receiver with a maximum liquid working fluid level lower than the minimum liquid working fluid level of a sub-cooler of the waste heat recovery system. The receiver may have a position that is physically lower than the sub-cooler's position. A valve controls transfer of fluid between several of the components in the waste heat recovery system, especially from the receiver to the sub-cooler. The system may also have an associated control module.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140345275A1 RANKINE CYCLE SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2014-11-27
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