公开(公告)号：US10077683B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-18

申请号：US14776200

申请日：2014-03-12

Applicant: ECHOGEN POWER SYSTEMS, L.L.C. ,  Cameron Close

Inventor： Cameron Close

IPC: F01K25/08 ,  F01K25/06 ,  F01K7/06 ,  F01K7/32 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F01K11/04 ,  F01K23/18 ,  F01K25/10

CPC classification number: F01K25/06 ,  F01K7/06 ,  F01K7/32 ,  F01K11/04 ,  F01K13/02 ,  F01K23/18 ,  F01K25/103

Abstract: Provided herein is a heat engine system and a method for transforming energy, such as generating mechanical energy and/or electrical energy from thermal energy. The heat engine system may have one of several different configurations of a mass management system (MMS) fluidly coupled to a working fluid circuit. The MMS may be utilized to control the amount of working fluid added to, contained within, or removed from the working fluid circuit. The MMS may contain a mass control tank, an inventory transfer line, and system/tank transfer valves. The MMS may contain a transfer pump fluidly coupled to the inventory transfer line and configured to control the pressure in the inventory transfer line. The MMS may have two or more transfer lines, such as an inventory return line and valve, and an inventory supply line and valve.

公开(公告)号：US09926811B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-27

申请号：US14475678

申请日：2014-09-03

Applicant: Joshua Giegel ,  Timothy Held ,  Brett Bowan ,  Cameron Close

Inventor： Joshua Giegel ,  Timothy Held ,  Brett Bowan ,  Cameron Close

IPC: F01K7/40 ,  F01K25/08 ,  F22D1/32 ,  F01K9/02 ,  F01K23/12 ,  F01K25/10

CPC classification number: F01K7/40 ,  F01K9/02 ,  F01K23/12 ,  F01K25/08 ,  F01K25/10 ,  F22D1/32

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a heat engine system are provided. One method includes initiating flow of a working fluid through a working fluid circuit having a high pressure side and a low pressure side by controlling a pump to pressurize and circulate the working fluid through the working fluid circuit and determining a configuration of the working fluid circuit by determining which of a plurality of waste heat exchangers and which of a plurality of recuperators to position in the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit. The method also includes determining, based on the determined configuration of the working fluid circuit, for each of a plurality of valves, whether to position each respective valve in an opened position, a closed position, or a partially opened position and actuating each of the plurality of valves to the determined opened position, closed position, or partially opened position.

公开(公告)号：US20150377076A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-31

申请号：US14475678

申请日：2014-09-03

Applicant: Joshua Giegel ,  Timothy Held ,  Brett Bowan ,  Cameron Close

Inventor： Joshua Giegel ,  Timothy Held ,  Brett Bowan ,  Cameron Close

IPC: F01K7/40 ,  F01K9/02

CPC classification number: F01K7/40 ,  F01K9/02 ,  F01K23/12 ,  F01K25/08 ,  F01K25/10 ,  F22D1/32

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a heat engine system are provided. One method includes initiating flow of a working fluid through a working fluid circuit having a high pressure side and a low pressure side by controlling a pump to pressurize and circulate the working fluid through the working fluid circuit and determining a configuration of the working fluid circuit by determining which of a plurality of waste heat exchangers and which of a plurality of recuperators to position in the high pressure side of the working fluid circuit. The method also includes determining, based on the determined configuration of the working fluid circuit, for each of a plurality of valves, whether to position each respective valve in an opened position, a closed position, or a partially opened position and actuating each of the plurality of valves to the determined opened position, closed position, or partially opened position.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于控制热机系统的系统和方法。 一种方法包括通过控制泵将工作流体加压并循环通过工作流体回路并通过工作流体回路的构造来确定工作流体回路的构造，来启动工作流体流过具有高压侧和低压侧的工作流体回路 确定多个废热交换器中的哪一个以及多个换热器中的哪一个在工作流体回路的高压侧中定位。 该方法还包括基于所确定的工作流体回路的构造，确定多个阀中的每一个，确定是否将每个相应的阀定位在打开位置，关闭位置或部分打开位置，并致动 多个阀到确定的打开位置，关闭位置或部分打开位置。