Waste heat utilization device for internal combustion engine
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F01K-023/10
F01K-023/06
F01K-025/00
F02B-027/00
F02B-027/02
F01N-005/02
F01K-013/02
F01P-009/06
F02G-005/04
F01K-025/08
F01P-007/16
출원번호
US-0061513
(2009-08-25)
등록번호
US-8881523
(2014-11-11)
우선권정보
JP-2008-216647 (2008-08-26)
국제출원번호
PCT/JP2009/064781
(2009-08-25)
§371/§102 date
20110523
(20110523)
국제공개번호
WO2010/024246
(2010-03-04)
발명자
/ 주소
Kasuya, Junichiro
Nakano, Tetsuya
Saito, Tomohiko
Tokuda, Masaaki
Ogiwara, Satoshi
출원인 / 주소
Sanden Corporation
대리인 / 주소
O'Connor, Cozen
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
3인용 특허 :
5
초록▼
A Rankine cycle (6) of a waste heat utilization device includes a circulation path (7) for circulating a working fluid therethrough, an evaporator (12) for causing heat to transfer from cooling water delivered from an internal combustion engine (2) to the working fluid to evaporate the working fluid
A Rankine cycle (6) of a waste heat utilization device includes a circulation path (7) for circulating a working fluid therethrough, an evaporator (12) for causing heat to transfer from cooling water delivered from an internal combustion engine (2) to the working fluid to evaporate the working fluid, a superheater (10) for causing heat to transfer from the cooling water delivered from an exhaust gas heat exchanger (8) to the working fluid delivered from the evaporator to superheat the working fluid, an expander (22) for expanding the working fluid delivered from the superheater to produce driving force, a condenser (24) for condensing the working fluid delivered from the expander, and a pump (28) for feeding the working fluid delivered from the condenser to the evaporator. The evaporator, the superheater, the expander, the condenser and the pump are successively inserted in the working fluid circulation path.
대표청구항▼
1. A waste heat utilization device for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a cooling water circuit including a circulation path configured to circulate cooling water therethrough via the engine, and an exhaust gas heat exchanger inserted in the circulation path configured to cause heat to tra
1. A waste heat utilization device for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a cooling water circuit including a circulation path configured to circulate cooling water therethrough via the engine, and an exhaust gas heat exchanger inserted in the circulation path configured to cause heat to transfer from exhaust gas discharged from the engine to a part of the cooling water which has been heated while cooling a body of the engine, to additionally heat the cooling water; anda Rankine cycle including a circulation path configured to circulate a working fluid therethrough, an evaporator configured to cause heat to transfer from the cooling water delivered from the engine to the working fluid to evaporate the working fluid, a superheater configured to cause heat to transfer from the cooling water delivered from the exhaust gas heat exchanger to the working fluid delivered from the evaporator to superheat the working fluid, an expander configured to expand the working fluid delivered from the superheater to produce driving force, a condenser configured to condense the working fluid delivered from the expander, and a pump configured to feed the working fluid delivered from the condenser to the evaporator, wherein the evaporator, the superheater, the expander, the condenser and the pump are successively arranged in the working fluid circulation path,wherein:the cooling water circuit further includes flow rate control means for causing the cooling water delivered from the engine to directly flow into the evaporator while bypassing the exhaust gas heat exchanger and the superheater, to regulate a flow rate of the cooling water flowing into the exhaust gas heat exchanger; and a temperature sensor configured to detect cooling water temperature at an outlet of the exhaust gas heat exchanger, andthe flow rate control means regulates the flow rate of the cooling water flowing into the exhaust gas heat exchanger in accordance with the cooling water temperature detected by the temperature sensor, to cause heat transfer from the exhaust gas to the cooling water so that the cooling water may boil. 2. The waste heat utilization device according to claim 1, wherein the flow rate control means regulates the flow rate of the cooling water flowing into the exhaust gas heat exchanger in accordance with the cooling water temperature detected by the temperature sensor, to cause heat transfer from the exhaust gas to the cooling water so that the cooling water temperature may be equal to or higher than a boiling temperature of the cooling water and lower than a temperature at which the cooling water is completely evaporated. 3. The waste heat utilization device according to claim 2, wherein the flow rate control means increases the flow rate of the cooling water flowing into the exhaust gas heat exchanger when the cooling water temperature detected by the temperature sensor is higher than or equal to a preset temperature, and decreases the flow rate of the cooling water flowing into the exhaust gas heat exchanger when the cooling water temperature detected by the temperature sensor is lower than the preset temperature. 4. The waste heat utilization device according to claim 3, wherein: the expander is coupled with an electricity generator for converting the driving force produced by the expander to electric power, andthe flow rate control means includes target temperature setting means for setting, as the preset temperature, a cooling water temperature corresponding to a predetermined target electricity generation amount, in accordance with a characteristic relation between the cooling water temperature detected by the temperature sensor and an amount of electric power generated by the electricity generator. 5. The waste heat utilization device according to claim 4, wherein the target temperature setting means sets, as the preset temperature, a temperature lower than a deposition temperature of an additive added to the cooling water. 6. The waste heat utilization device according to claim 5, wherein: the exhaust gas heat exchanger includes a first heat exchange section and a second heat exchange section successively arranged along a flowing direction of the cooling water,the temperature sensor detects the cooling water temperature at an outlet of the first heat exchange section, andthe cooling water circuit further includes gas-liquid separation means inserted between the first and second heat exchange sections for separating out a vapor produced as a result of evaporation of the cooling water in the first heat exchange section and for delivering the separated vapor to an inlet of the second heat exchange section. 7. The waste heat utilization device according to claim 3, wherein: the cooling water circuit further includes a cooling water pump driven by the engine and configured to circulate the cooling water through the cooling water circulation path,a first passage constituting part of the cooling water circulation path connects between the engine and the exhaust gas heat exchanger,the flow rate control means includes a bypass passage branching off from the first passage to allow the cooling water delivered from the engine to directly flow into the evaporator while bypassing the exhaust gas heat exchanger and the superheater, anda linear pump is arranged in a portion of the first passage closer to the exhaust gas heat exchanger than a branching point from which the bypass passage diverges,the linear pump being configured to be driven linearly in accordance with the cooling water temperature detected by the temperature sensor, wherein rotating speed of the linear pump is increased when the cooling water temperature detected by the temperature sensor is higher than or equal to the preset temperature, and is decreased when the cooling water temperature detected by the temperature sensor is lower than the preset temperature. 8. The waste heat utilization device according to claim 7, wherein the cooling water circuit further includes a second passage constituting part of the cooling water circulation path and connecting between the superheater and the evaporator, and a pressure reducing valve inserted in the second passage. 9. The waste heat utilization device according to claim 8, wherein the cooling water circuit further includes a check valve, inserted in a portion of the first passage closer to the exhaust gas heat exchanger than the linear pump is, configured to reverse flow of the cooling water from the exhaust gas heat exchanger toward the linear pump.
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Wicks Frank E. (1 Nicholas Ave. Schenectady NY 12309), Combined cycle engine.
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