Energy converter
US5617738A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/30
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to an energy converter for transferring thermal energy from a low heat source to a high heat source using a mixed medium for the purposes of increasing thermal energy transfer efficiency. The present invention improves performance of an evaporator and a condenser, reduces production cost of the device, improves performance over a wide range even with partial loads, and provides a highly efficient and polyfunctional energy converter having function as a refrigerator and a heat pump with one cycle, and function as a generator. The present invention relates to an energy converter including an evaporator for heat-exchanging a low heat source for a working fluid, a compressor connected to a fluid discharge side of the evaporator for compressing a discharge fluid, a condenser connected to a discharge side of the compressor for thermally exchanging the working fluid discharged from the compressor with a high heat source, a vapor-liquid separator connected to a discharge side of the condenser, a swelling device connected to a vapor discharge side of the vapor-liquid separator for swelling a discharged vapor, a reducing valve connected to a liquid discharge sid…
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