Patent ID: 11959419
Assignee: BJ ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 8:
9. A method of recovering energy from exhaust gases of an engine of a mobile power system, the method comprising:
operating the engine, the engine having an intake port and an exhaust duct;
opening an inlet valve in fluid communication with the exhaust duct, thereby to divert a portion of an exhaust gas flowing from the exhaust duct to an exhaust energy recovery system (EERS);
collecting the portion of the exhaust gas in a manifold of the EERS, the manifold positioned downstream of the inlet valve;
distributing the exhaust gas from the manifold to a plurality of heat exchangers, thereby to transfer heat from the exhaust gas to fluids of a plurality of heat distribution elements;
controlling a flow of the exhaust gas from the manifold to the plurality of heat exchangers by operating a plurality of control valves based on temperatures of the fluids of the plurality of heat distribution elements; and
controlling the inlet valve by opening and closing the inlet valve based on temperatures of the fluids of the plurality of heat distribution elements.