Patent ID: 9359915
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: F01K,H02P

Claim Text:
1. A power generation control system that controls operations of a Rankine cycle system including an expander, a generator interconnected to the expander, a pump feeding a working fluid, and an evaporator evaporating the working fluid, the power generation control system comprising: a converter; and a controller including a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions thereon, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to: cause the converter to execute first control in at least one of a startup operation and a shutdown operation of the Rankine cycle system, the first control including the converter causing an electric current from a power source to flow through the generator such that the expander is prevented from expanding the working fluid if the working fluid at an outlet of the evaporator contains a liquid component while the pump is operating.