Patent ID: 9523290
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: F01K,F01P,F02G,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A Rankine cycle system for a vehicle driven by an engine that is cooled by refrigerant, the system comprising: a refrigerant pump installed in the vehicle and circulating the refrigerant; a heat exchanger collecting waste heat of the engine with the refrigerant; an expander converting the waste heat collected with the refrigerant into driving force by expanding the refrigerant; a condenser condensing the refrigerant expanded by the expander; a power transmission path extending from the engine to the refrigerant pump, the power transmission path including a clutch; a refrigerant path circulating the refrigerant among the refrigerant pump, the heat exchanger, the expander, and the condenser; a bypass path connected to the refrigerant path to make the refrigerant bypass the expander; and a controller configured to