Patent ID: 9657601
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: F01K,F01N,F02G,Y02E,Y02T

Claim:
1. A system of utilizing waste heat of an internal combustion engine, comprising: a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger to transfer the waste heat from an internal combustion engine to a working medium; at least one turbine connected to a generator for generating mechanical or electrical energy, wherein said at least one turbine is driven by said working medium; at least one cooler for cooling the working medium; at least one compressor for compressing the working medium; a first working medium circuit with pipes for the working medium, wherein the working medium is at least one of carbon dioxide, propane, methanol, and ethanol, and wherein the working medium is in a supercritical state throughout an entirety of the first working medium circuit; and wherein said first heat exchanger is located in a coolant stream of the internal combustion engine and arranged in the coolant stream such that the waste heat from the internal combustion engine is transferrable from the coolant stream to the working medium via the first heat exchanger.