System and method for regulating EGR cooling using a Rankine cycle

Title: System and method for regulating EGR cooling using a Rankine cycle

This disclosure relates to a waste heat recovery (WHR) system and method for regulating exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooling, and more particularly, to a Rankine cycle WHR system and method, including a recuperator bypass arrangement to regulate EGR exhaust gas cooling for engine efficiency improvement and thermal management. This disclosure describes other unique bypass arrangements for increased flexibility in the ability to regulate EGR exhaust gas cooling.

Inventors:: Ernst, Timothy C.; Morris, Dave

Issue Date:: 2017-08-29

OSTI Identifier:: 1377871

Assignee:: Cummins Intellectual Property, Inc. NETL

Patent Number(s):: 9,745,869

Application Number:: 14/939,565

Contract Number:: FC26-05NT42419

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Nov 12

Research Org:: Cummins Intellectual Property, Inc. Minneapolis, MN (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION

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Non-condensing gas discharge device of condenser
patent, November 2006

Taniguchi, Hiroyoshi; Uda, Makoto
US Patent Document 7,131,290
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Rankine cycle apparatus
patent, January 2007

Tsutsui, Toshihiro; Kawajiri, Syogo; Uda, Makoto
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Organic rankine cycle waste heat applications
patent, February 2007

Brasz, Joost; Biederman, Bruce
US Patent Document 7,174,716
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Cooling control device for condenser
patent, February 2007

Taniguchi, Hiroyoshi; Uda, Makoto
US Patent Document 7,174,732
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Internal combustion engine
patent, March 2007

Baba, Atsushi; Endoh, Tsuneo; Shinohara, Masashi
US Patent Document 7,191,740
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Startup and control methods for an ORC bottoming plant
patent, April 2007

Cogswell, Frederick; Kang, Pengju
US Patent Document 7,200,996
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Organic working fluids
patent, June 2007

Zimron, Ohad; Bronicki, Lucien
US Patent Document 7,225,621
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Supercharging system for internal combustion engine
patent, October 2007

Usui, Masayoshi
US Patent Document 7,281,530
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Power conversion systems
patent, February 2008

Kesseli, James; Wolf, Thomas
US Patent Document 7,325,401
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Method of and apparatus for producing power from a heat source
patent, March 2008

Zimron, Ohad; Batscha, Danny
US Patent Document 7,340,897
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Energy recovery system in an engine
patent, November 2008

Tafas, Triantafyllos
US Patent Document 7,454,911
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Energy recovery from waste heat sources
patent, December 2008

Knapton, Brent; Beam, Craig
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Refrigeration system including refrigeration cycle and rankine cycle
patent, August 2009

Nishikawa, Michio; Inaba, Atsushi; Asa, Hironori
US Patent Document 7,578,139
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Rankine cycle device having multiple turbo-generators
patent, February 2010

Sundel, Timothy
US Patent Document 7,665,304
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Method for operation of a gas turbine group
patent, May 2010

Hansson, Hans-Erik; Westermark, Mats
US Patent Document 7,721,552
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Method and system for producing power from a source of steam
patent, September 2010

Kaplan, Uri
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Power plant with heat transformation
patent, November 2010

Misselhorn, Jurgen
US Patent Document 7,823,381
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Heat transfer methods using heat transfer compositions containing trifluoromonochloropropene
patent, November 2010

Singh, Rajiv; Pham, Hang; Willson, David
US Patent Document 7,833,433
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Waste heat recovery system with constant power output
patent, January 2011

Ernst, Timothy; Nelson, Christopher
US Patent Document 7,866,157
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Cascaded organic rankine cycles for waste heat utilization
patent, May 2011

Radcliff, Thomas; Biederman, Bruce; Brasz, Joost
US Patent Document 7,942,001
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Open loop Brayton cycle for EGR cooling
patent, June 2011

Ernst, Timothy; Nelson, Christopher
US Patent Document 7,958,873
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Rankine cycle load limiting through use of a recuperator bypass
patent, August 2011

Ernst, Timothy
US Patent Document 7,997,076
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Rankine cycle condenser pressure control using an energy conversion device bypass valve
patent, April 2014

Ernst, Timothy; Nelson, Christopher; Zigan, James
US Patent Document 8,683,801
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Rankine cycle system and method
patent, September 2014

Ernst, Timothy C.; Nelson, Christopher R.
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Reversible waste heat recovery system and method
patent, November 2014

Dane, Marten H.
US Patent Document 8,893,495
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Method and apparatus for indirect catalytic combustor preheating
patent-application, July 2002

Hamrin, Douglas A.; Jensen, Harry L.; Kang, Yungmo
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Method for cooling turbine blades/vanes
patent-application, February 2003

Gerdes, Ralf; Keller-Sornig, Peter; Seketa, Bozidar
US Patent Application 10/216279; 20030033812
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Organic Rankine Cycle Micro Combined Heat and Power System
patent-application, November 2003

Yates, Jan B.; Hanna, William T.; Anson, Donald
US Patent Application \t10/145685; 20030213245
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Process and device for controlling the thermal and electrical output of integrated micro combined heat and power generation systems
patent-application, November 2003

Coll, John Gordon; Hanna, William Thompson; Anson, Donald
US Patent Application 10/146006; 20030213246
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Condenser staging and circuiting for a micro combined heat and power system
patent-application, November 2003

Osborne, Rodney L.; Hanna, William T.; Anson, Donald
US Patent Application 10/146008; 20030213248
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Organic Rankine Cycle System for use with a Reciprocating Engine
patent-application, December 2004

Radcliff, Thomas D.; McCormick, Duane; Brasz, Joost J.
US Patent Application \t10/462855; 20040255587
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Process and device for the recovery of energy
patent-application, December 2005

Claassen, Dirk P.; Wancura, Herbert
US Patent Application 11/101603; 20050262842
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Engine waste heat recovery system
patent-application, February 2008

Bering, Christopher Adam
US Patent Application 11/504998; 20080041046
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System And Method For Cooling A Combustion Gas Charge
patent-application, April 2008

Marshall, Mary Cecelia Massey; Boberg, Thomas Earl
US Patent Application 11/551871; 20080092539
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Direct Heating Organic Rankine Cycle
patent-application, November 2008

Batscha, Dany; Argas, Shlomi; Leshem, Avinoam
US Patent Application \t12/045454; 20080289313
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Energy recovery system
patent-application, February 2009

Ruiz, Victoriano
US Patent Application 11/882246; 20090031724
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Granular Thermal Energy Storage Mediums and Devices for Thermal Energy Storage Systems
patent-application, April 2009

Mills, David R.; Mierisch, Robert C.
US Patent Application 12/135124; 20090090109
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Combined cycle power plant
patent-application, May 2009

Mills, David
US Patent Application 12/157067; 20090121495
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Vehicle Power Steering Waste Heat Recovery
patent-application, May 2009

Wankhede, Mukund S.; Krispin, Lee E.
US Patent Application 11/946073; 20090133646
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System and Method for Controlling an Expansion System
patent-application, June 2009

Ast, Gabor; Bartlett, Michael Adam; Frey, Thomas Johannes
US Patent Application \t11/956457; 20090151356
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Organic Rankine Cycle Mechanically and Thermally Coupled to an Engine Driving a Common Load
patent-application, August 2009

Radcliff, Thomas D.; Biederman, Bruce P.; McCord, Kent R.
US Patent Application 11/922298; 20090211253
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Rankine Cycle Load Limiting Through Use of a Recuperator Bypass
patent-application, October 2009

Ernst, Timothy C.
US Patent Application \t12/058810; 20090241543
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Waste heat recovery system with constant power output
patent-application, November 2009

Ernst, Timothy C.; Nelson, Christopher R.
US Patent Application \t12/152088; 20090277173
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Supplementary Thermal Energy Transfer in Thermal Energy Recovery Systems
patent-application, December 2009

Juchymenko, Victor
US Patent Application \t12/554853; 20090320477
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Integrated solar energy receiver-storage unit
patent-application, December 2009

Mills, David; Le Lievre, Peter
US Patent Application 12/157064; 20090322089
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Controlled Organic Rankine Cycle System for Recovery and Conversion of Thermal Energy
patent-application, January 2010

Juchymenko, Victor
US Patent Application \t12/529539; 20100018207
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Multi-level organic rankine cycle power system
patent-application, March 2010

Kaplan, Uri; Sinai, Joseph
US Patent Application \t12/457477; 20100071368
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Internal Combustion Engine With Integrated Waste Heat Recovery System
patent-application, April 2010

Bucknell, John R.
US Patent Application 12/245227; 20100083919
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Drive Unit with Cooling Circuit and Separate Heat Recovery Circuit
patent-application, June 2010

Raab, Gottfried; Raup, Markus; Klammer, Josef
US Patent Application 12/633217; 20100139626
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Drive Train, Particularly for Trucks and Rail Vehicles
patent-application, July 2010

Berger, Jurgen; Bartosch, Berger
US Patent Application \t12/451974; 20100180584
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Exhaust Gas System and Method for Recovering Energy
patent-application, August 2010

Ambros, Peter; Hildinger, Stefan; Orso, Jochen
US Patent Application 12/697770; 20100192569
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Turbine Combustion Air System
patent-application, September 2010

Mackay, Robin; Lenertz, James; Bakholdin, Daniel
US Patent Application \t12/699817; 20100229525
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Piston Engine and Stirling Engine
patent-application, October 2010

Yaguchi, Hiroshi; Sawada, Daisaku; Katayama, Masaaki
US Patent Application \t12/744435; 20100257858
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Cascaded Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) System Using Waste Heat From a Reciprocating Engine
patent-application, October 2010

Biederman, Bruce P.; Brasz, Joost; Cogswell, Frederick J.
US Patent Application 12/738028; 20100263380
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Internal Combustion Engine and Vehicle Equipped With Such Engine
patent-application, November 2010

Le Lievre, Armel
US Patent Application \t12/812669; 20100282221
URL: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220100282221%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20100282221&RS=DN/20100282221

Gas Turbine Energy Storage and Conversion System
patent-application, November 2010

Dewis, David William; Kesseli, James B.; Donnelly, Frank Wegener
US Patent Application 12/777916; 20100288571
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Waste Heat Recovering Device
patent-application, January 2011

Terashima, Koji; Abe, Makoto; Yamamoto, Yasushi
US Patent Application 12/934114; 20110005477
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Method and System for a More Efficient and Dynamic Waste Heat Recovery System
patent-application, January 2011

Samuel, Woodson Wayne
US Patent Application \t12/499766; 20110006523
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Waste Heat Recovery System
patent-application, March 2011

Cook, David
US Patent Application 12/884157; 20110072818
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Interstage Exhaust Gas Recirculation System for a Dual Turbocharged Engine Having a Turbogenerator System
patent-application, April 2011

Vuk, Carl T.; Winsor, Richard W.
US Patent Application 12/607390; 20110094485
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Method And Apparatus Of Controlling Exhaust Gas In Oxyfuel Combustion Boiler
patent-application, June 2011

Terushita, Shuuhei; Yamada, Toshihiko; Watanabe, Shuzo
US Patent Application 12/920738; 20110132243
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System and Method for Waste Heat Recovery in Exhaust Gas Recirculation
patent-application, September 2011

Fritz, Jassin; Bikas, Georgios; Ast, Gabor
US Patent Application 12/713275;20110209473
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Emissions-Critical Charge Cooling Using an Organic Rankine Cycle
patent-application, February 2012

Ernst, Timothy C.; Nelson, Christopher R.
US Patent Application 13/204568; 20120023946
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Heat Exchanger
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Birgler, Markus; Gaiser, Gerd; Feuerbach, Matthias
US Patent Application 14/026373; 20140165558
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