6968, 690 B2 1/2005 Kalina 2004/002020.6 A1 2/2004 Sullivan et al. 6,986.25 i B2 i? 2006
Radcliff 2004/0021182 A1 2/2004 Green et al. 7.0 3205 B1 3/2006 Hafner et al …

A system for converting thermal energy to work. The system includes a working fluid circuit,
and a precooler configured to receive the working fluid. The system also includes a com …

A refrigeration cycle is operated in conjunction with various thermodynamic cycle working
fluid circuits to cool a target fluid that may be used in a separate system or duty. In one …

Heat pumps are well known in the art. A heat pump is simply a device for delivering heat or
cooling to a system, whereas a refrigerator is a device for removing heat from a system …

Various thermodynamic power-generating cycles employ a mass management system to
regulate the pressure and amount of working fluid circulating throughout the working fluid …

The present invention generally relates to heat pumps that utilize at least one solar receiver
operating with the same working fluids. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to …

2011/0308253 A1 12/2011 Ritter KR 2012/0068670 A 60012 2012/0047892 A1* 3/2012
Held e161....................... 60/652 KR 2012_0128753 A 11/2012 2012/0067055 A1 3/2012 …

A thermodynamic cycle is disclosed and has a working fluid circuit that converts thermal
energy into mechanical energy on hot days. A pump circulates a working fluid to a heat …

Aspects of the invention disclosed herein generally provide heat engine systems and
methods for generating electricity. In one configuration, a heat engine system contains a …

Provided herein are heat engine systems and methods for starting Such systems and
generating electricity while avoid ing damage to one or more system components. A …