Abstract: There is provided a vehicle air conditioning apparatus being capable of cooling, heating, and dehumidifying the vehicle compartment. A communication path is formed to allow communication between part of the first ventilation flue downstream of the heat absorbing unit in an air flow direction and part of the second ventilation flue upstream of the heat releasing unit in the air flow direction. The communication path is opened and closed by a communication path opening and closing damper. By this means, it is possible to perform the dehumidifying operation by opening the communication path without need of devices such as a dedicated outdoor heat exchanger, and a solenoid valve and a four-way valve to switch the refrigerant flow path in the refrigerant circuit.

Abstract: Control means (32) that controls the actuation of Rankine cycle (8) is provided. An evaporator (10) is capable of absorbing heat from the waste heat of the internal combustion engine (4) with an upper limit of preset maximum heat absorption amount and transferring the heat to working fluid. The control means (32) controls the flow rate of the working fluid so that the working fluid evaporated by the evaporator (10) comes into a superheated state in a heater (18), when the working fluid enters the evaporator (10) at a flow rate equal to or lower than preset flow rate at which the working fluid can absorb the preset maximum heat absorption amount of heat, and controls the flow rate of the working fluid so that the working fluid that overflows the evaporator (10) is evaporated by the heater (18) and then comes into the superheat state, when the working fluid enters the evaporator (10) at a flow rate higher than the preset flow rate.

Abstract: A unitary-side heat pump unit is configured so that a refrigerant circulates sequentially through a first compressor, a first heat exchanger, a cascade heat exchanger, a first expansion valve and an evaporator, and heat exchange with heat media of a heating unit is carried out in the first heat exchanger; a binary-side heat pump unit is configured so that a refrigerant circulates sequentially through a second compressor, a second heat exchanger, a second expansion valve and a cascade heat exchanger, and heat exchange with heat media of the heating unit is carried out in the second heat exchanger; the refrigerants of the unitary-side and binary-side heat pump units include carbon dioxide (CO2) as a main component; and high pressure-side sections of the unitary-side and binary-side heat pump units are activated within substantially identical pressure ranges of supercritical pressure.

Abstract: A fluid machine includes: a first shaft; a compressor/expander fluid machine; a planetary gear mechanism having a sun gear connected to a second shaft rotating in synchronization with the compressor/expander fluid machine, a ring gear connected to the first shaft, a planetary gear, and a planetary carrier; a first clutch that locks/releases the planetary carrier and one of the ring gear and the sun gear; a second clutch that locks/releases the planetary carrier and the housing; a clutch control unit that controls locking/releasing of the first and second clutches depending on whether the compressor/expander fluid machine operates as an expander or a compressor.

Abstract: A waste heat utilization device (2) for an internal combustion engine has a Rankine cycle (8) that recovers waste heat from an internal combustion engine (4), a generator (30) that is rotationally driven by an expander (14) and converts a rotational drive force into electric power, a converter (32) that controls the rotational speed of the expander (14) through the generator (30), refrigerant-condition detecting means (22, 24, 26, 28) that detects the pressure and temperature of a refrigerant passing through the expander (14), and a controller (34) that calculates pressure ratio Rp of the refrigerant in the immediate upstream and downstream of the expander (14) and specific heat ratio K of the refrigerant passing through the expander (14) on the basis of the pressure and temperature of the refrigerant, which have been detected by the refrigerant-condition detecting means (22, 24, 26, 28), calculates a preset pressure ratio Rps of the pressure ratio Rp by multiplying predetermined volume ratio Rv of the expand

Abstract: A Rankine circuit (40) includes, as a plurality of heat exchangers, an EGR cooler (36) of an EGR circuit and an exhaust gas heat exchanger (41) associated with an exhaust passage. The EGR cooler and the exhaust gas heat exchanger are arranged such that the EGR cooler is located upstream of the exhaust gas heat exchanger as viewed in the flowing direction of a working fluid in the Rankine circuit. The amount of heat transferred from EGR gas to the working fluid in the EGR cooler is controlled by a control unit (60) so that the temperature of the EGR gas detected by an EGR gas temperature detector (39) may fall within a predetermined temperature range (e.g., 150° C. to 200° C.).

Abstract: A waste heat utilization device recovering waste heat produced by an internal combustion engine from a heat medium includes a Rankine cycle circuit including an evaporator, an expander, a condenser and a pump serially arranged in a circulation line along which a combustible working fluid circulates. A casing air-tightly encloses the Rankine cycle circuit to chemically inactivate the Rankine cycle circuit.

Abstract: A unitary-side heat pump unit is configured so that a refrigerant circulates sequentially through a first compressor, a first heat exchanger, a cascade heat exchanger, a first expansion valve and an evaporator, and heat exchange with heat media of a heating unit is carried out in the first heat exchanger; a binary-side heat pump unit is configured so that a refrigerant circulates sequentially through a second compressor, a second heat exchanger, a second expansion valve and a cascade heat exchanger, and heat exchange with heat media of the heating unit is carried out in the second heat exchanger; the refrigerants of the unitary-side and binary-side heat pump units include carbon dioxide (CO2) as a main component; and high pressure-side sections of the unitary-side and binary-side heat pump units are activated within substantially identical pressure ranges of supercritical pressure.

Abstract: A Rankine circuit (40) includes, as a plurality of heat exchangers, an EGR cooler (36) of an EGR circuit and an exhaust gas heat exchanger (41) associated with an exhaust passage. The EGR cooler and the exhaust gas heat exchanger are arranged such that the EGR cooler is located upstream of the exhaust gas heat exchanger as viewed in the flowing direction of a working fluid in the Rankine circuit. The amount of heat transferred from EGR gas to the working fluid in the EGR cooler is controlled by a control unit (60) so that the temperature of the EGR gas detected by an EGR gas temperature detector (39) may fall within a predetermined temperature range (e.g., 150° C. to 200° C.

Abstract: A waste heat utilization device (2) for an internal combustion engine (6) includes a heat medium circuit (8) through which a heat medium applied with waste heat from at least one of the engine and a heat source of the engine is circulated as the engine is operated, and a Rankine cycle circuit (4) through which a working fluid is circulated. The Rankine cycle circuit includes a heating unit (10, 12) for heating the working fluid by causing heat to transfer to the working fluid from at least one of the heat medium and the heat source, an expander (14) for expanding the working fluid introduced therein from the heating unit to produce driving force, and a condenser (16) for condensing the working fluid introduced therein from the expander. The working fluid is delivered from the condenser to the heating unit. The flow rate of at least one of the heat medium and the heat source that transfer heat to the working fluid in the heating unit is controlled in accordance with an operating condition of the engine.

Abstract: Control means (32) that controls the actuation of Rankine cycle (8) is provided. An evaporator (10) is capable of absorbing heat from the waste heat of the internal combustion engine (4) with an upper limit of preset maximum heat absorption amount and transferring the heat to working fluid. The control means (32) controls the flow rate of the working fluid so that the working fluid evaporated by the evaporator (10) comes into a superheated state in a heater (18), when the working fluid enters the evaporator (10) at a flow rate equal to or lower than preset flow rate at which the working fluid can absorb the preset maximum heat absorption amount of heat, and controls the flow rate of the working fluid so that the working fluid that overflows the evaporator (10) is evaporated by the heater (18) and then comes into the superheat state, when the working fluid enters the evaporator (10) at a flow rate higher than the preset flow rate.

Abstract: A waste heat utilization device (2) for an internal combustion engine has a Rankine cycle (8) that recovers waste heat from an internal combustion engine (4), a generator (30) that is rotationally driven by an expander (14) and converts a rotational drive force into electric power, a converter (32) that controls the rotational speed of the expander (14) through the generator (30), refrigerant-condition detecting means (22, 24, 26, 28) that detects the pressure and temperature of a refrigerant passing through the expander (14), and a controller (34) that calculates pressure ratio Rp of the refrigerant in the immediate upstream and downstream of the expander (14) and specific heat ratio K of the refrigerant passing through the expander (14) on the basis of the pressure and temperature of the refrigerant, which have been detected by the refrigerant-condition detecting means (22, 24, 26, 28), calculates a preset pressure ratio Rps of the pressure ratio Rp by multiplying predetermined volume ratio Rv of the expand

Abstract: A waste heat utilization device recovering waste heat produced by an internal combustion engine from a heat medium includes a Rankine cycle circuit including an evaporator, an expander, a condenser and a pump serially arranged in a circulation line along which a combustible working fluid circulates, a casing air-tightly enclosing the Rankine cycle circuit, and an inactivation device for creating a chemically-inactive condition inside the casing.