THERMAL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR

摘要

A thermal electric power generator includes an evaporator, an expander, an electric generator, a condenser, and a pump. A working fluid used in the thermal electric power generator is an organic working fluid. The evaporator includes a heat exchanger, a bypass channel, and a flow rate adjustment mechanism. The bypass channel allows a heat medium to bypass the heat exchanger. The flow rate adjustment mechanism adjusts a flow rate of the heat medium to be supplied to the heat exchanger and a flow rate of the heat medium to be supplied to the bypass channel.

主权项

1. A thermal electric power generator comprising:
an evaporator including a heat exchanger that allows heat exchange between a heat medium supplied from a heat source and a working fluid; an expander that extracts power from the working fluid heated at the evaporator; an electric power generator that converts the power extracted by the expander to electric power; a condenser that cools the working fluid having a reduced pressure reduced in the expander; and a pump that takes in the working fluid cooled by the condenser and ejects the working fluid to the evaporator, wherein the working fluid is an organic working fluid, and the evaporator includes: a bypass channel that allows the heat medium to bypass the heat exchanger; and a flow rate adjustment mechanism that adjusts a flow rate of the heat medium to be supplied to the heat exchanger and a flow rate of the heat medium to be supplied to the bypass channel.