Global Patent Index - EP 2458165 A2

EP 2458165 A2 20120530 - Heat-Driven Power Generation System

Title (en)

Heat-Driven Power Generation System

Title (de)

Wärmebetriebenes Energieerzeugungssystem

Title (fr)

Système de génération de puissance entraîné par la chaleur

Publication

EP 2458165 A2 20120530 (EN)

Application

EP 12156971 A 20100730

Priority

  • EP 10739985 A 20100730
  • GB 0913369 A 20090731

Abstract (en)

The invention concerns a method of operating an engine (18) having a variable volume working chamber (24, 26), e.g. a piston engine. According to the invention, working fluid driving the engine comprises any of a halocarbon, a halo-hydrocarbon, a partially halogenated carbon compound, a fluorocarbon, a perfluorocarbon, a hydrofluorocarbon, a hydrochlorofluorocarbon, a fluorinated ether, a fluorinated ketone, or a functional derivative of any of the aforegoing.

IPC 8 full level

F01K 11/00 (2006.01); F01B 17/04 (2006.01); F01K 9/00 (2006.01); F01K 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F01K 9/00 (2013.01); F01K 11/00 (2013.01); F01K 25/00 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011012907 A2 20110203; WO 2011012907 A3 20120621; EP 2458165 A2 20120530; GB 0913369 D0 20090916

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2010051263 W 20100730; EP 12156971 A 20100730; GB 0913369 A 20090731