MACHINE FOR RECOVERING ENERGY FROM A WASTE HEAT FLOW OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN A VEHICLE HAVING A WORKING MEDIUM CIRCUIT

摘要

The invention relates to a device for recovering energy from a waste heat flow of an internal combustion engine in a vehicle having a working medium circuit comprising a conveyor unit, a heat exchanger, an expansion arrangement and a condenser, wherein a Clausius-Rankine cycle can be carried out within the working medium circuit and the expansion arrangement comprises an electric generator or is coupled thereto. According to the invention, the electric generator is designed as a fissile generator (1) and a working medium (AM) of the working medium circuit flowing therethrough.