The modern transcritical cycle was developed in 1988–1991 by the Norwegian professor Gustav Lorentzen (1915–1995) and his team.
現代的跨临界循环是在1988至1991年之間，由挪威科學家古斯塔夫·羅連遜（英语：Gustav Lorentzen (scientist)）（1915–1995）及其團隊所提出。