Method for regulating the output of a stirling-type hot gas engine and device for the same
US3940933A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 1974 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B1/04
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Commercial exploitation of the closed-cycle Stirling engine has been delayed because of inherent difficulties in controlling the engine output instantaneously. The disclosed invention presents a method and a device for intermittent power control of a Stirling engine by alternately connecting and disconnecting a separate dead space to the engine gas circuit. The control cycle includes a multiple of engine revolutions and is independent of the engine speed.
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