Starting apparatus for stirling engines
US4738106A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 1987 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02G2275/40
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A Stirling engine in which a working space is communicated with a working gas tank through a minimum cycle pressure line having an accelerating valve and a one-way valve and a maximum cycle pressure line having a decelerating valve and a one-way valve is provided with a starting apparatus including a bypass valve provided between the two pressure lines. When the engine is to be started, the bypass valve is opened and a starting motor is set into operation. The bypass valve is closed immediately after the Stirling engine starts, thus enabling the engine to quickly begin operating in a self-supporting manner.
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