Title :
Active Stirling engine
Author :
Gopal, Vinod Kumar ; Duke, Richard ; Clucas, Don
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput., Univ. of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Abstract :
In this paper the WhisperGen¿ micro combined heat and power (microCHP) system, its advantages, control and possible scope for improvement are explored. Concept of active Stirling engine (ASE) is introduced. A test rig designed to test possible improvements of the efficiency and controllability of a kinematic Stirling engine based microCHP system is explained.
Keywords :
Stirling engines; cogeneration; electric vehicles; WhisperGen microcombined heat and power system; active Stirling engine; kinematic Stirling engine; microCHP system; Cogeneration; Heat engines; Heat transfer; Pistons; Power generation; Resistance heating; Stirling engines; Tellurium; Temperature; Water heating;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON 2009 - 2009 IEEE Region 10 Conference
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4546-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4547-9
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.2009.5395807
