Title :
Terrestrial applications of extreme environment stirling space power systems
Author_Institution :
NASA Glenn Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
NASA has been developing power systems capable of long-term operation in extreme environments such as the surface of Venus. This technology can use any external heat source to efficiently provide electrical power and cooling; and it is designed to be extremely efficient and reliable for extended space missions. Terrestrial applications include: use in electric hybrid vehicles; distributed home co-generation/cooling; and quiet recreational vehicle power generation. This technology can reduce environmental emissions, petroleum consumption, and noise while eliminating maintenance and environmental damage from automotive fluids such as oil lubricants and air conditioning coolant. This report will provide an overview of this new technology and its applications.
Keywords :
cogeneration; hybrid electric vehicles; space vehicle power plants; NASA; air conditioning coolant; automotive fluids; distributed home cogeneration-cooling; electric hybrid vehicles; electrical power; environmental damage elimination; environmental emissions; extended space missions; external heat source; extreme environment Stirling space power systems; maintenance damage elimination; noise reduction; oil lubricants; petroleum consumption; recreational vehicle power generation; terrestrial applications; Acoustics; Electricity; Heating; Indexes; Photovoltaic systems; Venus; acoustic devices; cogeneration; converters; distributed power generation; temperature control;
Conference_Titel :
Energytech, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Cleveland, OH
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1836-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1834-1
DOI :
10.1109/EnergyTech.2012.6304629
