Title :
Development of solar Stirling engine alternator for space experiments
Author :
Nogawa, Masafumi ; Hamagima, Takanori ; Ishikawa, Hiroki ; Momose, Yutaka ; Tanatsugu, Nobuhiro
Author_Institution :
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd., Aichi, Japan
Abstract :
A prototype solar Stirling cycle engine alternator has been constructed and tested. The flight model is scheduled to be tested in the mid-1990s on the second flight mission of the Space Flyer Unit (SFU). This prototype, designated IAS-200, is a scaled-down version (200 W of electric output power) of the flight model, but its construction is the same. The design of IAS-200 and the latest test results are discussed
Keywords :
alternators; heat engines; solar energy conversion; space vehicle power plants; 200 W; IAS-200; Space Flyer Unit; solar Stirling engine alternator; space experiments; Alternators; Cities and towns; Instruction sets; Power system dynamics; Power system reliability; Space missions; Stirling engines; Testing; Thermodynamics; Vehicle dynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1989.74806
