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Title: Proof of concept of a magnetically coupled Stirling engine-driven heat pump

Abstract

A prototype magnetically-coupled Stirling engine-driven heat pump module has been designed and fabricated by Sunpower, Inc. under sponsorship of the US Department of Energy and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Preliminary testing indicates that the magnetic coupling is an effective means for transmitting power from a free-piston Stirling engine to a refrigerant compressor. Compared with other power transmission concepts, the magnetic coupling has relatively low cost, and will help make commercial development of Stirling-driven heat pumps more likely in the future.

Authors:
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
  2. Sunpower, Inc., Athens, OH (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5011156
Report Number(s):
CONF-920801-15
ON: DE92017129
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84OR21400
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 27. intersociety energy conversion engineering conference, San Diego, CA (United States), 3-7 Aug 1992
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMPS; DESIGN; STIRLING ENGINES; COMPRESSORS; COUPLINGS; MAGNETS; PERFORMANCE; POWER TRANSMISSION; STIRLING CYCLE; ENGINES; HEAT ENGINES; THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES; 320106* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Building Equipment- (1987-); 330201 - External Combustion Engines- Stirling Cycle

Citation Formats

Shonder, J A, Chen, Gong, and McEntee, J. Proof of concept of a magnetically coupled Stirling engine-driven heat pump. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Shonder, J A, Chen, Gong, & McEntee, J. Proof of concept of a magnetically coupled Stirling engine-driven heat pump. United States.
Shonder, J A, Chen, Gong, and McEntee, J. 1992. "Proof of concept of a magnetically coupled Stirling engine-driven heat pump". United States.
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author = {Shonder, J A and Chen, Gong and McEntee, J},
abstractNote = {A prototype magnetically-coupled Stirling engine-driven heat pump module has been designed and fabricated by Sunpower, Inc. under sponsorship of the US Department of Energy and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Preliminary testing indicates that the magnetic coupling is an effective means for transmitting power from a free-piston Stirling engine to a refrigerant compressor. Compared with other power transmission concepts, the magnetic coupling has relatively low cost, and will help make commercial development of Stirling-driven heat pumps more likely in the future.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
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