Power control for heat engines
Abstract
A power control arrangement for a Stirling engine includes a sleeve mounted in each cylinder for axial movement and a port in the sleeve leading to a dead space. The port is covered by the piston at a position that is determined by the piston position and the axial adjustment of the sleeve. The compression phase of the Stirling cycle for that piston begins when the port is covered, so the position of the sleeve is used to set the Stirling engine power level.
- Inventors:
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- Durham, NH
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865275
- Patent Number(s):
- 4487020
- Assignee:
- Mechanical Technology Incorporated (Latham, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02G - HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- DEN3-32
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- power; control; heat; engines; arrangement; stirling; engine; sleeve; mounted; cylinder; axial; movement; leading; dead; space; covered; piston; position; determined; adjustment; compression; phase; cycle; begins; set; level; stirling cycle; heat engines; control arrangement; axial movement; power control; heat engine; power level; stirling engine; engine power; /60/123/
Citation Formats
Dineen, John J. Power control for heat engines. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Dineen, John J. Power control for heat engines. United States.
Dineen, John J. Sun .
"Power control for heat engines". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865275.
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title = {Power control for heat engines},
author = {Dineen, John J},
abstractNote = {A power control arrangement for a Stirling engine includes a sleeve mounted in each cylinder for axial movement and a port in the sleeve leading to a dead space. The port is covered by the piston at a position that is determined by the piston position and the axial adjustment of the sleeve. The compression phase of the Stirling cycle for that piston begins when the port is covered, so the position of the sleeve is used to set the Stirling engine power level.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {1}
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