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Title: Solar powered Stirling engine

Abstract

In a solar dish module which comprises a dish which receives incident solar rays and reflects them to a focus at which is located the combination of a receiver and a heat engine organized and arranged so that the heat energy of the reflected solar rays collected at the receiver powers the engine, and wherein the receiver and heat engine are supported from the dish by a framework, the improvement is described which comprises journal means for journaling at least the engine on the framework to maintain certain predetermined spatial orientation for the engine in relation to the direction of gravity irrespective of spatial orientation of the dish.

Inventors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5532748
Patent Number(s):
US 4707990
Assignee:
Stirling Thermal Motors, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 27 Feb 1987
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; STIRLING ENGINES; DESIGN; SOLAR PROCESS HEAT; FOCUSING; MODULAR STRUCTURES; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT ENGINES; SOLAR RECEIVERS; ENERGY; ENGINES; EQUIPMENT; HEAT; HEAT ENGINES; PROCESS HEAT; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; 330201* - External Combustion Engines- Stirling Cycle

Citation Formats

Meijer, R J. Solar powered Stirling engine. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Meijer, R J. Solar powered Stirling engine. United States.
Meijer, R J. 1987. "Solar powered Stirling engine". United States.
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abstractNote = {In a solar dish module which comprises a dish which receives incident solar rays and reflects them to a focus at which is located the combination of a receiver and a heat engine organized and arranged so that the heat energy of the reflected solar rays collected at the receiver powers the engine, and wherein the receiver and heat engine are supported from the dish by a framework, the improvement is described which comprises journal means for journaling at least the engine on the framework to maintain certain predetermined spatial orientation for the engine in relation to the direction of gravity irrespective of spatial orientation of the dish.},
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year = {Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 1987}
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