Carpathian Journal of Electrical Engineering (Dec 2014)

THE STUDY, DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF A FREE PISTON STIRLING ENGINE LINEAR ALTERNATOR

  • Teodora Susana OROS (POP),
  • Ioan BERINDE

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 87 – 95

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This paper presents a study, design and simulation of a Free Piston Stirling Engine Linear Alternator. There are presented the main steps of the magnetic and electric calculations for a permanent magnet linear alternator of fixed coil and moving magnets type. Finally, a detailed thermal, mechanical and electrical model for a Stirling engine linear alternator have been made in SIMULINK simulation program. The linear alternator simulation model uses a controllable DC voltage which simulates the linear alternator combined with a rectifier, a variable load and a DC-DC converter, which compensates for the variable nature of Stirling engine operation, and ensures a constant voltage output regardless of the load.

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