Stirling engine power generation system
OwnerJames R. Moore, IIinventor
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Abstract
A Stirling engine power generation system comprises a first gas fired Stirling engine driving a scroll compressor to provide heat to a second Stirling engine powered generator. The second Stirling engine is partially submersed in a heat transfer medium that is heated by heat transfer fluid compressed by the Stirling scroll compressor and excess heat from gas firing. The invention further comprises a cam drive system with spherical cam followers, and multiple electrical generators.
Claims20
An improved electrical power generation system comprising:
- a first Stirling cycle engine having at least one piston driven by a hot gas;
- a compressor driven by said first Stirling cycle engine for compressing a heat transfer fluid;
- an insulated reservoir containing a heat transfer medium and a closed-loop heat transfer coil containing said heat transfer fluid submersed in said heat transfer medium;
- a second Stirling cycle engine having at least one piston driven by expansion of said heat transfer medium;
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- a generator having a driven shaft for producing electrical power operatively coupled to said Stirling cycle engine.
An improved electrical power generation system as claimed in claim 10 wherein said controller comprises a programmable logic controller.
An improved electrical power generation system comprising:
- a Stirling cycle engine having at least one piston;
- an insulated reservoir containing a heat transfer medium heated by a hot gas whereby said piston is driven by expansion of said heat transfer medium;
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- a generator having a driven shaft for producing electrical power operatively coupled to said Stirling cycle engine.
An improved fluid compression system comprising:
- a Stirling cycle engine having at least one piston driven by a hot gas;
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- a scroll compressor driven by said first Stirling cycle engine for compressing a heat transfer fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.