CA1187294A - Hermetic resonant piston stirling engine compressor alternator having hydraulic coupling diaphragm - Google Patents

Hermetic resonant piston stirling engine compressor alternator having hydraulic coupling diaphragm

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Publication number
CA1187294A
CA1187294A CA000381701A CA381701A CA1187294A CA 1187294 A CA1187294 A CA 1187294A CA 000381701 A CA000381701 A CA 000381701A CA 381701 A CA381701 A CA 381701A CA 1187294 A CA1187294 A CA 1187294A
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gas
working
space
piston
power
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Expired
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CA000381701A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
John J. Dineen, (Deceased)
Lawrence R. Folsom
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Soluna Holdings Inc
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Mechanical Technology Inc
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Priority claimed from US06/168,075 external-priority patent/US4350012A/en
Priority claimed from US06/168,076 external-priority patent/US4345437A/en
Application filed by Mechanical Technology Inc filed Critical Mechanical Technology Inc
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G1/00—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants
    • F02G1/04—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type
    • F02G1/043—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines
    • F02G1/0435—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines the engine being of the free piston type
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G2244/00—Machines having two pistons
    • F02G2244/50—Double acting piston machines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G2275/00—Controls
    • F02G2275/40—Controls for starting

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Compressors, Vaccum Pumps And Other Relevant Systems (AREA)
CA000381701A 1980-07-14 1981-07-14 Hermetic resonant piston stirling engine compressor alternator having hydraulic coupling diaphragm Expired CA1187294A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/168,075 US4350012A (en) 1980-07-14 1980-07-14 Diaphragm coupling between the displacer and power piston
US168,076 1980-07-14
US168,075 1980-07-14
US06/168,076 US4345437A (en) 1980-07-14 1980-07-14 Stirling engine control system

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CA1187294A true CA1187294A (en) 1985-05-21

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EP (1) EP0055769B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
JP (1) JPS57501295A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1187294A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
WO (1) WO1982000319A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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US4489554A (en) * 1982-07-09 1984-12-25 John Otters Variable cycle stirling engine and gas leakage control system therefor
DE3732123A1 (de) * 1987-09-24 1989-04-06 Henry E Froemchen Kraftmaschine
GB9008522D0 (en) * 1990-04-17 1990-06-13 Energy For Suitable Dev Limite Reciprocatory displacement machine
GB2367098B (en) * 2000-09-26 2002-10-30 Stirling Energy Systems Ltd Improvements in stirling engines with flexible diaphragms
US6968688B2 (en) * 2001-10-24 2005-11-29 Enerlyt Potsdam Gmbh Two-cycle hot-gas engine
AU2003215418B2 (en) * 2002-03-27 2010-01-28 Richard Laurance Lewellin Engine for converting thermal energy to stored energy
AUPS138202A0 (en) * 2002-03-27 2002-05-09 Lewellin, Richard Laurance Engine
JP6526430B2 (ja) * 2015-01-29 2019-06-05 住友重機械工業株式会社 スターリング冷凍機
CZ308665B6 (cs) * 2016-09-13 2021-02-03 Jiří Mlček Tepelný motor s dynamicky říditelným hydraulickým výstupem

Family Cites Families (4)

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US3822388A (en) * 1973-03-26 1974-07-02 Mc Donald Douglas Corp Stirling engine power system and coupler
US3828558A (en) * 1973-04-12 1974-08-13 Research Corp Means and method for prevention of piston creep in free-piston reciprocating device
US4183214A (en) * 1977-05-05 1980-01-15 Sunpower, Inc. Spring and resonant system for free-piston Stirling engines
US4215548A (en) * 1978-10-12 1980-08-05 The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration Free-piston regenerative hot gas hydraulic engine

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EP0055769A1 (en) 1982-07-14
WO1982000319A1 (en) 1982-02-04
EP0055769B1 (en) 1986-05-28
EP0055769A4 (en) 1982-11-08
JPS57501295A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1982-07-22

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