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Commercialization of dish-Stirling solar terrestrial systemsThe requirements for dish-Stirling commercialization are described. The requirements for practical terrestrial power systems, both technical and economic, are described. Solar energy availability, with seasonal and regional variations, is discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of hybrid operation are listed. The two systems described use either a 25-kW free-piston Stirling hydraulic engine or a 5-kW kinematic Stirling engine. Both engines feature long-life characteristics that result from the use of welded metal bellows as hermetic seals between the working gas and the crankcase fluid. The advantages of the systems, the state of the technology, and the challenges that remain are discussed. Technology transfer between solar terrestrial Stirling applications and other Stirling applications is predicted to be important and synergistic.
Document ID
19910053521
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ross, Brad
(Stirling Technology Co. Richland, WA, United States)
Penswick, Barry
(Stirling Technology Co. Richland, WA, United States)
White, Maury
(Stirling Technology Co. Richland, WA, United States)
Cooper, Martin
(Stirling Technology Co. Richland, WA, United States)
Farbman, Gerald
(Westinghouse Electric Corp. Pittsburgh, PA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Meeting Information
Meeting: Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference
Location: Reno, NV
Country: United States
Start Date: August 12, 1990
End Date: August 17, 1990
Accession Number
91A38144
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: DEN3-377
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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