Experimental study on entrainment of Stirling engines to an external pacemaker

• Migimatsu Kishin

  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ritsumeikan University

• Kada Hisashi

  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ritsumeikan University

• T. Tokuda Isao

  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ritsumeikan University

抄録

The Stirling engine, originally development in 1816 by R. Stirling, has been considered as one of the most efficient systems that convert energy resource to electric power using a thermodynamic cycle ideally close to the Carnot cycle. Use of the Stirling engine for real-world problems, however, has been limited because of its relatively low output power. Towards its more practical applicability, simultaneous operation of many individual Stirling engines is indispensable to increase the output power. This paper presents an experimental study of entraining two Stirling engines to an external pacemaker. Our aim is to achieve synchronized oscillations of the Stirling engines without lowering their oscillation frequencies, because both synchrony and high frequencies are important factors to enhance the total output power. Compared to our previous study of directly coupled Stirling engines, it is shown that the output power is significantly improved in the present framework.

収録刊行物

• Nonlinear Theory and Its Applications, IEICE

  Nonlinear Theory and Its Applications, IEICE 8 (3), 246-254, 2017

  一般社団法人 電子情報通信学会

キーワード

• synchronization
• Stirling engine
• phase oscillator
• pacemaker

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390282680321895424
• NII論文ID: 130006903506
• DOI: 10.1587/nolta.8.246
• ISSN: 21854106
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/nolta/8/3/8_246/_pdf
• 本文言語コード: en
• データソース種別:
  • JaLC
  • Crossref
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• 抄録ライセンスフラグ: 使用不可