Stirling radioisotope generator. Besides the cryocooler, the Stirling engine is in use in some other niche applications. The free piston Stirling engine (FPSE), uses an alternating magnetic field ...

Abstract: Aiming at the problem of poor system dynamic performance caused by low parameter matching in the coordinated control of Stirling engine and linear generator in the starting stage control of ...

By the time you are driving an electrical generator, this equates to right around 1 hp ... The chamber in the middle is the expansion chamber of the stirling engine. There is a flywheel at the top ...

The model Stirling engine is a staple of novelty catalogues, and we daresay that were it not for their high price there might be more than one Hackaday reader or writer who might own one.