ENERGY CONVERSION APPARATUS AND CONTROL SYSTEM

A system for energy conversion, the system including a closed cycle engine containing a volume of working fluid, the engine comprising a first chamber defining an expansion chamber and a second chamber defining a compression chamber each separated by a piston attached to a connection member of a pis...

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Hauptverfasser: NOTARNICOLA, Michael Robert, GANSLER, Michael Thomas, VANDEVOORDE, Kevin Michael, BELLARDI, Jason Joseph, MOOK, Joshua Tyler, AKWARA, Aigbedion, WAUN, Scott Douglas, SENNOUN, Mohammed El Hacin, THOMPSON, Mary Kathryn, OSAMA, Mohamed, MARRERO ORTIZ, Victor Luis
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A system for energy conversion, the system including a closed cycle engine containing a volume of working fluid, the engine comprising a first chamber defining an expansion chamber and a second chamber defining a compression chamber each separated by a piston attached to a connection member of a piston assembly, and wherein the engine comprises a heater body in thermal communication with the first chamber, and further wherein the engine comprises a cold side heat exchanger in thermal communication with the second chamber, and wherein a third chamber is defined within the piston, wherein the third chamber is in selective flow communication with the first chamber, the second chamber, or both.