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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
John J Dineen, Durham, NH (US);
Assignee:
Mechanical Technology Incorporated, Latham, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60521 ; 60525 ; 1231 / ;
Abstract
A power control arrangement for a Stirling engine includes a sleeve mounted in each cylinder for axial movement and a port in the sleeve leading to a dead space. The port is covered by the piston at a position that is determined by the piston position and the axial adjustment of the sleeve. The compression phase of the Stirling cycle for that piston begins when the port is covered, so the position of the sleeve is used to set the Stirling engine power level.