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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Scott N. Backhaus, Espanola, NM (US);
Robert Keolian, State College, PA (US);
Inventors:
Scott N. Backhaus, Espanola, NM (US);
Robert Keolian, State College, PA (US);
Assignee:
Los Alamos National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 29/10 (2006.01); F02G 1/04 (2006.01); F25B 9/00 (2006.01); H02N 10/00 (2006.01); H02N 2/00 (2006.01); H01L 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A high efficiency generator is provided using a Stirling engine to amplify an acoustic wave by heating the gas in the engine in a forward mode. The engine is coupled to an alternator to convert heat input to the engine into electricity. A plurality of the engines and respective alternators can be coupled to operate in a timed sequence to produce multi-phase electricity without the need for conversion. The engine system may be operated in a reverse mode as a refrigerator/heat pump.