Apparatus and method for adaptively controlling moving members within a
closed cycle thermal regenerative machine
    2.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for adaptively controlling moving members within a closed cycle thermal regenerative machine 有权
    在闭环循环热再生机中自动控制移动构件的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US6094912A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-01

    申请号:US250127

    申请日:1999-02-12

    申请人: Ian Williford

    发明人: Ian Williford

    IPC分类号: F02G1/043 F02G1/045 F01B29/10

    摘要: An apparatus and method are provided for adaptively controlling a closed-cycle thermal regenerative machine. The apparatus includes a housing having at least one chamber for containing a thermodynamic working gas, a linear motor associated with the housing, and a first moving member carried by the linear motor for axial reciprocation within the housing. A second moving member is carried for axial reciprocation within the housing and communicates with the first moving member via the contained thermodynamic working gas. Also included are a pair of permanent magnets, one magnet carried by each moving member; a pair of Hall-effect sensors, one sensor carried by the housing proximate each of the magnets and operative to detect axial displacement amplitude of the proximate reciprocating magnet and moving member. A power supply is coupled to the linear motor and is operative to deliver operating power to the linear motor. Control circuitry is coupled with the Hall-effect sensors and the power supply and is operative to regulate delivery of operating power from the power supply to the linear motor responsive to detected axial displacement amplitude of at least one of the moving members via at least one of the Hall-effect sensors.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种用于自适应地控制封闭循环热再生机的装置和方法。 该装置包括具有容纳热力学工作气体的至少一个腔室,与该壳体相关联的线性电动机的壳体和由该直线电动机承载的第一移动构件,用于在壳体内轴向往复运动。 承载第二移动构件以在壳体内进行轴向往复运动,并通过所含有的热力学工作气体与第一移动构件连通。 还包括一对永磁体,一个磁体由每个移动构件承载; 一对霍尔效应传感器,一个传感器由靠近每个磁体的壳体承载,并用于检测邻近往复磁体和移动构件的轴向位移振幅。 电源耦合到线性电动机并且可操作地向线性电动机输送工作电力。 控制电路与霍尔效应传感器和电源耦合,并且可操作地响应于至少一个移动构件的检测到的轴向位移振幅来调节从电源到线性电动机的输送功率, 霍尔效应传感器。

    Stirling cycle generator control system and method for regulating
displacement amplitude of moving members
    4.
    发明授权
    Stirling cycle generator control system and method for regulating displacement amplitude of moving members 有权
    斯特林循环发电机控制系统及调节移动构件位移振幅的方法

    公开(公告)号:US6050092A

    公开(公告)日:2000-04-18

    申请号:US143026

    申请日:1998-08-28

    IPC分类号: F02G1/043 F01B29/10

    CPC分类号: F02G1/0435 F02G2275/20

    摘要: A Stirling cycle machine control system includes an energy converter having a moving member. A detector is operatively associated with the moving member. The detector is configured to detect stroke of the moving member. A converter circuit is coupled with an output of the energy converter and is operative to convert output from AC to DC. A regulator is coupled with the converter circuit and a useful load, and is operative to regulate DC voltage. A controllably variable load member is coupled to the converter circuit and is operative to adjust load to the energy converter. Adjustment of the load to the energy converter regulates power output of the energy converter which in turn controls movement of the moving member. Control circuitry is signal coupled with the detector and the load member. The control circuitry is configured to receive a feedback signal correlated with the detected stroke of the moving member. The control circuitry is operative to dynamically adjust load on the energy converter to limit stroke of the moving member below a threshold level. A method is also provided.

    摘要翻译: 斯特林循环机控制系统包括具有移动构件的能量转换器。 检测器可操作地与移动构件相关联。 检测器被配置为检测移动构件的冲程。 A转换器电路与能量转换器的输出耦合,并且可操作以将输出从AC转换为DC。 调节器与转换器电路和有用的负载耦合,并且可用于调节直流电压。 可控可变负载构件耦合到转换器电路,并且可操作地调节对能量转换器的负载。 对能量转换器的负载的调节调节能量转换器的功率输出,其依次控制移动构件的运动。 控制电路与检测器和负载元件信号耦合。 控制电路被配置为接收与所检测的移动部件的行程相关的反馈信号。 控制电路可操作以动态地调整能量转换器上的负载,以将移动构件的行程限制在阈值水平以下。 还提供了一种方法。