POWER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE FORD-PHILIPS STIRLING ENGINE

A reliable power control system was developed for the Stirling engine. This control system provides a stable engine speed and an engine speed-accelerator pedal position relationship similar to a spark ignition engine, allowing a driver to operate a Stirling-powered vehicle in a conventional manner.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at SAE Meeting 23-27 February 1981.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Fenton, J E
  • Kosacheff, D
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 11 p.
• Serial:
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air engines; Control systems; Power; Stirling engines; Vehicle drive systems; Vehicle power plants
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines; Variable speed drives
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341360
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 810089
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 29 1982 12:00AM