Solar Sterling Engine - Have you built one?

 I saw a few of these videos on solar driven sterling engines.






After searching around a bit I am interested in building one.
I have only been able to find complete kits.

Have you built one of these and can you point me to materials,
designs, your experience, etc?
The design and build might make a good homepower article.

  mpate@oscintl.com wrote:


Here's another type of Stirling cycle engine:

    http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/Projects/Stirling/

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Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

 
Hi Morris:

Thanks for the link, very interesting idea about using the fluidyne as
a pump to move the water up to an upper storage tanks and then drive a
generator on the way down to the collection tank?
The 1100 gal per hour seems quite impressive.  Have you taken this
idea further to a complete system yet?

I also found the link below close to what I was looking for because of
your reference to fluidynes, so thanks for the nudge.

http://www.keveney.com/Stirling.html

Michael

 mpate@oscintl.com wrote:


You're very welcome. That's the basic idea - but think "lake" rather
than "tank" for one or both reservoirs.


Nope. We're still working on engine efficiency and materials issues.


I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for the link!

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

 

Hi Morris:

Thanks for the link, very interesting idea about using the fluidyne as
a pump to move the water up to an upper storage tanks and then drive a
generator on the way down to the collection tank?
The 1100 gal per hour seems quite impressive.  Have you taken this
idea further to a complete system yet?

Gee whiz, did I miss something?  I read that fluidyne pumps had a head of
only a few feet so I gave up on that idea.  If they could pump 100' all we
would have to do is have two tanks and a hill.

I guess I'd better go back and read Morris' link again.

I also found the link below close to what I was looking for because of
your reference to fluidynes, so thanks for the nudge.

http://www.keveney.com/Stirling.html

Michael