Solar dish-stirling system optimisation with a doubly fed induction generator Articles uri icon

publication date

  • July 2012

start page

  • 276

end page

  • 288

issue

  • 4

volume

  • 6

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1752-1416

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1752-1424

abstract

  • A handful of dish-Stirling system designs, comprising different solar concentrators and Stirling engine/generators, are currently and successfully demonstrating the technical feasibility of solar power generation for extended periods of time. Most designs focus on concentrators and engines obtaining a high performance while remaining robust. The systems achieve power control by varying gas pressure or engine volume. This study shows how to optimise the power generation of grid connected dish-Stirling systems by varying the Stirling engine speed when coupling it to a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG). The proposed control system for DFIG is direct power control, which performs the tracking of the maximum power point within the Stirling engine characteristic.

keywords

  • performance; engines; technologies; energy; torque; speed