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2. Solar-powered Stirling engine - Wikipedia

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   NASA patented a type of solar-powered Stirling engine on August 3, 1976. It used solar energy to pump water from a river, lake, or stream. [1] The purpose of this apparatus is to “provide a low-cost, low-technology pump having particular utility in irrigation systems employed in underdeveloped arid regions of the earth…[using] the basic principles of the Stirling heat engine“.

3. Stirling engine - Wikipedia

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   Philips MP1002CA Stirling generator of 1951. During the early part of the 20th century, the role of the Stirling engine as a "domestic motor" [32] was gradually taken over by electric motors and small internal combustion engines. By the late 1930s, it was largely forgotten, only produced for toys and a few small ventilating fans. [33]

4. Applications of the Stirling engine - Wikipedia

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   A Stirling engine eliminates the need for water anywhere in the cycle. This would have advantages for nuclear installations in dry regions. United States government labs have developed a modern Stirling engine design known as the Stirling radioisotope generator for use in space exploration. It is designed to generate electricity for deep space ...

5. For the First Time Ever, China Tested a Stirling Engine in Space

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   A Stirling power converter is a machine that converts heat into electrical current, a possibly game-changing device for spacecraft and space colonies. ... which powers hydroelectric generators on ...

6. Category:Stirling engines - Wikipedia

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   Solar-powered Stirling engine; ... Stirling radioisotope generator; Stove fan This page was last edited on 3 January 2014, at 15:52 (UTC). ...

7. Stirling Energy Systems - Wikipedia

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   Stirling Energy Systems was a Scottsdale, Arizona-based company which developed equipment for utility-scale renewable energy power plants and distributed electrical generating systems using parabolic dish and stirling engine technology, touted as the highest efficiency solar technology.

8. List of solar thermal power stations - Wikipedia

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   Maricopa Solar – USA Peoria, Arizona, 1.5 MW dish stirling SES / Tessera Solar's first commercial-scale Dish Stirling power plant. Completed January 2010, [ 137 ] decommissioned September 2011 and sold to CondiSys Solar Technology of China in April 2012.

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