A review of the design and control of free-piston linear generator

X Wang, F Chen, R Zhu, G Yang, C Zhang - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
The Free-piston linear generator (FPLG) is a novel energy converter which can generate
electrical energy and is regarded as a potential technology for solving the restriction of the …

Performance simulation by a nonlinear thermodynamic model for a Free Piston Stirling Engine with a linear generator

M Majidniya, T Boileau, B Remy, M Zandi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, an RE-1000 Free Piston Stirling Engine (FPSE) combined with a
Permanent Magnet Linear Synchronous Machine (PMLSM) was analyzed. First, a nonlinear …

Nonlinear modeling of a free piston stirling engine combined with a permanent magnet linear synchronous machine

M Majidniya, T Boileau, B Remy, M Zandi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Converting thermal energy to electricity (from renewable or nonrenewable sources) is one of
the most required energy conversions around the world. The waste heat of industrial plants …

MEC-based modeling and sizing of a tubular linear PM synchronous machine

A Souissi, MW Zouaghi, I Abdennadher… - IEEE Transactions …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Linear machines are currently considered as viable candidates for direct-drive wave and
free-piston energy converters. This paper is devoted to an approach based on a magnetic …

Design and experimental analysis of a 3 kW single-phase linear permanent magnet generator for stirling engines

KS Lee, SH Lee, JH Park, JY Choi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A design method and load evaluation system for a single-phase linear permanent magnet
generator (SPLPMG) for Stirling engines are proposed. The generator was designed …

A tubular staggered-teeth transverse-flux PMLM with circumferentially distributed three-phase windings

Y Sui, Z Yin, M Wang, B Yu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper investigates a special tubular staggered-teeth transverse-flux permanent-magnet
linear machine (TST-TFPMLM) for a free-piston Stirling power generating system. With the …

Comparison of electromagnetic and dynamic characteristics of linear oscillating actuators with rare-earth and ferrite magnets

CW Kim, GH Jang, SW Seo, IJ Yoon… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Linear oscillating actuators (LOAs) are electric machines that perform linear reciprocating
motion. Generally, single-phase short-stroke LOAs that employ rare-earth permanent …

Electromagnetic characteristics of permanent magnet linear generator (PMLG) applied to free-piston engine (FPE)

Y Xu, D Zhao, Y Wang, M Ai - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The electromagnetic characteristics of the permanent magnet linear generator (PMLG),
which is the key components of the free-piston engine (FPE), are studied in this paper. First …

Optimal performance identification of a combined free piston Stirling engine with a permanent magnet linear synchronous machine using dedicated controls

M Majidniya, T Boileau, B Remy, S Pierfederici… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study, to find the optimal performance of a combined RE-1000 Free Piston
Stirling Engine (FPSE) with a three-phase Permanent Magnet Linear Synchronous Machine …

Design and Analysis of a Novel Tubular High-PM-Utilization Transverse-Flux Linear Machine

J Bai, B Liu, G Qiao, G Liu, Y Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Owing to the low permanent magnet (PM) utilization in conventional transverse-flux
machines, a novel tubular high-PM-utilization transverse-flux linear machine (HPMU-TFLM) …