Application Model for a Stirling Engine Micro-Generation System in Caravans in Different European Locations

Carlos Ulloa, Jacobo Porteiro, Pablo Eguía and José M. Pousada-Carballo
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Carlos Ulloa: Defense University Center, The Naval Academy, Plaza de España 2, Marín 36920, Spain
Jacobo Porteiro: Industrial Engineering School, University of Vigo, Lagoas Marcosende s/n, Vigo 36310, Spain
Pablo Eguía: Industrial Engineering School, University of Vigo, Lagoas Marcosende s/n, Vigo 36310, Spain
José M. Pousada-Carballo: Defense University Center, The Naval Academy, Plaza de España 2, Marín 36920, Spain

Energies, 2013, vol. 6, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: This article describes a simple model obtained from a commercial Stirling engine and used for heating a caravan. The Stirling engine has been tested in the lab under different electrical load conditions, and the operating points obtained are presented. As an application of the model, a series of transient simulations was performed using TRNSYS. During these simulations, the caravan is traveling throughout the day and is stationary at night. Therefore, during the night-time hours, the heating system is turned on by means of the Stirling engine. The study was performed for each month of the year in different European cities. The different heating demand profiles for different cities induce variation in the electricity production, as it has been assumed that electricity is only generated when the thermal demand requires the operation of the Stirling system. As a result, a comparison of the expected power generation in different European cities is presented.

Keywords: Stirling engine; micro-cogeneration; TRNSYS; meteonorm; caravan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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