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STIRLING ENGINE SOLAR POWER PARABOLIC MIRROR ELECTRIC GENERATOR

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This is a larger Stirling engine that has a 12v DC Permanent Magnet motor operating fixed as the flywheel bearing. It produces 15 Volt max with NO LOAD. This setup as is produces about 15 watts. The heat sink is a water cooled tank that is a bit short for the displacement piston but does work. I will be adding some heat sinks soon and testing it with the 56 inch dish and a Fresnel Lens. The motor/generator has an additional pulley that the other engine I have may be tied to. The water can be fed continuously or as a tank.

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  1. locouk Said,

    This is way more …
    This is way more practical than burning stick and melting bits of broken glass, I’m looking forward to seeing the future videos with this engine. This video has just earned you one more subscriber!

  2. muddymuddymuddmann Said,

    hey dan. I have a …
    hey dan. I have a couple of hot water heaters Im cutting up for the startings of a large stirling engine. Any one know how many horsepower the Ryder ericcson stirling engines were?
    MUDDy

  3. JCheito2811 Said,

    This is great!!!

    This is great!!!
    This can be a perfect science project.

  4. definitionofis Said,

    satellite dish …
    satellite dish actuators and redrokcom led trackers

  5. rillip3 Said,

    As something of an …
    As something of an electric vehicle buff, I’m fairly familiar with DC electric motors. You may want to check that you have the motor turning in the correct direction; it will generate current in either direction, but it will generate more current (and less resistive heat) when turning in one direction rather than the other due to the internal brushing attitude.

  6. SPAGHETTIMONSTER1 Said,

    for some reason …
    for some reason that make me think of old steam engines? looks like it generates a lot of heat. man all these people willing to do the work on stuff to help a+ cant wait to see tomorrow! maybe get some ideas myself?

  7. reuala Said,

    i think its more …
    i think its more practical to use by this way the energy from sun. you
    can get more electricity power and the cost to create this machine is lower
    than photovoltaic systems

  8. VillageIdiot8055 Said,

    anymore vids coming …
    anymore vids coming from this engine?

  9. lockhughes Said,

    Or maybe try
    w w w …

    Or maybe try
    w w w solartracking com au
    tks
    loCK

  10. rboos Said,

    Nice vid.. What if …
    Nice vid.. What if you installed a peltier at focal point… with the cool side glued to a water bowl… you would get some wattage – no moving parts, etc.. for a while…

  11. ratheads Said,

    Abuot the same as a …
    Abuot the same as a buffalo fart.

  12. joesmoe71 Said,

    As always I love …
    As always I love your innovation!
    I’ve been tempted to build something like this, maybe based on the old Mother Earth News solar collector plans and an upscaled Gingery Sterling engine.

    If it can generate enough power per day to see an average person through the night with LED lighting, and can be built just out of home metal castings and junk, then you’re REALLY on to something!

  13. KippTheKidd Said,

    I’ve always thought …
    I’ve always thought it’d be possible to track the sun with muscle wire. It shrinks when heated. If several muscle wires are attached like cables between the mirror and its target, when the hot point drifts away from the ideal point on the Stirling, the sunlight hits the wire, which contracts and pulls the mirror back to the correct orientation.

  14. tetekofa Said,

    - yea, I want to do …
    – yea, I want to do the same thing, have you figured out how to track the sun ?

  15. deagla Said,

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  16. jousterusa Said,

    I’m not sure why we …
    I’m not sure why we need a variety of solutions as you suggested. If we find one that works well universally, then we ought to go with it. Hydrogen, magnetic motors and stirling engines are in the lead, I think.

  17. bluanvil1 Said,

    Hello Dan
    I was …

    Hello Dan
    I was wanting to know what happens if you back this up with a fresnell lens on the cool side of the cylinder at the same time as the mirror? That is the design that I have in mind. I want to use a 60″ sat dish with the motors to track the sun accross the sky so you can have peak output all day long. Thanx day for all your work.
    Best regards Mark

  18. Fentanyl3 Said,

    I’m willing to bet …
    I’m willing to bet the 10 mega ohm impedance of the VOM slowed the engine down.

    I’d do a flatfooted backflip if it was capable of outputting more than .5 amps at 12 volts

  19. TheXRealXBrapp Said,

    you are a thinker!
    you are a thinker!

  20. smurf06960 Said,

    I am an engineer & …
    I am an engineer & love this stuff! You are building a future! BUT WTF! “kiss cars good bye” WOW you guys are out there! I bet your pushin for $10gl Dino fuel (old solar) too! Energy makes the world go round! Why not focus on a “no carbon car” I heard that the cars of today are 90% less carbon emissions than the 70s. Sounds like we are going the right way! You guys think green but make your selves look like you need a religion or somting? Clean is good! Green is blue!!
    Dan like ur VID

  21. jubathoff Said,

    How many Watts are …
    How many Watts are you getting out of this at full power?

  22. platinumc3ll Said,

    Yes it can be …
    Yes it can be stored :)

  23. lazimofo90 Said,

    you should paint …
    you should paint the engine in black paint so that it absorbs more heat

  24. weetsie Said,

    in order to be at …
    in order to be at its most efficient it needs to track the sun and move.

    the power can be put into 12 batteries such as deep cycle car batteries and put though an inverter and converted to AC when needed.

  25. Drydoc2 Said,

    I like the idea of …
    I like the idea of the parabolic mirror. Wouldn’t the right “shape” track the suns path to keep the focal point on the hot side, longer, perhaps a days worth of sunlight? Also, couldn’t the electricity, regardless of how much is produced, be continually stored and then expended when a “useful” quantity is stored?

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