A NOVEL SUN ENGINE FOR SOLAR TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION

摘要

A new concept of solar engine (Rincon, 1994) is presented based on the trends of energy conversion and the new development of materials looking for the highest efficiency of conversion and lowest manufacturing cost.Passive elements implemented are one of the new energy conversion concepts; a stationary CPC type collector (18° half acceptance angle), a radial magnetization pattern of magnetic bearings (made of SmCo), and a passive coolant recirculating system removing the internal irreversibilities.The elimination of friction, electrical resistance, spontaneous expansion and compression, magnetic drag, scattering of beam radiation, finite pressure drop and finite temperature differences are key elements of this engine.Its main novelty consists of an adiabatic, frictionless rotor integrating an inertial propulsion engine purely electromechanical and electromagnetic radiation as two modes of propulsion for rotation.