SOLAR POWERED STIRLING

ENGINE TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY

TEAM SHUNYA
21st Century
IEA
GLOBAL CO2
EMISSIONS FROM
TRANSPORT BY
SUB-SECTOR,
2000-2030
EU
EVOLUTION OF
GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS
BY SECTOR

1990 - 2017
WHAT IS THAT OUR
TECHNOLOGICALLY INCLINED
SOCIETY TO DO IN SUCH A
SITUATION?
Hydrogen Energy
IS THERE ANOTHER
WAY?

SOLAR
ENGINE

 HOW DOES IT WORK?

• The Stirling Engine is a closed-cycle

regenerative heat engine with a
permanent gaseous working fluid.

• A set of mirrors focuses the sunlight

onto a single point that is heated up
to very high temperatures.

• This way we excite the molecules of

the gas present in the engine to start
moving the engine.

 BETA ENGINE

GAMMA
ENGINE
 WORK FLOW

Power Gird House Holds

Engine

Smart
Bio Gas
Battery
 “
THERE IS NO CARBON CAPTURED OR
RELEASED FOR US TO START
WORRYING ABOUT.

”
 “
WHY AREN’T WE USING STIRLING
ENGINES IN VEHICLES IF THEY HAVE
THAT GOOD OF AN EFFICIENCY?

”
 “
SO, WHAT WILL THIS NEW ENGINE
COST?
— Almost every Bharathiya

”
 GEOMETRICAL & OPERATING VARIABLES
NERD DATA ASSUMPTIONS AND DATA

HEATER HEAD SET TEMPERATURE

993 LIFE TIME 30
(K)
ENGINE OPERATING SPEED ELECTRICITY SALE PRICE
1800 7.7
(RPM) (PER KWH)
DISPLACED ENGINE VOLUME
380 FIXED CHARGE RATE 0.08
(CC)
ANNUAL ELECTRICITY
RECEIVER APERTURE DIAMETER 0.14 11
GENERATED (MWH)

INSULATION THICKNESS 0.075 DIRECT COSTS

INSULATION THERMAL
0.06 COLLECTOR COST (PER M.SQ.) 26,720
CONDUCTIVITY

ABSORBER ABSORPTANCE 0.9 RECEIVER COST (PER KW) 16,795

ABSORBER SURFACE AREA 0.0942 STIRLING ENGINE COST 30,538

WORKING GAS HYDROGEN CONTINGENCY COST 763

TRACKING SYSTEM POWER 150W OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

COOLING FLUID PUMP

1800 FIXED (PER KW/YEAR) 3053
OPERATING SPEED (RPM)

COLLECTOR REFLECTANCE 0.94 VARIABLE 4



 BUT….
It’s possible if we go with a slow switch.

Leaving almost a negligible impact on the prices.

Then slowly we can slowly start increasing the percentage of these

engines.

And as the technology and materials keep getting cheaper we can keep increasing
the percentage the synthetic fuel.