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American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 2(140), p. 021014

DOI: 10.1115/1.4038270

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Suspension Design, Modeling, and Testing of a Thermo-Acoustic-Driven Linear Alternator

Journal article published in 2017 by C. R. Saha, Paul H. Riley, R. Jinks, C. M. Johnson
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Abstract

The Score-Stove™ generates electricity from a wood-burning cooking stove using a thermo-acoustic engine (TAE) that converts heat to sound through a linear alternator (LA). This paper introduces a prototype hemitoroidal suspension that was refined into a segmented trapezoidal shape that gave a higher cyclic life for the LA and includes a critical evaluation that compares a theoretical analysis with experimental results. The results show an improvement from the 40% efficiency of a standard loudspeaker used in reverse as an LA to 70–80% efficiency with the new suspension and a double Halbach array magnetic topology.