Starting of a free-piston linear engine-generator by mechanical resonance and rectangular current commutation

• Main Authors: S.A., Zulkifli, M.N., Karsiti, A.R.A., Aziz
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/277/1/paper.pdf; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-57849098824&partnerID=40&md5=67e7adef798149e18976133da2442e07; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/277/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Starting a free-piston linear engine-generator (LG) involves reciprocating a freely moving piston-magnettranslator assembly between two oppositely placed engine cylinders for combustion to occur. The machine is operated as a brushless linear motor to produce the required motion. However, due to the...