A Stirling engine needs heat to function. This heat drives the thermodynamic process which generates the power and if harvested the heat. To bring the heat in the engine, HEAT ACCEPTORS are required. For different circumstances different heat acceptors need to be used, such as clean combustion of a stable calorific gas on one side of the spectrum or the combustion of a specific biomass with varying calorific values and corrosive contents on the other.
This controller assures the control of the key functions of the engine and safeguards the engine against outside (electrical) damaging events. It also contains the start/stop procedures and provides the connections to other controls such as the application control and power related functions. Most integrators outside the gas fired Micro Combined Heat Power business use this Engine Controller Pack for electronically integrating the Microgen engine in their application