Free Piston Engine

Libertine FPE有限公司开发了一种创新的发动机发电机概念，将以低于现有技术的成本提供约37-47%的燃料转换效率。该概念是自由活塞发动机（FPE）的新颖实施例，其克服了早期FPE开发的控制挑战。农场规模的沼气发电是第一个商业应用。该计划将验证谢菲尔德大学和Libertine FPE有限公司的线性发电机设计工作，并将解决Ricardo在2011-12年为Libertine进行的尽职调查和可行性工作中建议的其他一些具体技术措施。产出将用于原型建造和测试方案，最终将在2013/14年度开发沼气发动机。

Libertine FPE Ltd has developed an innovative engine-generator concept that will offer an estimated 37-47% fuel conversion efficiency at lower cost than existing technologies. The concept is a novel embodiment of a Free Piston Engine (FPE) that overcomes the control challenges of earlier FPE development. Farm scale biogas power generation is the first commercial application.This programme will validate work on the linear generator design by Sheffield University and by Libertine FPE Ltd, and will address a number of other specific technical actions recommended by Ricardo in their due diligence and feasibility work for Libertine in 2011-12. Output will feed into a prototype construction and testing programme which will culminate in a working development biogas engine in 2013/14.