Adaptive vibration reduction on dual-opposed piston free displacer Stirling cooler

R. Arts; B. de Bruin; D. Willems; G. de Jonge; A. Benschop

doi:10.1117/12.2049686

24 June 2014 Adaptive vibration reduction on dual-opposed piston free displacer Stirling cooler

R. Arts, B. de Bruin, D. Willems, G. de Jonge, A. Benschop

Proceedings Volume 9070, Infrared Technology and Applications XL; 90702M (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2049686
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2014, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

In a Stirling-type pulse-tube cooler with a dual-opposed piston compressor, the residual vibration exported by the cooler is primarily a result of residual imbalances between compressor motors. Using an electronic feedback loop ^[1] and driving compressor motors in a master-slave configuration, the exported force from the compressor can be regulated to negligible levels. This has been demonstrated in a multitude of commercial applications ^[2] as well as in space applications. In a novel application of the same electronic feedback technology, the residual exported forces resulting from the motion of the free moving displacer of a Stirling cold finger are compensated, by using the linear dual-opposed piston compressor as an active balancer. Theoretical analysis of this is provided, measurements are presented on different cooler types, and the effect of integration aspects - hard mount versus suspended – is discussed. The effect on exported vibration as well as power efficiency is discussed and compared between Stirling and pulse-tube type coolers. Currently available off-the-shelf hardware, the CDE7232, is presented and future developments are discussed.

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R. Arts, B. de Bruin, D. Willems, G. de Jonge, and A. Benschop "Adaptive vibration reduction on dual-opposed piston free displacer Stirling cooler", Proc. SPIE 9070, Infrared Technology and Applications XL, 90702M (24 June 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2049686

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