The simultaneous production of heat and power at a small-scale is already a well known technique. Cogeneration is one of the main ways to bring about decentralized, embedded, localized and/or autonomous power production. However, it is still a challenge to design cogenerators to be below 10 kW as required for the smallest applications such as providing heat and power to a single house (see Fig.1). This paper specifically introduces a Stirling micro-cogeneration system whose nominal power is 1 kW. The system connects a new "double-effect" Stirling engine with a linear induction generator. The connection is done via the engine's piston that serves also as the secondary (mover) of the generator. First of all, the system is described, then, a state-space model of the co-generator under steady-state oscillatory conditions is presented in order to synthesize a controller that ensures robust stability and desired performances through the resistant effort created by the generator on the piston. Finally, an real rotating emulator is developed to study the energetic viability of the cogenerator.
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