linear generator for a free piston stirling engine

In this paper we present some aspects about the design of a Stirling engine driven linear generator. There are summarised the main steps of the magnetic and electric calculations with application to a particular case of a cogeneration plant bassed on Stirling engine. The designed linear generator is of fixed coil and moving magnets type. There are presented and a finite element method (FEM) simulation of magnetic field. The linear generator design starts with the characteristics of the rare earth permanent magnets existing on the market.