This design allows the combat platform to operate with lower energy consumption than weapons with alternative energy sources, allowing continuous operation for up to four hours.

The use of Stirling engines in military technology can provide many advantages. In China, these engines were primarily researched for energy production in space and in a closed environmentfor example in submarines. Thanks to their ability to use external heat to generate electricity, Stirling engines are a versatile solution for a variety of applications.

In the case of microwave weapons, compact Stirling engines not only generate electricity but also act as a cooling system for the weapon’s main component, the superconducting coil. This coil creates an electromagnetic field of unprecedented strength and Up to 4 Tesla. The stability and strength of this electromagnetic field is critical to the weapon’s effectiveness.

However, integrating Stirling engines with superconducting coils was a technically challenging solution due to cooling limitations. To solve this problem, materials with high temperature superconductivity are used. band ReBCO. Despite initial obstacles, China has successfully achieved domestic production of this critical material, achieving self-sufficiency in the development of advanced military technologies.

The achievement was detailed in an article published in a print magazine High Power Laser and Particle Beams by a joint group from the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology in Xi’an and the Institute of Electrical Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. While the facility is not without its shortcomings, it represents a significant advance in military capabilities and promises further improvements and improvements in the future.