The Stirling cycle machines have many applications as prime mover and cooling purpose. A review is presented for the development of regenerative Stirling cycle machines in the refrigeration area. The Stirling cycle refrigerators of gas cycle machines, which are the counterparts of the Stirling engines. They can operate from low temperature to moderate temperature applications. The present paper describes an overview of the Stirling refrigerating machine and its associated researches carried out in this area.Initially, the review explains the general working principle, the configuration and the drive mechanisms as well as the research findings within the range from low-temperature cryocoolers to moderate temperature cooling applications. Furthermore, this review points out and discusses the various models and methods of optimization to improve the performance of the Stirling cycle refrigerator.

斯特林循环机具有许多原动机和冷却用途。对制冷领域蓄热式斯特林循环机的发展进行了综述。气体循环机的斯特林循环制冷机，是斯特林发动机的对应产品。它们可以从低温到中温应用运行。本文简要介绍了斯特林制冷机及其在这方面的研究成果，首先对低温工作范围内的一般工作原理，结构和驱动机理以及研究成果进行了解释。低温冷却器可用于中等温度的冷却应用。此外，