Waste heat recovery using Thermoelectric Generator from an Engine

Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering

The conventional method for generating electricity is converting thermal energy into mechanical energy then to electrical energy. In recent years, due to environmental issues like global warming, emissions, etc., are the limiting factor for the energy resources are required to generate electric power. Thermoelectric generators have emerged as a promising another green technology due to their diverse advantages. Thermo Electric Generator directly converts Thermal energy into Electrical energy. The application of this green technology in converting waste heat energy directly into electrical energy can too improve the overall efficiencies of energy conversion systems. In this paper we attempt to extract the waste heat energy from an automobile IC engine and then convert it into useful electrical energy, in addition to this arrangement mechanical force from an engine is also utilised for generating electricity by the means of installing generator coupled to the sprocket wheel between engine and wheel arrangement.

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