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This paper proposes a novel Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) control method of thermoelectric power generation for the constant load. This paper reveals the characteristics and the internal resistance of thermoelectric power module (TM). Analyzing the thermoelectric power generation system with boost chopper by state space averaging method, the output voltage and current of TM are estimated by with only single current sensor. The proposed method can seek without calculating the output power of TM in this proposed method. The basic principle of the proposed MPPT control method is discussed, and then confirmed by digital computer simulation using PSIM. Simulation results demonstrate that the output voltage can track the maximum power point voltage by the proposed MPPT control method. The generated power of the TM is 0.36 W when the temperature difference is 35 °C. This is well accorded with the V-P characteristics.
Hiroaki Yamada; Koji Kimura; Tsuyoshi Hanamoto; Toshihiko Ishiyama; Tadashi Sakaguchi; Tsuyoshi Takahashi. A Novel MPPT Control Method of Thermoelectric Power Generation with Single Sensor. Applied Sciences 2013, 3, 545 -558.
AMA StyleHiroaki Yamada, Koji Kimura, Tsuyoshi Hanamoto, Toshihiko Ishiyama, Tadashi Sakaguchi, Tsuyoshi Takahashi. A Novel MPPT Control Method of Thermoelectric Power Generation with Single Sensor. Applied Sciences. 2013; 3 (2):545-558.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHiroaki Yamada; Koji Kimura; Tsuyoshi Hanamoto; Toshihiko Ishiyama; Tadashi Sakaguchi; Tsuyoshi Takahashi. 2013. "A Novel MPPT Control Method of Thermoelectric Power Generation with Single Sensor." Applied Sciences 3, no. 2: 545-558.
The performance of an electrical generator using bio-fuel and gasoline blends of different composition as fuel in a single cylinder engine is presented. The effect of an optimized blend ratio of bio-fuel with gasoline on engine performance improvement and thereby on the electrical generator output is studied. Bio-fuels such as ethanol, butanol and methanol are blended with gasoline in different proportions and evaluated for performance. The effects of different bio-fuel/gasoline blending ratios are compared experimentally with that of the gasoline alone using the output power developed by the electric generator as the evaluation parameter. With a composition of 10% ethanol–gasoline, the engine performance is increased up to 6% and with a blending ratio of 20% butanol–gasoline the performance is increased up to 8% compared to the use of 100% gasoline. The investigations are performed on a portable generator used in palm tree harvesting applications.
Norhisam Misron; Suhairi Rizuan; Aravind Vaithilingam; Nashiren Farzilah Mailah; Hanamoto Tsuyoshi; Yamada Hiroaki; Shirai Yoshihito. Performance Improvement of a Portable Electric Generator Using an Optimized Bio-Fuel Ratio in a Single Cylinder Two-Stroke Engine. Energies 2011, 4, 1937 -1949.
AMA StyleNorhisam Misron, Suhairi Rizuan, Aravind Vaithilingam, Nashiren Farzilah Mailah, Hanamoto Tsuyoshi, Yamada Hiroaki, Shirai Yoshihito. Performance Improvement of a Portable Electric Generator Using an Optimized Bio-Fuel Ratio in a Single Cylinder Two-Stroke Engine. Energies. 2011; 4 (11):1937-1949.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNorhisam Misron; Suhairi Rizuan; Aravind Vaithilingam; Nashiren Farzilah Mailah; Hanamoto Tsuyoshi; Yamada Hiroaki; Shirai Yoshihito. 2011. "Performance Improvement of a Portable Electric Generator Using an Optimized Bio-Fuel Ratio in a Single Cylinder Two-Stroke Engine." Energies 4, no. 11: 1937-1949.