Title :
Solar-biomass thermoelectric power generation simulation
Author :
Eakburanawat, J. ; Khedari, J. ; Hirunlabh, J. ; Maneewan, S. ; Daguenet, M. ; Teekasap, S.
Author_Institution :
Building Sci. Res. Center, King Mongkut´´s Inst. of Technol., Bangkok, Thailand
Abstract :
This paper presents simulation results of a new hybrid thermoelectric power generator combining solar energy and biomass energy. The system considered is composed of a domestic cook-stove that uses charcoal or wood as fuel, thermoelectric (TE) modules, a photovoltaic panel and control devices. Simulations were performed using TRNSYS with Ilsibat program with a new component we developed for thermoelectric modules. Different TE input data could be used corresponding to different manufacturers (China, USA). Temperature profile of cook-stove was extracted from the experiment and the minimum of average 5 years (1998-2002, Bangkok) hourly solar radiation and ambient temperature were used. The operating conditions of the system are as follows: hot side temperature of thermoelectric modules of about 250°C and power output of 100 W that represents a minimum domestic requirement of a small family. By considering equal power generated by the TE modules and the PV panel, the maximum power output that could be produced by this hybrid TE-PV cook-stove, on the worst-month (September) is 55.38 W. The TRNSYS software and the developed thermoelectric component is therefore an extremely useful tool for the design of solar-biomass thermoelectric power generation of whatever size.
Keywords :
bioenergy conversion; solar energy conversion; thermoelectric conversion; thermoelectric power; 100 W; 250 degC; 55.38 W; Ilsibat program; TRNSYS; biomass energy; charcoal; control devices; domestic cook-stove; hot side temperature; operating conditions; photovoltaic panel; solar energy; solar-biomass thermoelectric power generation simulation; thermoelectric modules; wood; Biomass; Fuels; Hybrid power systems; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Tellurium; Temperature; Thermoelectricity;
Conference_Titel :
Thermoelectrics, 2003 Twenty-Second International Conference on - ICT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8301-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICT.2003.1287580