EVALUATION OF ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE'S WIND TURJ3INE
MOHD HAZRUWADI BIN HUSAIN
A project report submitted in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the
Degree of Master of Manufacturing
Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
FEBRUARY 20 15
ABSTRACT
This project involved the design and fabrication of energy conversion and storage
system for vehicle's wind turbine. The energy generated by wind turbine was stored
in the 12 volt battery for the use of the vehicle components. In the early stage of the
project, a review of the existing energy conversion and storage for vehicle's power
system was carried out. Scveral circuit designs were proposed and tested by using
National Instrument Software. An optimum design for energy conversion system is
fabricated and mounted on a vehicle. A test was conducted on the energy collversion
and storage system to evaluate its performance. The results indicated that the power
generated by the system is directly proportional to the speed of the alternator. The
time taken for charging a battery was also recorded and it was found that about 2 to
3 hours was required to h l ly charge the 12-volt battery depending on the size and
capacity of the battery used. The power generated by the system was 20.4 watt and
120.5 watt at cruising speed of 60 kmlh and 120 krnlh, respectively. The final step in
the project is to increase the voltage stored in the battery up to 200 volts. The high
voltage is required to charge the battery with high voltage capacity.
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ABSTRAK
Projek ini adalah kajian berkaitan pembangunan merekabentuk dan membina sebuah
sistem untuk menukarkan dan menyimpan tenaga bagi kincir angin yang diletakkan
pada sebuah kenderaan. Tenaga yang dijana oleh system tersebut disimpan di dalam
sebuah bateri 12 volt dan disalurkan bagi kegunaan komponen kenderaan tersebut.
Pada peringkat awal projek ini, satu kajian terhadap sistem pertukaran dan simpanan
tenaga sesebuah kereta sedia ada dikaji. Seterusnya, beberapa rekabentuk litar bagi
system pertukaran tenaga dibina, diuji dan dianalisa menggunakan perisian
"National Instrument". Satu sistem pertukaran tenaga daripada kincir angin yang
optimum dibina dan diletakkan pada sebuah kenderaan. Satu pegujian terhadap
keupayaan sistem pertukaran dan simpanan tenaga yang telah dibina kemudiannya
diuji untuk menilai keupayaannya. Daripada pengujian yang dilakukan didapati
kuasa yang dijanakan oleh sistem tersebut adalah berkadar tens dengan kelajuan
altenator. Masa bagi mengecas sebuah bateri juga telah direkodkan dan didapati 2
hingga 3 jam diperlukan untuk memenuhkan bateri 12 volt. Kuasa yang dihasilkan
daripada system ini adalah sebanyak 20.4 watt pada kelajuan kereta 60 km/j dan
120.5 watt pada kelajuan kereta 120 kmlj. Seterusnya, voltage yang disimpan
didalam bateri tersebut ditingkatkan lagi kepada 200 volt. Voltan yang tinggi
diperlukan untuk mengecas bateri yang berkapasiti tinggi.
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