ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FROM COOLANT FLUID OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF CARS

Kianoush Dolatıasl

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FROM COOLANT FLUID OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF CARS

Abstract

A large part of the heat generated in the engine is removed from it by a cooling system consisted of coolant fluid and a radiator. In this paper, the use of Thermoelectric Generators (TEGs) and utilization of the difference between "engine coolant fluid temperature" and "ambient temperature" to generate electrical current, are studied. According to the observed results, from the engine start moment to about 10 minutes later, the TEG does not produce an electric current due to the low temperature of the coolant fluid. After a few minutes, when the engine's working condition and the temperature of the coolant fluid become stable, the electric current generated by the TEG becomes fixed, too. In this study, the air flow was applied in both forced and natural ways on the cold surface of TEG. Due to the continuous on/off of the radiator cooling fan, the temperature of coolant fluid comes out of the engine had a fluctuation about 7°C, which consequently caused continuous changes in the electrical energy level produced by the TEG. In the case of natural air displacement and forced air displacement on the surface of TEG, the average output voltage of the TEG in a stable state was about 357mV and 890mV, respectively.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Kianoush Dolatıasl This is me
0000-0002-5970-5393
Iran

Publication Date

June 1, 2019

Submission Date

March 19, 2019

Acceptance Date

April 18, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 37 Number: 2

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https://izlik.org/JA25LX34BH

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APA

Dolatıasl, K. (2019). ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FROM COOLANT FLUID OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF CARS. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 37(2), 415-422. https://izlik.org/JA25LX34BH

AMA

1.Dolatıasl K. ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FROM COOLANT FLUID OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF CARS. SIGMA. 2019;37(2):415-422. https://izlik.org/JA25LX34BH

Chicago

Dolatıasl, Kianoush. 2019. “ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FROM COOLANT FLUID OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF CARS”. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 37 (2): 415-22. https://izlik.org/JA25LX34BH.

EndNote

Dolatıasl K (June 1, 2019) ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FROM COOLANT FLUID OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF CARS. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 37 2 415–422.

IEEE

[1]K. Dolatıasl, “ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FROM COOLANT FLUID OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF CARS”, SIGMA, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 415–422, June 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA25LX34BH

ISNAD

Dolatıasl, Kianoush. “ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FROM COOLANT FLUID OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF CARS”. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 37/2 (June 1, 2019): 415-422. https://izlik.org/JA25LX34BH.

JAMA

1.Dolatıasl K. ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FROM COOLANT FLUID OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF CARS. SIGMA. 2019;37:415–422.

MLA

Dolatıasl, Kianoush. “ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FROM COOLANT FLUID OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF CARS”. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences, vol. 37, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 415-22, https://izlik.org/JA25LX34BH.

Vancouver

1.Kianoush Dolatıasl. ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR FROM COOLANT FLUID OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF CARS. SIGMA [Internet]. 2019 Jun. 1;37(2):415-22. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA25LX34BH