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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