Power generation by utilizing a biomechanical energy harvester through a small-scale brushless permanent magnet turbine generator design

Date

12-2015

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Major Course

Major in Power Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Roderick L. Catriz

Abstract

Energy contraption is used to produce electrical energy by converting different types of energy around us. This study will focus on the fabrication of a seesaw energy contraption that uses a permanent magnet turbine generator to convert harvested human energy into electrical energy. A seesaw contraption was constructed to harness the energy from the children's play into mechanical energy that will run the generator. The radial inner flux permanent magnet generator was designed and tested at no load operation, loaded operation and when integrated with the seesaw contraption. The no load test of the generator shows that t can produce a voltage of 32.832 V with a 60 Hz electrical frequency, running at a speed of 900 rpm. Then, integrating the generator with the seesaw contraption it produces around 10.635 V on the average. This decrease can be taken into account by the incapability of the seesaw contraption to produce a higher value of mechanical energy. The result of the loaded operation test at purely resistive loads show that the seesaw energy contraption can produce a power output of 677.457 mW. In conclusion, the seesaw energy contraption was constructed and accomplished in the study that generates a significant amount of power.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2015 E64 /P34

Document Type

Thesis

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