23 ~ 27 April 2012 (Week 14)

Title of Activity:

Project Progress.

• Presentation and demo the Development of Hybrid Solar Heat and Wind as Electricity Generator.

Engineer's Day

16 ~ 20 April 2012 (Week 13)

Title of Activity:

Project Progress.

• Analyze the output produce.
• Design a FYP poster.

Objective:

• Analyze the output from solar panel, thermoelectric module and wind turbine.
• Combine all and analysis the output result.
• Design a poster for the Engineering Day.

Content/Procedure:

• Measure the Solar panel output and analyze the output.
• Measure the Thermoelectric module output and analyze the output.
• Measure the Wind turbine output and analyze the output.

Result and Analysis:

As a result, when combining the 3 input (solar, thermoelectric and wind turbine) in series, there have a problems. The voltage will drop and this problem will affected the hybrid system to produce a electricity. When the outputs are measure, the voltage value is dropped to a small value.  And to counter this problem, there are some method to use for make sure the voltage will not drop so hugely. The input for the each part will connect with a diode (1N4007) in series, and after that the output for the each of the part will combine together.

This problems are happen because, the output from the combining circuit will returned back to the each of the part and that why the voltage are dropped to a small value. by using the diode, the output will not returning back to the each of the part. And the outputs for the combining circuit are produce in a huge amount.

The video below will show the output result after using the diode:

Conclusions:
           As a conclusion, the diode component is important to prevent the output to returning back. And the diode will connected in series for make sure the output voltage will not drop to many amount of it. 

Poster for the Hybrid Solar 

9 ~ 13 April 2012 (Week 12)

Title of Activity:

Project Progress.

Development of the Project Casing (Part 2)

Objective:

Construct the casing for the project.

Combine all the parts together.

Analysis the result for the each part.

Content/Procedure:

Picture of the 8 coils for the stator part

Use Hot Glue to Attach the coils on the base board

Make sure the coils arrangement are correct

Glue the wire neatly

Combine the Wind Turbine together with casing

 Screw the casing tightly

Combine the acrylic together with the casing

Soldering the Hybrid Circuit

Arrange the Hybrid Circuit neatly

Attach the Solar Controller and Hybrid Circuit to the Acrylic

Drilling the Base Board

Attach the aluminium on Base Board  

Installed the Battery on Base Board

Result and Analysis:

Picture of the Wind Turbine Output Indicator is ON

Picture of the Wind Turbine Output (1.1 Volt)

Conclusions:

9 ~ 13 April 2012 (Week 12)

Title of Activity:

Project Progress.

ü  Development of the Project Casing (Part 1)

Objective:

• Construct the casing for the project.
• Combine all the parts together.
• Analysis result for the each part.

Content/Procedure:

Picture of the material used to construct the casing
(measuring the height of the pillar)

Cut the aluminium using the metal saw

Picture of the finished Pillar for the casing

Drilling the Base Board to attach the T-joint (metal)

Picture of the finished drilled base board

Attach the T-joint (metal) and screw it on the base board

Picture of the finished all of the T-joint on the base board

Drilled the pillar for the screw holes

Picture of the finished Pillar join on the base board  

Construction process for the casing 

Picture of the finished Casing

Picture of the Casing (Part 1)

Result and Analysis:

As a result, this week the progress are to make sure the casing is constructed completely. And the casing part will be combining together with the Solar Panel, Thermoelectric module and Wind Turbine.

Conclusions:

            As a conclusion, the casings parts have been constructed using are common material. And all this material is used to construct the casing. And by the end of this week this part will be finished by combining all of the hybrid part and try to analysis the output result. 

2 ~ 6 April 2012 (Week 11)

Title of Activity:

Project Progress.

ü  Analysis the output of the Wind Turbine and the Thermoelectric module

Objective:

• Determine the problem and improve the output of the Wind Turbine
• Analysis the Thermoelectric module output

Content/Procedure:

• Try to improve the output of the Wind Turbine by changing the value of coils.
• Change the magnet by using the rare earth magnet (neodymium).
• For the thermoelectric module, use the dry ice and the hair dryer (to get a huge temperature different).

Picture of the Dry Ice

Picture show the Thermoelectric module gain the output using the dry ice and with hot air

Picture of the Thermoelectric module output is 1.07V

Picture of the Thermoelectric module output is 153.9mA

Picture of the Thermoelectric module output is up to 0.21A

Result and Analysis:

The output of the Wind Turbine showed in the video below:

As a result, the wind turbine has gained the output that can operate the L.E.D on. The output have been gained more by upgrading the stator part (add the coils from 4 up to 8 coils), and changing the magnet by using the rare earth magnet (neodymium). As we can see from the video, the L.E.D begins to light on when the output are above 0.6V. This process begins from a dim L.E.D and then the L.E.D becomes brighter when the rotations of the wind turbine are faster and the higher output is gained. If the output voltage are below 0.6V, the L.E.D will be turn off.

And for the thermoelectric module, the output has been gained more higher when we apply the higher different temperature. In this week, we have tried to use the dry ice and the hot air from the hair dryer. As a result, the output voltages that have been gained are 1.07V (showed in picture above). And the output current is around 153.9mA to 0.21A and this result is also showed in the picture above. 

Conclusions:

As a conclusion, the outputs for the wind turbine have been improved by changing their number of coils in the stator parts. And the arrangement for the coils is also had been corrected. All these have improved the output result for this week.

Receipt for the Charge Battery 12V

Receipt for the Component

Receipt for the Rare Earth Magnet