UTILIZATION OF DTY MACHINE HEATER AS PRODUCING ELECTRICAL ENERGY BASED ON TERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR
Lukman Nulhakim

Politeknik Enjinering Indorama

Abstract

Technologies to convert thermal energy into electrical energy include thermoelectric generators. This thermoelectric generator has p-type and n-type semiconductor materials connected in series packaged using ceramic as its wall. This study aims to utilize the exhaust heat from a heater in the DTY engine as a producer of electrical energy. The test is carried out every 30 seconds for 10 minutes using the temperature of the heat generated from the heater, while for the cold side using free air. The resulting voltage is around 2.8 mV at the hot side temperature of 50.6 oC and the cold side temperature of 33.4 oC.

Keywords: thermoelectric, energy, temperature, heating, DTY

Topic: Mechanical Engineering