BATTERY CHARGING USING THERMOELECTRIC GENERATION MODULE IN AUTOMOBILES

Adhithya K, Rajeshwar Anand, Balaji G, Harinarayanan J

Abstract: The idea of this project is to utilise the waste heat energy being generated in automobiles. It involves the trapping of heat energy being generated from the heat source in vehicles and convert to electrical energy which can be used for many appliances. The heat energy and the temperature from the heat source is being sensed by the thermocouple and is converted to electrical energy by a device called Thermoelectric Generator which works on Seebeck effect. The electric potential produced in thermoelectric generator is boosted by the boost converter thereby increasing the magnitude of voltage, required for charging battery. Further, the battery is connected to run the auxiliary appliances in the system.

Keywords: Thermocouple; Thermoelectric Generator; Seebeck effect, Boost converter

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0403050