Thermo electric generator module in driving the vehicle and monitoring using IoT

Abstract

Energy can be harvested from the thermal waste produced in the Engines and Silencer of the vehicle. Recently used Gas turbine engines may fail due to fuel leakage or failure of engine System. Therefore, these vehicle which runs on both Fuel and electricity Produces by itself will consume less fuel and operates over a long distance. Thermo electric generator (TEG) module is used here, which generates electrical energy from the heat dissipated in the Engines and Silencer surface of the Vehicle. Due to the temperature difference between two terminals of TEG a voltage (current) is produced. The produced voltage is not sufficient to drive the vehicle hence the voltage is boosted up to required level using a DC-DC converter. The boosted up voltage is stored in battery which is used as a backup. Hence when the fuel system fails, immediately backup system will operate and continue its operation. Thus it makes the Vehicle self Sufficient. The physical parameters like temperature will be monitored simultaneously using Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The main objective is to reduce the use of non-renewable fossil fuels and thereby reducing the CO2 emission which makes the vehicle eco-friendly. TEG system in future can be converted as a hybrid system in combination with solar cells to increase the vehicle efficiency. TEG system is very compact and the efficiency will be high since the vehicle delivers large amount of heat. This system is practically very easy to implement.