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Design of a battery charging system fed by thermoelectric generator panels using MPPT techniques

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Thermal energy is a renewable energy source to generate electrical energy that is not fully developed. One device that converts thermal energy into electrical power is a thermoelectric generator (TEG). TEGs are available as modules of various sizes and voltage levels. This paper is about the design of a battery charging system powered by a TEG panel. The TEG panel is implemented using 150 TEG modules interconnected in series and parallel. Its power is transferred to a battery using two stages of DC/DC converters. The 1 st stage is a Lou converter that is used for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) by a referenced perturb and observe (referenced P&O) algorithm. The 2 nd stage is a bidirectional converter based on buck-boost modes of operation. The system is used to charge a 9 V 1.2 Ah battery. The proposed MPPT algorithm’s performance is compared with a traditional P&O algorithm. The TEG panel provided 27.5 W at a Δ T of 30 0 C. The designed system is simulated in MATLAB SIMULINK.

Source: Journal of Electrical Engineering

DOI: 10.2478/jee-2023-0043

Authors: Mustafa F. Mohammed, Mohammed A. Qasim

Institutions: University of Information Technology and Communications, Ural Federal University

Language: English

Topic: Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques

Subfield: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Field: Energy

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Affordable and clean energy, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Ural Federal University, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation