Design and performance of 20 watts portable solar generator

A new portable solar generator has been developed to generate electricity. It has the potential to replace petrol generator, widely used by peddlers at night markets (pasar malam). Conventional generators are heavy, oily, have high maintenance and use fossil fuel to generate electricity. The solar g...

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Main Authors: Abdul Majid, Zafri Azran, Hazali, Norazlanshah, Hanafiah, M. A. K. M., Abdullah, A. A., Ismail, Ahmad Faris, Ruslan, M. H., Sopian, K., Mohd Azmi, M. S.
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Language:English
Published: 2011
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author Abdul Majid, Zafri Azran
Hazali, Norazlanshah
Hanafiah, M. A. K. M.
Abdullah, A. A.
Ismail, Ahmad Faris
Ruslan, M. H.
Sopian, K.
Mohd Azmi, M. S.
author_facet Abdul Majid, Zafri Azran
Hazali, Norazlanshah
Hanafiah, M. A. K. M.
Abdullah, A. A.
Ismail, Ahmad Faris
Ruslan, M. H.
Sopian, K.
Mohd Azmi, M. S.
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description A new portable solar generator has been developed to generate electricity. It has the potential to replace petrol generator, widely used by peddlers at night markets (pasar malam). Conventional generators are heavy, oily, have high maintenance and use fossil fuel to generate electricity. The solar generator can generate 20 Watts of electricity. This amount of power can supply up to 96 hours of electricity for the purpose of lighting and running small electrical appliances. The power output is (alternating current) AC current using 150 Watts inverter with 200 Watts surge, suitable for all commercial single phase electric appliances. Solar charge controller is used to maximize the charging rate and to protect the battery. The system has low maintenance whereby the batteries need to be changed every three to four years, depending on the usage. The main concepts of portable solar generator are to reduce installation cost and to introduce a compact design of an optimal energy sizing system. The materials used to develop the solar generator can be easily obtained from local markets, thus reducing the cost of developing the system and making it suitable for commercialization.
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spelling iium-341952020-06-23T06:41:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34195/ Design and performance of 20 watts portable solar generator Abdul Majid, Zafri Azran Hazali, Norazlanshah Hanafiah, M. A. K. M. Abdullah, A. A. Ismail, Ahmad Faris Ruslan, M. H. Sopian, K. Mohd Azmi, M. S. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery A new portable solar generator has been developed to generate electricity. It has the potential to replace petrol generator, widely used by peddlers at night markets (pasar malam). Conventional generators are heavy, oily, have high maintenance and use fossil fuel to generate electricity. The solar generator can generate 20 Watts of electricity. This amount of power can supply up to 96 hours of electricity for the purpose of lighting and running small electrical appliances. The power output is (alternating current) AC current using 150 Watts inverter with 200 Watts surge, suitable for all commercial single phase electric appliances. Solar charge controller is used to maximize the charging rate and to protect the battery. The system has low maintenance whereby the batteries need to be changed every three to four years, depending on the usage. The main concepts of portable solar generator are to reduce installation cost and to introduce a compact design of an optimal energy sizing system. The materials used to develop the solar generator can be easily obtained from local markets, thus reducing the cost of developing the system and making it suitable for commercialization. 2011 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34195/4/1757-899X_36_1_012040.pdf Abdul Majid, Zafri Azran and Hazali, Norazlanshah and Hanafiah, M. A. K. M. and Abdullah, A. A. and Ismail, Ahmad Faris and Ruslan, M. H. and Sopian, K. and Mohd Azmi, M. S. (2011) Design and performance of 20 watts portable solar generator. In: 1st InternationalConferenceonMechanicalEngineeringResearch2011(ICMER2011), Kuantan, Pahang. http://iopscience.iop.org/1757-899X/36/1/012040
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Abdul Majid, Zafri Azran
Hazali, Norazlanshah
Hanafiah, M. A. K. M.
Abdullah, A. A.
Ismail, Ahmad Faris
Ruslan, M. H.
Sopian, K.
Mohd Azmi, M. S.
Design and performance of 20 watts portable solar generator
title Design and performance of 20 watts portable solar generator
title_full Design and performance of 20 watts portable solar generator
title_fullStr Design and performance of 20 watts portable solar generator
title_full_unstemmed Design and performance of 20 watts portable solar generator
title_short Design and performance of 20 watts portable solar generator
title_sort design and performance of 20 watts portable solar generator
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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