A New Source Of Renewable Energy From Lightning Return Stroke: A Small Scale System.
A NEW SOURCE OF RENEW ABLE ENERGY FROM LIGHTINIG RETURN
STROKE : A SMALL SCALE SYSTEM
(Keywords : Renewable Energy, Lightning, Small Scale, Energy Storage)
A new source of renewable energy from lightning return stroke is a possible
contributor to solve the energy crisis. The main problem in harvesting the lightning
energy is to capture and store the energy within a very short time. Hence, computer
simulation using PSpice is done as the preliminary effort intended for the laboratory set
up as well as to understand and verify the operational system principle. A small-scale
laboratory is set up based on natural characteristics of lightning to determine the
performance and capability of the sample capacitor accurately, since a capacitor
nowadays becomes the most widespread, economical and reliable energy storage
device. Besides that, the direct tapping system and the high speed switching is desired
in order to make the whole system more realistic. In this work, the result of the
laboratory experiment that has been carried out on energy storage capacitors is
presented. The capacitors are subjected to 1.2/50f1.s, 4.2kV single-stroke impulse
voltages generated by a single stage impulse generator. The results show that the
impulse voltage can be successfully transferred and stored the energy in the storage
capacitors. The efficiency of the energy transfer depends on the capacitance types and
values and the switching times. The small scale system successfully illustrates the
concept of capturing energy from lightning return strokes which can be a potential
source of renewable energy.
Key Researches:
Mohd Farriz Bin Hj Md Basar (Head)
Khalil Azha Bin Mohd Annuar
Madiha Binti Zahari
Muhamad Faizal Bin Yaakub
Mohd Firdaus Bin Mohd Ab Halim
E-mail:
Tel. No:
Vote No.:
mfarriz@utem.edu.my
06-5552217
PJP/2010/FKE (lOA) S641
© Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
STROKE : A SMALL SCALE SYSTEM
(Keywords : Renewable Energy, Lightning, Small Scale, Energy Storage)
A new source of renewable energy from lightning return stroke is a possible
contributor to solve the energy crisis. The main problem in harvesting the lightning
energy is to capture and store the energy within a very short time. Hence, computer
simulation using PSpice is done as the preliminary effort intended for the laboratory set
up as well as to understand and verify the operational system principle. A small-scale
laboratory is set up based on natural characteristics of lightning to determine the
performance and capability of the sample capacitor accurately, since a capacitor
nowadays becomes the most widespread, economical and reliable energy storage
device. Besides that, the direct tapping system and the high speed switching is desired
in order to make the whole system more realistic. In this work, the result of the
laboratory experiment that has been carried out on energy storage capacitors is
presented. The capacitors are subjected to 1.2/50f1.s, 4.2kV single-stroke impulse
voltages generated by a single stage impulse generator. The results show that the
impulse voltage can be successfully transferred and stored the energy in the storage
capacitors. The efficiency of the energy transfer depends on the capacitance types and
values and the switching times. The small scale system successfully illustrates the
concept of capturing energy from lightning return strokes which can be a potential
source of renewable energy.
Key Researches:
Mohd Farriz Bin Hj Md Basar (Head)
Khalil Azha Bin Mohd Annuar
Madiha Binti Zahari
Muhamad Faizal Bin Yaakub
Mohd Firdaus Bin Mohd Ab Halim
E-mail:
Tel. No:
Vote No.:
mfarriz@utem.edu.my
06-5552217
PJP/2010/FKE (lOA) S641
© Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka