4.3.2.1 Pin Name and Function 54
4.4 Final Product 55
4.5 Analysis of TEG and LTC3108 Boost Converter 58
4.5.1 Voltage Output Versus Current TEG 58
4.5.2 Temperature Versus V out TEG 59
4.5.3 Vin Versus Vout LTC3108 Boost Converter 60
4.6 Final Output of LTC3108 Boost Converter 62
4.7 Final Discussion 62
V CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Conclusion 63
5.2 Potential of Commercialization 64
5.3 Recommendation 64
REFERENCES 65
APPENDICES 67
LIST OF TABLES
NO. DESCRIPTION
PAGES 2.1
Pin Function of LTC3108 23
2.2 Regulated Voltage Using Pins VS1 and VS2
25 2.3
Operation of LTC3108 27
4.1 Pins Name and Its Function
54
LIST OF FIGURES
NO. DESCRIPTION
PAGES 1.1
Power Transformer in Distribution System 2
1.2 Hot Spot Measurement of High Voltage Transformer
3 2.1
Basic Circuit of Boost Converter 10
2.2 ON and OFF State of Basic Boost Converter
11 2.3
Example of TEG Device 18
2.4 The Seebeck Effect Due To Temperature Gradient
19 2.5
Basic Structure of Thermoelectric Couple 20
2.6 Equivalent Thermoelectric Model
21 2.7
Pin Configuration of LTC3108 23
2.8 Block Diagram of LTC3108
27 2.9
Output Voltage Sequencing with Vout Programmed for 3.3V Time Not to Scale
33
2.10 Comparison between SMT Component left with
Through-hole Component right 34
2.11 Surface-mount Capacitor
34 2.12
Size of SMT Component 38
3.1 Flow of Project
43 3.2
Methodology Flowchart 44
4.1 Structure of the System
52 4.2
Schematic Diagram of the Project 53
4.3 PCB Layout Diagram of the Project
54 4.4
Final Product Using LTC3108 IC And Surface Mount Component
56 4.5
Real Size of the Product Which Is Compact 57
4.6 Final Product Inside the Packaging
57 4.7
Vout, V VS Current,I 59
4.8 Temperature, °C VS Vout, V
60 4.9
Vin, V VS Vout, V 61
4.10 Final Output
62
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
TNB – Tenaga Nasional Berhad
TEG – Thermoelectric Generator
V - Voltage PIC
– Programmable Integrated Circuit IC
– Integrated Circuit DC
– Direct Current PWM
– Pulse Width Modulator SMD
– Surface Mount Device SMT
– Surface Mount Technology PMC
– Power Management Circuit PCB
– Printed Circuit Board I
– Current C - Celcius
LIST OF APPENDICES noted that the appendix section is start at page 67
NO. DESCRIPTION
PAGES A
ELECTRICAL AND TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTIC OF LTC3108
APPENDIX A-1 B
TYPE OF SMT PACKAGE APPENDIX B-1
C GAANT CHART
APPENDIX C-1 D
COMPONENT SELECTION APPENDIX D-1
1
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Project Introduction