CONSTRUCTION OF A 950 WATT FUEL-LESS GENERATOR

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ABSTRACT

Electricity supply has been erratic for a long time in Nigeria, the need for a new energy source had led to a number of alternatives, which have been unaffordable and unavailable due to huge cost and scarcity. Thus, in response to this, a construction of 950watt fuel-less generator was constructed, designed and developed in this project using local materials. The system has seven basic sub-units which are the battery unit which serves as a source of energy to the system, the motor unit which drives the alternator unit to generate the much level electricity to the load or utility unit. The capacitor unit stabilized the current being generated and the re-charging unit that takes current from the alternator to charge the battery and finally the circuit breaker unit that helps to isolate the coil from over loading. However, the energy conversion principles as well as energy conversation principles are applied to achieve the output. At the battery, the electrochemical energy is converted into electrical energy, and at the motor, the electrical energy is converted into mechanical energy and mechanical energy to electrical energy at the alternator. In general, there is energy conversation as energy is neither created nor destroyed but rather is change from one form to another to accomplish the desired noiseless, smokeless an self-charging devices that generate electricity without using fuel and produces power by means of energy recycling.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGES

Title page  –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       i

Certification        –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       ii

Dedication         –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       iii

Acknowledgement      –       –       –       –       –       –       –       iv

Abstract     –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       v

Table of Contents       –       –       –       –       –       –       –              

CHAPTER ONE

1.0    Introduction       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       1-2

1.1    Statement of the Problem    –       –       –       –       –       2

1.2    Objectives of the Study       –       –       –       –       –       –       3

1.3    Significant of the Study       –       –       –       –       –       –       3-4

1.4    Limitations / Challenges of the Study     –       –       –       4

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1    Overview of Energy    –       –       –       –       –       –       5-6

2.2    Overview of Fuel-less Generator   –       –       –       –       6-8

2.3    Non-Renewable  –       –       –       –       –       –       –       8-10

2.4    Renewable –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       10-12

2.5    Method of Electric Energy Generation    –       –       –       13

2.6    Advantages of Fuel-less Generator Over

        Brand of Generator     –       –       –       –       –       –       14

2.7    Disadvantages of fuel-less Generator    –       –       –       14

2.8    Application of fuel-less Generator  –       –       –       –       15

CHAPTER THREE

MATERIALS, METHOD AND CONSTRUCTION

3.1    Materials/Components –       –       –       –       –       –       16-19

3.2    Construction and Fabrication        –       –       –       –       –       19

3.3    Step by Step Construction / Fabrication Procedure  –       20

3.4    Component List  –       –       –       –       –       –       –       21

3.5    Construction Consideration   –       –       –       –       –       21-23

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0    Principle of Operation  –       –       –       –       –       –       24

4.1    How the System Works       –       –       –       –       –       –       25-27

4.2    Precautions        –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       27

4.3    Maintenance      –       –       –       –       –       –       –       27

CHAPTER FIVE

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1    Discussion –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       28

5.2    Conclusion –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       28-29

5.3    Recommendation        –       –       –       –       –       –       –       29

5.4    Engineering Management and Evaluation      –       –       30

        References

CHAPTER ONE

1.0  INTRODUCTION

Fuel-less generator is a generator that does not use petrol, diesel, oil or water to generate electricity (current). Fuel-less generator is noiseless, smokeless and self-charging device and produces power by means of energy recycling. It uses battery as its source of energy, and this battery is constantly being recharged by the same current produced by the generator itself by means of charging system under normal working condition.