温室便携式温差发电系统的设计与试验

为解决在极端条件下,偏远地区温室大棚小功率器件,如节能灯、温度湿度监控系统、数码设备等必要用电设备的随时供电问题。该文设计了一种便携式且可持续供电的温差发电系统。该系统发电结构为一个小型的长方体发电箱,且系统总质量较轻,满足便携性。该系统采用生物质燃烧产生的热量作为热源,使用扁平热管作为导热元件,冷端利用水冷散热。使用ANSYS对系统进行仿真分析,并搭建试验平台,采集并记录相关数据,数据显示该系统热端的最高温度为270.1℃,输出的最大功率为10.7 W,热电效率最大为5.73%;结果表明,该系统具有便携性,热端温度较高,具有较高的热电效率,在极端条件下或偏远地区可实现随时发电,同时为便携式发电系统的研究与应用提供了有力依据。

Design and experiment of portable thermoelectric power generation system in greenhouse

Greenhouses in remote areas have difficulty to access power. This paper aims to resolve this problem with a new system that can supply electricity to low-power devices such as energy-saving lamps, temperature and humidity monitoring system, digital equipment and other electrical equipment in greenhouses in remote areas. Current power supply to greenhouses uses distributed energy sources from wind and solar, which are not portable and susceptible to environmental changes. Under certain circumstances, power supplied from these systems is insufficient or even fails. As such, there is an increase in developing portable power generation systems. For example, in China, portable multi-purpose photovoltaic power generation system had been developed for agricultural production using remote-control system(programmable logic controller, PLC) to monitor pumping stations. There was also portable multi-power source power generation system to compliment wind power, solar energy and hand-cranked energy generation. Devices to generate power using the difference in temperature between human body and ambient environment exist, which are powerful enough to power LED lights. Another portable device is to generate thermal energy by burning combustibles in the field. All these portable devices have their pros and cons and the purpose of this paper is to present a new portable thermoelectric power generation system. The size of the system was 20 cm × 20 cm × 5 cm weighted 2580 grams, and its energy sources was from combusting biomass. A flat heat pipe was used for thermal conduction. We simulated performance of the system using the ANSYS, and set an experimental platform to test it. The experimental data showed that the highest temperature at the hot end of the system was 270.1 ℃, the maximum power output was 10.7 W, and the electrical efficiency was 5.73%. The results also revealed that the system had advantages of high hot-end temperature and high thermoelectric efficiency. It can generate electricity under extreme conditions in remote areas. Numerical and experimental analysis of various inputs and outputs indicated that the system is portable, the hot end temperature is high, and the thermoelectric efficiency is high. It provides a baseline for study of portable power generation system.