WEEK 6

Activity:

•   Testing the Solar Panel

Objective:

• To make sure this Solar Panel are functioned.
• Measure the output value from the Solar Panel (directly without any circuit). Measure the voltage and current output produced from the Solar Panel using Multimeter.
• Determine the maximum performance using this Solar Panel. To produce the max output,  test the Solar Panel at shining day. 

        The solar Panel will produce the different output power depending on the brightness of the light.  For this testing, not use sunlight, but change the sunlight with brightness of the lamp.Solar Panel can be operating when we expose to  brightness of the lamp and there will give the electricity output. from this testing we can analyzed that the more brightness apply at the PV, the more output value will be get. 

WEEK 5

Activity:

•   Testing the Thermoelectric Module 

    Objective:

• To make sure this Thermoelectric Module are functioned.

• Measure the output value from the Thermoelectric Module  using Multimeter.

• Determine the maximum performance using this Thermoelectric Module.  To produce the max output,  give the largest different temperature on each side of the Thermoelectric Module.

250mV without human temperature

700mV with human temperature

While measuring  the output value produced from the thermoelectric, i'm using ice cube to get 0degree celcius and the temperature of the human body has been used. Voltage that produced are around 250mV - 700mV. Thermoelectric Module can be operating when we supply the power and there will give some different temperature of the each side of that module which means, the grater different temperature apply at the thermometer, the larger output will be produce.

WEEK 4

ACTIVITY:

• Project Progress.
•  Buy the project materials.

OBJECTIVE:

• Buy the solar panel.
• Buy thermoelectric module.

            For this week progress, the solar panel and thermoelectric module have been purchased at Jalan Pasar. Measuring equipment and tools also have been purchased.

The specification for this solar panel is:

-  Max output power: 5W

-  Vmp: 16.8V

-  Imp: 0.3A

-  Voc: 21V

-  Isc: 0.38A

-  Dimension: 254 x 294 x 25

For the thermoelectric module, this component converts the heat into electricity and the output maybe approximately around 10mV~50mV.

Photovoltaic

Thermoelectric

WEEK 3

Activity:

• Project Progress.
• Buy the component for two supply controller.

PRINT BOARD CIRCUIT

H-BRIDGE COMPONENT AND CAPACITOR

Objective:

• Design circuit in the bread board.
• Testing the circuit using the bread board.

                This week there have showed some progress which The  two supply controller circuit have been designed. Using the bread board, the simple circuit have been designed. For the next week progress, maybe the solar panel should be purchased at the market and the circuit will be tested with the solar panel.

WEEK 2

ACTIVITY

• Find the hardware and equipment for the project.

OBJECTIVE

• Check and get related tools for the FYP project
• For the component and tools can get at the Jalan Pasar shop. 
• Some material need to get at hardware shop for example wire for the lamp.
• Planning the progress of this project carefully to get best product and result
• The FYP progress should contains the step below:
•   Idea and project the title.
•   Project preparation.
•  Concept development and testing.
• Project development and testing.
• Final preparation.
• At the end of next week the equipment and tools have been buy and all the raw materials related to this project also have classified.

WEEK 1

ACTIVITY

• Final Year Project (FYP)  Briefing I at TTL2
• Search the component for the project

OBJECTIVE 

• To know about the new agenda in FYPII
• Update profile for  the website  FYP (RPS).
• student need to update the blog at RPS website
• change or put the latest contact number.
• Search the need component for project from internet.
• this project need to order photovoltaic and thermoelectric
• thermoelectric has been order in 4 pieces.

CONCLUSION

Based on the development of photovoltaic-thermoelectric hybrid energy harvester as electricity generator is very interesting.  This hybrid system as electricity generator is a combination of two types of renewable energy that connected in series to charge controller circuit. Core intent is to design and evaluate a new electrical system with used of sunlight and heat.  This system combine both energy that created from the sunlight. From this hybrid system as renewable energy and it can be implement in application as unlimited energy source. because, sunlight gives energy to solar panel will convert the energy into electrical power . Using this hybrid system, can reduce use of fuel which can give bad effect to the earth. Then, by using this hybrid system, the bill of electricity can be saved. In Malaysia, most of the area received enough amount of sunlight radiation, so that this hybrid system is very suitable to use.