Agro-residues for clean electricity: in-lab trial of power generation from blended cocoa-kolanut wastes

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dc.contributor.authorAjewole TO
dc.contributor.authorAworinde AK
dc.contributor.authorOkedere OB
dc.contributor.authorSomefun TE
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-26T12:18:21Z
dc.date.available2022-07-26T12:18:21Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionHeliyon
dc.description.abstractAs a way of wastes-to-voltage conversion, experimental benchtest trial of electricity generation from a blend of cocoa and kolanut harvest by-products is presented in this study. Bioethanol obtained from the blend, through a process of alcoholic fermentation, was mixed with gasoline at specific proportion and employed to fire a spark ignition engine that served as a prime-mover in driving a four-pole three-phase salient-pole synchronous machine. Performance of the driving machine, as the fuel-mix proportion and its speed of rotation varied, was studied. Likewise, the electric power output characteristic of the driven machine, when operated at its rated synchronous speed, was examined. It was found that the driving machine performed better on mixed fuel than pure gasoline. There were gradual increases in the torque and the power developed by the machine as the proportion of ethanol in the fuel-mix and the rotational speed increased. While the highest values of torque and power developed on using pure gasoline were 12.4 Nm and 2574 W respectively at 1900 rpm, 13.1 Nm torque and 2953 W power were obtained from the machine when ignited with 10%-bioethanol fuel-mix at the same speed. Also, with 90 Vdc excitation voltage and rotation at 1500 rpm synchronous speed, the driven machine continuously generated electricity at 207.6 Vrms (line-to-line), 1.169 A, 0.698 power factor, 48.17 Hz, 0.294 kW output. This study demonstrated the possibility of continuous generation of electric power from cocoa and kolanut wastes. Result obtained from the laboratory-based trial indicates that at such agricultural regions that are advantaged in the production of the two crops, harvest residues of the crops can be explored as a steady source of biofuel for off-grid microgrid electrification.
dc.identifier.citation10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09091
dc.identifier.issn2405-8440
dc.identifier.urihttps://nerd.ethesis.ng/handle/123456789/315
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectBlended biomass
dc.subjectPrime mover
dc.subjectAlternator
dc.subjectPower generation
dc.subjectVoltage
dc.subjectBioethanol
dc.subjectExperimentation
dc.subjectFuel mix
dc.titleAgro-residues for clean electricity: in-lab trial of power generation from blended cocoa-kolanut wastes
dc.typeArticle
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