dc.contributor.author | Robinson, Anthony | en |
dc.contributor.author | O'Shaughnessy, Seamus | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-16T15:39:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-09-16T15:39:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | en |
dc.date.submitted | 2014 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | S.M. O'Shaughnessy, M.J. Deasy, J.V. Doyle, A.J. Robinson, Field Trial Testing of an Electricity-Producing Portable Biomass Cooking Stove in Rural Malawi, Energy for Sustainable Development, 20, 1, 2014, 1 - 10 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0973-0826 | en |
dc.identifier.other | Y | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2262/74590 | |
dc.description | PUBLISHED | en |
dc.description.abstract | A novel off
-
grid electricity
-
producing device has been designed for integration with biomass
-
fuelled improved cooking
stoves commonly in
use in the developing world. The device operates on the thermoelectric principle whereby small
amounts of electricity can be produced in response to a temperature difference across a thermoelectric generator, or TEG.
The energy produced by the integrated g
enerator can be used for direct charging or stored in a rechargeable lithium
-
iron
-
phosphate (LiFePo
4
) battery. The generator is equipped with a standard USB output which allows the user to charge a
variety of 5 Volt appliances. Five technology demonstrator
electricity generating stoves have been integrated with locally
produced clay cooking stoves in the Balaka district of Malawi, Africa. This study details the results from an 80
-
day field
trial of the devices. The data reveals that the stoves are in use fo
r a greater time than was anticipated. The data also
indicates that the generators perform adequately in the field and provide the user with the ability to charge LED lights
and mobile phones from the generator stoves every day if necessary. | en |
dc.format.extent | 1 | en |
dc.format.extent | 10 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Energy for Sustainable Development | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 20 | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 1 | en |
dc.rights | Y | en |
dc.subject | Phone Charging | en |
dc.subject | Lighting | en |
dc.subject | Electricity Generation | en |
dc.subject | Thermoelectric | en |
dc.subject | Cook stove | en |
dc.subject | Biomass | en |
dc.title | Field Trial Testing of an Electricity-Producing Portable Biomass Cooking Stove in Rural Malawi | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dc.type.supercollection | scholarly_publications | en |
dc.type.supercollection | refereed_publications | en |
dc.identifier.peoplefinderurl | http://people.tcd.ie/arobins | en |
dc.identifier.peoplefinderurl | http://people.tcd.ie/oshaugse | en |
dc.identifier.rssinternalid | 90378 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2014.01.009 | en |
dc.rights.ecaccessrights | openAccess | |
dc.subject.TCDTheme | International Development | en |
dc.subject.TCDTheme | Smart & Sustainable Planet | en |
dc.identifier.rssuri | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S097308261400012X | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | Irish Research Council for Science and Engineering Technology (IRCSET) | en |