Performance evaluation of a small scale gravity powered DC generator

Authors

Troy Cedric S. Tagulao, Mechanical Engineering Department De la Salle University
Raphael Anton D. Manabat, Mechanical Engineering Department De la Salle University
Jose Paulo L. Atienza, Mechanical Engineering Department De la Salle University
Marco Leo L. Lucero, Mechanical Engineering Department De la Salle University
Arvin H. Fernando, Mechanical Engineering Department MEM Department De la Salle University
Archie B. Maglaya, Mechanical Engineering Department MEM Department De la Salle University
Laurence A. Gan Lim, Mechanical Engineering Department MEM Department De la Salle University
Ryan Rhay P. Vicerra, Mechanical Engineering Department MEM Department De la Salle University

College

Gokongwei College of Engineering

Department/Unit

Mechanical Engineering

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source Title

2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management, HNICEM 2018

Publication Date

3-12-2019

Abstract

© 2018 IEEE. In this study a small-scale gravitational device was design, fabricated and test. A small 5V DC generator was attached to a gear system that functions as a speed raiser with a gear ratio of 94.6224:1. The apparatus was operated with three electrical configuration system of electrical load, no load, 100 ohms, and 500 ohms with varying weight values from 250 to 2000 grams. The motivation of this study is to evaluate the performance parameters of the gravity-driven system specifically to the load applied, the output power, the current induced and analyze the effect of this various factors to the performance, efficiency and torque output of the system. In order to address the growing needs for sustainable energy solutions, a gravitational potential energy device that harness energy from a falling mass might provide an alternative solution as an alternative renewable energy source.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666276

Recommended Citation

Tagulao, T. S., Manabat, R. D., Atienza, J. L., Lucero, M. L., Fernando, A. H., Maglaya, A. B., Gan Lim, L. A., & Vicerra, R. P. (2019). Performance evaluation of a small scale gravity powered DC generator. 2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management, HNICEM 2018 https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666276

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