Thermoelectric Energy Conversion of a Drinking Bird by Disk-Magnet Electromagnetic Induction

• 作者: Hiroshi Uechi Schun T. Uechi
• 来源期刊: 世界工程和技术(英文)
• 学科: 物理学
• 关键词: Mechanoelectric Energy Generation (MEG) THERMOMECHANICAL Model of a DRINKING BIRD (DB) Disk-Magnet Electromagnetic Induction (DM-EMI)
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（2）
• 页码范围: 204-216
• 页数: 13页
• 分类号: O57

摘要

We discuss a thermoelectric energy generation (TEG) technique by employing a thermomechanical model of a drinking bird (DB). The motion of a drinking bird is produced by the entropy-flow explained by the second law of thermodynamics, which is one of the fundamental laws of heat engines. We propose a disk-magnet electromagnetic induction (DM-EMI) employed to the motion of a drinking bird. The generalization of DM-EMI to heat engines for?mechanoelectric?energy conversions and properties of extracted electric powers are specifically discussed. The electric power of DM-EMI has a limited power generation characteristic to a mechanical rotation produced by heat engines, but it will be very useful for practical applications to wind turbines, coal-fired and nuclear power plant for?mechanoelectric?energy conversions. The DM-EMI will contribute to environmental problems to maintain clean and susceptible energy as one of?energy?harvesting technologies.