Design and Development of Portable 5 kWe Capacity Producer Gas Engine Based Electric Generation System for Rural Applications

Biplab Paul¹ , R.N. Singh²

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.7 , Issue.2 , pp.38-42, Feb-2021

Online published on Feb 28, 2021

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Abstract :
In a country like India, agricultural residues are in abundance, and availability of biomass is not a problem, and can be utilized for power generation. Among the different rout available for conversion of biomass, thermo chemical conversion especially gasification seem to be more reliable. However most of the works in gasification technologies are focused on development of large system and very little efforts had been made for the development of a portable and small capacity gasifier (1 kWe to 10 kWe gasifier). A portable gasifier system for producing electricity was designed and developed to deliver an electrical power of 5kWe using 100% producer gas engine. The system consists of gasifier reactor, two cyclones (one for removal of particulate matter, other for moisture), one wet scrubber, two filters (one biomass and other jute/fabric); 12HP 100% producer gas based IC Engine with alternator capacity of 6kWe and a solar backup system for initial start of blower. Whole setup is arranged in a transportable lorry for easy transportation as per the need of farmer requirements. Functionality test was carried in the lab, however actual performance would be tested for agricultural operations like pumping and community lighting.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Gasifier; producer gas; cyclones; wet scrubber; 12HP 100% producer gas based IC Engine

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