Construction and testing of small-scale thermoacoustic electricity generator with different heating power

Abstract

The necessity of renewable energy is indispensable. Nowadays, researchers focus on converting waste or solar heat into advantageous energy, such as electric energy, using thermoacoustic scientific knowledge. The thermoacoustic machine converts the heat energy into sound energy and conversely. Then, using a Linear alternator, it converts into electric energy. In this study, we focus on the construction and testing of small-scale thermoacoustic electricity generators with different heating temperatures. The heat is converted into acoustic energy employing the thermoacoustic engine, and the acoustic energy is converted into electrical energy using the linear alternator. In this investigation, the heating power varies from 226 W to 389 W. The result shows that 32.2 mW of electricity was found as the thermal power at 389 W. Moreover, the onset heating temperature span is 316 .