ABSTRACT
is designed to meet up with the power demand in the offices and in homes in the absence
of power supply from the national supply authority, NEPA. In order words the device /
item serves as a substitute for NEPA (PHCN) which almost monopolises the power supply
to people and also our conventional generator. These devices have overcome the need for
conventional generator because it uses no fuel to generate power supply and it is also
generated in the surrounding. This is a feature that makes it safe to use any where when
compared to generator. The programme of work done described in this project work
fuel or any type of liquid, hence “fuelless generator’’ which was invented by Nikola Tesla
after patenting a successful method for producing alternating current. He claimed the
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Power generation and distribution has been an indispensable factor in the progress of an
economy, ranging from manufacturing, banking, media, health care, aviation, etc.
the major problem caused by the use of generator with fossil fuels. Increase in the cost
of fossil fuel which has been one of the major prime movers in the internal combustion
engine (ICE) has been noticed. This can be accounted for based on the rapid decrease in
the level of oil well. Hence, there is need for development of a power generating set that
will not make use fuel to produce voltage. This study deals with the design and
energy.
This device converts DC power (also known as direct current), to standard AC power
(alternating current). Fuelless generator are used to operate electrical equipment from
the power produced by a car or boat battery or renewable energy sources, like solar
panels or wind turbines. DC power is what batteries store, while AC power is what most
electrical appliances need to run so generator is necessary to convert the power into a
usable form.
The wave form of the generator is pure sine wave. In pure sine-wave, the output voltage
of a sine-wave generator has a sine wave-form like the sine wave-form of the mains /
utility voltage. In a sine wave, the voltage rises and falls smoothly with a smoothly
changing phase angle and also changes its polarity instantly when it crosses 0 Volts.
Fuelless generators are used to operate sensitive electronic devices that require high
quality waveform with little harmonic distortion. In addition, they have high surge
capacity which means they are able to exceed their rated wattage for a limited time. This
enables power motors to start easily which can draw up to seven times their rated
wattage during start up. Virtually any electronic device will operate with the output from
a pure sine fuelless generator. Sine wave fuelless generator has the following
characteristics:
High efficiency
All fuelless generators are pure sine (true sine), hence the grid, by nature, is a pure sine
wave electricity source. The importance of pure sine wave generator may be apparent
especially for off grid applications such as RV, boat or cabins. They are used for
generating capacity of about 6GW but actual available output is less than 2.5GW. Power
black-out is frequent.
Presently power generation is mainly from thermal plants (about 61%) while hydro power
generation is about 31%. Most of the generating assets in the public power sector are
old, between 18 and 43 years. Lack of timely routine maintenance had caused significant
deterioration in plant output and is a key explanatory factor in the lingering electric
power crisis. According to industry watchers more than two decades of poor planning and
underinvestment had left a huge supply deficit. There was no new infrastructure in over a
decade despite rapid population growth and rising demand for power. (Nigeria: Electric
Engineers in most of their design looks at nature for inspiration when it comes to
designing objects examples of products from such inspired designs abound everywhere
this includes but not limited to flying objects such as aeroplanes which looks much like a
soaring bird in the sky. In this case we look towards nature once again for example water
Rainfall, evaporation, condensation, rainfall; the cycle repeats itself over and over again.
Now the same principle can be applied to electricity generation leading to electricity
cycle, bringing what I call electricity revolution in Nigeria. Ordinarily conventional
electricity generators make use of fuel or solar/wind or nuclear energy etc. In the case of
fuel (in this analysis fuel can be petrol, diesel, steam, charcoal, kerosene etc.), an
internal combustion engine is involved. This engine uses the chemical energy in the fuel
converts it into mechanical energy that will be used to drive the alternator thereby
of the process is very low and only about 30% or less of the fuel will be converted
engine. The remaining 70% is wasted and the inefficiency increases as the engine ages
(Roland, 2008).
a). design a power generating set that will not make use fuel to produce voltage. This
study deals with the design and construction of a fuelless power generating set to serve
c) to carry out tests on the fuel less generator to establish some physical characteristics;
d) To carry out tests on the fuel less generator to determine its performance.
In the case of fuel less generator, the internal combustion engine is not needed because
it does not have to convert the chemical energy in the fuel to mechanical energy that will
be used to drive the alternator in other to generate electricity. This fuel less generator
works in such a way that the electricity generated by the alternator is recycled back into
the system.
This project covers the design and construction of the fuel less generator for use in
The purpose of this work is to build a power generating that does requires fossil fuel to
generate electricity. This device transforms direct current (DC) generated by a battery
Solar inverter is useful in making appliances work at residential and industrial levels,
such as:
Fuelless generator has always helped in reducing global warming and green house
effect.
Also use of fuelless generator helps in saving money that would have used for
alternative current. This helps people who use limited amount of electricity.
fuelless generator helps small homeowners and power companies as they are large
in size.
Then there is this multifunction fuelless generator which is the best among all and
works efficiently. It converts the DC power to AC very carefully which is perfect for
commercial establishments.
Initially you need to shell out a lot of money for buying a fuelless generator
It will work effectively and produce direct current only when the battery is fully
charged
Maintenance and replacement may require more effort. In the event of a problem, a
technician will need to access the roof to make repairs. Depending on your
This device is can be damaged when the load exceeds or equal to the rated power of
the device.
Iron casing and good heat sink is been used for heat absorption
The fuel less generator is a self-sustained generator which produces electric energy for
consumption. That is to say it powers itself and simultaneously supplies power. In a way
it can be also looked at as a form of renewable energy system. The benefits this machine
gives include;
1) The fuel less generator can be operated for hours at a time without the use of fuel.
4) It is also a possibility that an existing fuel generator can be converted into a fuel less
GENERATOR
Conventional generators always noisy Fuelless generators are often designed from
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voltage
generally not
The need to switch from the use of synthetic fuels due to the effect of global warming
caused by the use of fossil fuels among other reasons has necessitated exploration of
other means of energy generation. Although several attempts have been made to come
up with a means of energy generation like this, these fuel less generators are easy to
build and operate, and are likely to be one of the most appropriate for developing
(FAO, 1986). Hence, the experimental scale fuel less generator is needed for studies into
how its efficiency can be improved and adapted to meet the local requirement of
developing countries. This small scale fuel less generator should serve as a model for the
development of industrial scale fuel less generators. Nigeria, whose dependence rests
exclusively on the fossil fuels (crude oil), would undoubtedly benefit from this project as
it explores the use of basic electrical and mechanical components in the country. Also,
the large energy need or demand in the country can be met by employing the technology
This work is organized in such a way that every reader of this work will understand how
solar power inverter is been made. Starting from the chapter one to chapter five focused
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Chapter one of this work is on the introduction to fuelless generator. In this chapter, the
discussed.
Chapter two is on literature review of fuelless generator. In this chapter, all the literature
Chapter three is on design methodology. In this chapter all the method involved during
Chapter four is on testing analysis. All testing that result accurate functionality was
analyzed.
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