In developing countries, rural areas biomass energy accounts for
about 90% of the total rural supplies. Biomass combustion meets
basic energy needs for cooking and heating in rural households and
for heating process in traditional industries. In general, biomass is
burnt through open fire stoves. These traditional stoves are characterized by low efficiency which results in inefficient use of scarce
fuel-wood supplies[1]. Biomass is a CO2-neutral renewable source
of energy but traditional open fire stoves are known to lead to high
emissions of health damaging air pollutants[1,2]. To save wood fuel
and spare rural communities from acute respiratory infection (ARI),
it is important to replace a traditional open fire stove by an
improved one [3,4].
The Non Governmental Organisation ‘‘Plane`te Bois’’ is developing an energy-efficient mud stove based on traditional stove
designs. For zones with unreliable electricity supply, the feasibility
of adding a commercial thermoelectric (TE) module to the stove is
investigated. Indeed, it is possible to create a TE generator system
including the conversion of a part of the wasted heat [5].
Nuwayhid et al. [6] considered the prospect of applying
TE modules to rural domestic woodstoves in regions where the
electric supply is unreliable and subject to frequent disruption. The
generator design work was made using existent high-quality Peltier
modules in the power-generating mode. The authors have
demonstrated acceptable economic performances[7].
Lertsatitthanakorn [8] investigated the feasibility of adding
a commercial TE module made of bismuth-telluride based materials to the stove’s side-wall, thereby creating a TE generator system
that utilizes a proportion of the stove’s waste heat. The results
showed that the system generates approximately 2.4 W when the
temperature difference is 150
C. This generated power is enough
to run a small radio or a low power incandescent light bulb.
With the use of TE generators, the different functions of the
domestic stove can be increased (cooking, water heating, space
In developing countries, rural areas biomass energy accounts forabout 90% of the total rural supplies. Biomass combustion meetsbasic energy needs for cooking and heating in rural households andfor heating process in traditional industries. In general, biomass isburnt through open fire stoves. These traditional stoves are characterized by low efficiency which results in inefficient use of scarcefuel-wood supplies[1]. Biomass is a CO2-neutral renewable sourceof energy but traditional open fire stoves are known to lead to highemissions of health damaging air pollutants[1,2]. To save wood fueland spare rural communities from acute respiratory infection (ARI),it is important to replace a traditional open fire stove by animproved one [3,4].The Non Governmental Organisation ‘‘Plane`te Bois’’ is developing an energy-efficient mud stove based on traditional stovedesigns. For zones with unreliable electricity supply, the feasibilityof adding a commercial thermoelectric (TE) module to the stove isinvestigated. Indeed, it is possible to create a TE generator systemincluding the conversion of a part of the wasted heat [5].Nuwayhid et al. [6] considered the prospect of applyingTE modules to rural domestic woodstoves in regions where theelectric supply is unreliable and subject to frequent disruption. Thegenerator design work was made using existent high-quality Peltiermodules in the power-generating mode. The authors havedemonstrated acceptable economic performances[7].Lertsatitthanakorn [8] investigated the feasibility of addinga commercial TE module made of bismuth-telluride based materials to the stove’s side-wall, thereby creating a TE generator systemthat utilizes a proportion of the stove’s waste heat. The resultsshowed that the system generates approximately 2.4 W when thetemperature difference is 150C. This generated power is enoughto run a small radio or a low power incandescent light bulb.With the use of TE generators, the different functions of thedomestic stove can be increased (cooking, water heating, space
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