MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT UNGKU OMAR POLYTECHNIC JULAI 2009

CHAPTER 2 INVESTIGATION LITERATURE

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INTRODUCTION To complete our project, investigation literature must be done to ensure the project done

successfully. Investigation include the problem faced the good and bad, and improvement of the project. Specifically for this project, an in-depth study on renewable power energy that the present was done namely on its function to generate electricity.

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POWER GENERATION SYSTEM IN MALAYSIA Tenaga Nasional Berhad TNB! is the largest Electric utility company in Malaysia and

also the largest power company in Southeast Asia with MYR 69.8 billion worth of assets. t ser!es o!er se!en million customers throughout "eninsular Malaysia and also the eastern state of Sabah through Sabah Electricity Sdn #hd. $%#&s core acti!ities are in the generation' transmission and distribution of electricity. (urrently' the $%# )roup has a complete power supply system' including the %ational )rid which is energised at *+,' ,-. and .// 0ilo!olt 1023' TNB have a capabilities to generate and produced "",#$% &'

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(enghasilan Tenaga ele)tri) cari pasal sumber penjana !

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IMPORTANCE OF INVESTIGATION ( kenapa pen !n" n#a nk $e%!&!k 'en&e n!

Importance of research is to )now the different with the renewable power energy, its have so many of different between the wind turbine system and the solar sytem. Installing a wind turbine is a bit more involved than installing solar panels, but they are still relatively easy to incorporate into our alternative energy system. The turbine needs to be mounted in an area free from obstructions to wind flow nearby buildings, trees, etc.!. *s a general rule however, the higher in the air you can get your wind turbine the more effective it will be, so independent, guyed towers are the recommended mounting system. The wide variety of available tower heights and styles ma)es it much more li)ely you will find a mounting )it to suit your needs. 'hen installing the controls and wiring of a wind turbine system , it is important to understand two fundamental differences between wind turbines and solar panels+ C())en Re* !+!e)$+ Solar panels produce direct current ,-! electricity re.uired by power storage batteries, and can be connected directly to the battery ban) without causing harm. 'ind turbine system do not produce ,- electricity, so a device called a /recitifier/ is used to convert the turbine0s output current to ,-. . In most cases though, the rectifier is supplied as a separate component that must be installed between the wind turbine and the battery. 1ften, the rectifier is combined with a charge controller into one complete wind turbine control unit. L,a& D!-e)$!,n+ Solar panels are /passive/ electricity producers. 2ven though the sun is shining, they only produce eletricity when a charge is needed by the battery. 'ind turbine system are /active/ electricity producers. If the wind is blowing, they will produce current whether the battery ban) needs the charge or not. In order to prevent damage to the wind turbine, all of the electricity it produces must be /used/ in some way.

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PRESENT TECHNOLOGY ,idalam )ajian )ami , renewable energy adalah satu tenaga yang tida) perlu melibat)an

)os didalam penghasilan tenaga eletri). (roje) )ami menggabung)an dua jenis renewable energy yang dapat menghasil)an tenaga ele)tri) sebanya) #34v. Tenaga yang dapat dihasil)an bergantung )epada inverter dimana inverter yang bertanggungjawab menai))an volatan "#v )epada #34v. The renewable energy is one of the source stands out as an abundant, affordable and readily available supply option+ wind power 5 solar. 'e found that the wind 5 solar power can supply #4 percent of electricity by #464 and reduce projected emissions of carbon dio7ide -1#!, the leading greenhouse gas, by #8 percent. This fact sheet is one in a series aimed at informing decision-ma)ers and the public about this critically important option for the world energy future and countering persistent myths about the renewable energy. Sometimes wind opponents claim that because wind energy output varies with the wind speed, wind turbine system re.uire an e.uivalent amount of 9bac)up power: provided by solar system. 'e must understand why this myth is false re.uires some e7planation of how the electric utility system operates. 2./ ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES clean source of power no emissions, no traditional fuel re.uire relatively little maintenance DISADVANTAGES