Small scale electricity generation from a portable biomass cookstove: Prototype design and preliminary results

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 374-385

  O'Shaughnessy, S M ^a   Deasy, M J ^a   Kinsella, C E ^a   Doyle, J V ^b   Robinson, A J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Concern Universal Malawi ^*  (Malawi)

Author keywords

Biomass; Cookstove; Electricity generation; Lighting; Phone charging; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; IRON COMPOUNDS; LIGHTING; LITHIUM; POWER QUALITY; STOVES; THERMOELECTRICITY;

COOKSTOVE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRICAL GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; GLOBAL POPULATION; LOW POWER; OFF-GRIDS; POWER OUT PUT; PROTOTYPE DESIGNS; SMALL SCALE; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMOELECTRIC; THERMOELECTRIC MODULES;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

AIRFLOW; BIOMASS; COOKING APPLIANCE; DESIGN; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; LABORATORY METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY;

MALAWI;

EID: 84870726922     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.07.032     Document Type: Article

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