Small-scale power generation analysis: Downdraft gasifier coupled to engine generator set

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 58, Issue , 2016, Pages 491-498

  Chaves, Luiz Inácio ^a   Da Silva, Marcelo José ^b   De Souza, Samuel Nelson Melegari ^c   Secco, Deonir ^c   Rosa, Helton Aparecido ^c   Nogueira, Carlos Eduardo Camargo ^c   Frigo, Elisandro Pires ^b,d  

^a INSTITUTO FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO OESTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Distributed power generation; Producer gas; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENGINES; GAS GENERATORS; GASIFICATION; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; WIND POWER;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; DOWNDRAFT GASIFIER; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION; FUEL WOOD; PRODUCER GAS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SMALL SCALE; SMALL SCALE POWER GENERATION; SPARK-IGNITION ENGINE; WOOD CONSUMPTION;

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84954285841     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.033     Document Type: Review

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