Week 6 ( FYP 2 )

Activity:
As for this week, I began to assemble all the component and tools that I constructed earlier. As for the turbine, earlier I just combine the turbine with the straight PVC pipe, but it will cause the leakage to it. Then I change it with the T-shaped pipe. The turbine was installed at the middle of T-shaped pipe, so there was no leakage after that. At the top of the t-shaped turbine, installed AC generator which directly connected to the turbine. Below shows how the turbine was installed at the T-shaped pipe.

Conclusion:

The assembling of turbine was success because they were no leakage of it. 

Week 5 (FYP 2)

Activity:

For this week, I attend the 2nd briefing for FYP2 which talk about “Result and Discussion in Project Report”. In this section, the FYP 2 coordinator explain about how the result and discussion need to be done when writing the project report. We need to explain each of the data that been collected by the project.

Also, for this week, I continued to test the turbine that been printed last week. There was problem to assemble because the turbine and the water pipe got the leakage of water when it is running. So, I need to find the problem and change it with another method. 

Week 4 (FYP 2)

Activity:  
As for this week, I went to Level 4 under supervision of Dr. Azraie to print out my turbine by using 3D printer. With help of my friend Mr. Nazreen who can used the 3D printer. My turbine can be print faster that the time that should been done. At the end of the week, all three of my turbines was ready to be collected. As information, this turbine was printed by using Polyactic Acid (PLA) which withstand with water and pressure. Below show the turbines that been printed by using 3D printer.

             

Week 3 (FYP 3)

Activity:
As for this week, I continued to design the turbine of the project that need to be used. At the end of this week, I confirmed that I will using 3 different type of turbine which will show at below.

 

Also, this week I construct the circuit for my Voltage sensor, INA219, LCD, LED, Rectifier with the Arduino. Below shown the circuit that been constructed. 

Conclusion:

This can conclude the circuit and the design that been constructed and designed was nicely done. The circuit also being tested and the it can work perfectly.

Week 2 (FYP 2)

Activity:

For this week, I attend the 1st briefing for FYP2 which talk about “Introduction to FYP 2”. In this section, the FYP 2 coordinator explain about what to do in this semester up until the Exhibition Day on 9/10/2019.

Also, for this week, I continued to design the turbine that I need to use for the project. This designed process took a longer time that I thought. This because the Sketch Up process need to use a lot of time to design in it. Below shown the earlier design that been made for turbine.

Week 1 (FYP 2)

Activity:

The first week of my FYP 2 now begins. So now I need to continue the progress of my project from FYP 1 that have been left before from last Semester.

            As for this week, I am buying the component, tools for my project. There were various kind of thing that I need to use for my project. Below shown my list of component and tools that I buy.

No	Components & tools
1	Voltage sensor
2	Current Sensor/INA219
3	AC Generator
4	Arduino Uno
5	Resister, capacitor, full-bridge rectifier, LED
6	Multimeter
7	PLC glue
8	Pipe saw
9	Various type of water pipe

Objectives:

·                      To introduce the FYP 2.

·                     To testing the component and tools that been bought

Conclusion:

The project for "Development of Micro Power Generator in Water Pipe" now officially starts.

Week 16

This week was the final week to submit the Proposal Report. I send my Proposal Report to Dr. Reyasudin on 29/5/2019. After that, he check for the plagiarism and I need to send the front page and similarity report of my proposal. My plagiarism for proposal report was under the condition that being set. Alhamdulillah, in these 16  weeks I learn a lot o things to make sure my project will success. I learnt about how to use the SketchUp software. I also went to Cura 3D printing workshop to know how to use the 3D printing for my turbine. I learnt a lot of thing about micro power generator. There a lot of idea that came to me when I read from previous studies and in tend to improvise their works.

Special thanks I bet to Dr. Reyasudin for supervising me along this FYP1 period. I hope Dr, Reyasudin can help me further in my journey for FYP 2 next semester. Although FYP 2 start next semester, I will continue to plan my project starting my holiday of semester break. i wil do a lot of research on how to increase the development of my micro power generator in water pipe.

Week 15

Project Sketch

For this week, I focus on the project sketch for my project. This to make sure that when the FYP2 started, I can do it straight away without waiting to make it. I also make the circuit diagram for the connection between voltage sensor, Arduino Uno, and the LCD for the able to read the value of voltage generated.

Sketch of project "Micro Power Generator in Water Pipe"

From figure above it shows the sketch of my product. It has 3 turbine in the water pipe. Each of the turbine will connected to a voltage sensor. Then the Arduino will read the voltage by the coding and display to LCD. The power generated then will flow to the power storage. I bet when the water flow into the water pipe, the water flow rate will decrease after moving to 1st and 2nd turbine. It will make the turbine generate low power due to the slower rotation of turbine. I will see the result in the future and change what need to make it rotate faster. 

Circuit Diagram of Arduino, Voltage Sensor, and LCD

Week 14

Report Writing

After the presentation last week, I continue to writing my proposal report. This week I focus on writing the methodology and the preliminary result. In Methodology, there will be the flow chart, the block diagram, software and hardware used, the project sketch and gantt chart. From meeting with Dr. Reyasudin, I figured that I got error in my flowchart. Hence, I made a new flow chart and change with the older own. Figure below shows the flow chart, block diagram, and gantt chart.

Flow chart

Block Diagram

Gantt Chart

Week 13

Preparing for presentation FYP 1

In this week I was preparing the slides and understanding about my project. Based on the requirement, the slides need to be 8 to 15 slides. The content that need to be in the slides are Introduction, Objectives, Problem Statement, Scope And Limitation, Literature Review, Methodology, Preliminary Results and Conclusion. Before the presentation day, I gave my slides to Dr. Reyasudin for confirmation and asked for his approval. Here I attach the slides that has been prepared :

FYP 1 Presentation  Day

The presentation day was held on Wednesday of 8/5/2019. It started at 12.30 PM at Gemilang Hall.
That assessors that assessed me were Dr. Kanendra Naidu A/L Vijyakumar Electrical Technology Section and Sir Azmi Bin Hashim from Electrical Technology Section. My presentation went well and I bet my thanks to both my assessors for hearing my whole presentation.

Week 12

Component that will use

In this week, I focus on the others item that will be used in my project. Below shows the item that will be used in my project :

• Generator
• Arduino Uno R3
• Voltage Sensor
• Power Storage

Generator

The uses of generator is to convert kinetic energy to electrical energy hence generate electricity by the rotation of turbine in water pipe. For generator, I will use the generator of 12V/24V 30W permanent magnet with 6000rpm. This generator drive up smooth, with almost no noise. With the high value of rpm, it can generate large torque. The stator winding of the motor are made up by copper wire. Below shows the generator that will use :

12V/24V 30W generator (with 6000rpm)

Voltage Sensor
The primary function of the voltage sensor is to detect and measure the DC voltage from the generator. When the presence of voltage is detected, the sensors provide tan output in the form of analogue voltage signals, current level, frequency and modulated frequency outputs. Below shows the voltage sensor that will use :

Voltage Sensor

Arduino Uno 

For the controller, I use the Arduino Uno in my project. The function of Arduino Uno is to display the value of voltage that being detect to LCD that be connected to the LCD. The board contains all sets of input and ouput digital and analog pins that can be used to interface with all the hardware used in this project. This Arduino Uno needed specific set of coding in order to run it perfectly. It will connected to the voltage sensor. Then the Arduino Uno will interface with the written coding and display the voltage to LCD. Figure below shows the Arduino Uno that will use :

Arduino Uno

Power Storage

The power generated from the generator will be stored in this power storage. The power storage made by lead acid battery which is rechargeable and has high capacity of stored charge. Below shows the lead acid battery that will use.

Lead Acid Battery

All the item that listed here will be combined to complete the project. There may be got exchange of item that will use depends on the situation of the project.

Week 11

This week I tried to design the turbine that will use in my micro power generator. I tried to learn and use several software to design by using SketchUp. Below shown the SketchUp software.

The reason I using SketchUP because it is easier to learn it and design the turbine. Also I can use it to print out my design by using 3D printer. The reason I made the 3D printing for the turbine is to test on how it can work in the water pipe.

The Design of Spehrical Helical Turbine
 Below shown the design of turbine that been made by using SketchUp. There a lot of things need consider when designing the turbine which is the size of the turbine, the angle of  the blade's turbine and the shape of the turbine. We need to make sure that the size of the turbine is fit in the water pipe. Also the angle of blade's turbine need to pay off attention. If the angle was not properly make, then the turbine will not rotate by the pressure and the flow rate of water.

1st Design

  

2nd Design

Week 10

Material of Turbine Blade
I continue my progress of making turbine.

Building my full size turbine from composite material chosen for 3 reason :

• Mechanical (Strength)
• Corrosion Resistance
• Cost

From characteristic above, I got several choice of material to make the turbine which is :
martensitic stainless steel, 3D printing or fiber glass. All 3 of this got its own pros and cons. Below shown the characteristic of each material :

From table above, there were many things that need to be considered before i make the decision. From what we can see, the easiest one to make the turbine is by using 3D printing. But, I am not sure if that turbine can works as the way as it need to be without affect its performance. If we want to make by using fiber glass, it need a very high cost and need to have a specific way of doing it. As for Martensitic Stainless Steel, it also have an expensive cost from making it. But it still can be make because it has a low weld-ability to making it. I still not making choice for the material of turbine since I did not done yet my research on it. After I done my research, I will inform at another day.