Feasibility study of ICS as a source of thermo electric generator

Improved Cook Stove (ICS) is an ideal substitution of the conventional cook stove. In ICS, the environmental emission reduce hence conserves natural resources because of its high operational efficiency. However, this stove can also be a model source of electricity. Among two types of stove (metal and concrete), it is required to identify the ideal stove for electricity generation by proper thermal analysis. In this article, a methodology has been proposed to produce electricity from dissipated heat from cook stove. A prototype ICS has been developed with a Peltier module. This module works as a thermoelectric generator (TEG) and produces approximately 2 volt from wasted heat. Experimental results collected from this laboratory prototype has been presented to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed system.