Design of Waste-to-Energy Small-Scale Incinerator with Activated Carbon Filter and Wireless Monitoring System

The research is motivated by the significant issue of improper solid waste disposal. The study aims to design a small-scale waste-to-energy incinerator with an activated carbon filter and wireless monitoring system. To assess the system's performance, the researchers will incinerate varying weights of biomass waste, specifically 2, 4, and 6 kilograms, during each trial. This heat energy will affect the TEG module, therefore converting thermal energy into electrical energy, and the electrical charge from the thermoelectric generator (TEG) module will be stored in a 3.7V lithium-ion battery. To test the accuracy of the prototype, A one-way ANOVA was conducted to analyze the data between groups. The researchers performed two setups: one with the prototype sensor and the other with a calibrated tool from the market. After conducting the experiment and gathering results, it was found that the maximum voltage that can be achieved in the overall setup was 12.45 V. Furthermore, for other parameters, the maximum value for Temperature 1 (Hot side) was 133.4 ℃, the highest current was 0.55 A, and lastly, CO (Carbon Monoxide) ppm level maximum value is 285. Furthermore, during the 6kg batch, the state of charge of the battery reached a final voltage of 4.046 V. Regarding the accuracy of the prototype, it was found that the critical value was greater than the significant value of 0.05. Therefore, there were no significant differences between the prototype sensor and the calibrated tool available on the market.