Development of a Common Waste Combustion System for Generating Electricity at Remote Area

• Published in: Journal of Physics: Conference Series
• Main Author: Zaini A.S.A.; Sudin S.; Haris F.A.; Khalid N.S.; Saad F.S.A.; Hassan M.K.A.; Ibrahim I.I.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Physics 2023
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85179546815&doi=10.1088%2f1742-6596%2f2641%2f1%2f012004&partnerID=40&md5=83f46e45237208431848d1828517a7f3

Malaysia's daily amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) has rapidly increased. This causes the landfills number to increase due to inadequate waste management systems. Apart from that, Malaysia depends on non-renewable resources for electricity generation which could have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, this study proposed to reduce landfills in Malaysia in a proper way and supply electricity using municipal solid waste as a renewable resource. In this study, the combustion of municipal solid waste (MSW) produces steam, which will rotate a turbine that is connected to a dynamo. Then, the energized dynamo will supply electricity to appliances including a direct current motor. The motor shaft then rotates the dynamo shaft in the pulley system which causes the electricity to flow in a closed loop. In this system, a pressurized container is crucial to produce sufficient steam. Based on the experimental setup, it was observed that continuous electricity was successfully achieved by looping the system using a pulley on the dynamo and motor. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.