Transition Of Engine Powered Air-Conditioning System To The Solar Powered Air-Conditioning System In A Bus : A Feasibility study

Muhd Zulpattah , Mohd Yusoff (2013) Transition Of Engine Powered Air-Conditioning System To The Solar Powered Air-Conditioning System In A Bus : A Feasibility study. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Developing and generating a better way of the fossil fuel exertion is necessary in today‟s transportation technology since the fossil fuel is a source that is non-renewable resources. Fossil fuels are of great importance in transport systems because they can be burned and producing significant amounts of energy to move the vehicle along. Generally usage of the air-conditioning system in the transportation will increase the usage of the fossil fuel, since the fuel is used to power the air-conditioning system. The additional energy resources as solar can be used in a vehicle to generate adequate energy to power the air-conditioning system instead of solely depending on the engine which render to the increase of the fuel consumption. In this feasibility study, the solar panel can be implemented in a bus to power the air-conditioning systems. This solar panel allows it to harvest the sun's energy and turn it into the electricity. The research was grounded in an exploratory study. A qualitative case study approach was adopted, backed up by three data collection methods which were interview, observation and document analysis. These data collected was analyzed to get the efficient way to implant the solar application in buses. As the research‟s conclusion, the solar application will perform extremely well in powered the air-conditioning system in a bus. The consumption of the fossil fuel is lowered and the efficiency of the engine is enhanced since the energy input is maximized for the movement of the bus. Besides, this application also benefits to the environment as it produces lower carbon which minimizes the effect of the greenhouse effect.

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