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IMPACT OF SOIL TEXTURE AND NUMBER OF CELLS ON ELECTRICITY GENERATION UNDER CLOSED SYSTEM

HANI M.A. HUSSEIN 1, KHALIDA ABDUL-KARIM HASSAN 2, and MOHAMMED ALI FAYYADH 3.

Vol 17, No 12 ( 2022 )   |  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7462882   |   Author Affiliation: Department of Soil and Water Science - College of Agric. Engine. Sci. – University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq 1,2,3.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 1115-1124   |   To cite: HANI M.A. HUSSEIN, et al., (2022). IMPACT OF SOIL TEXTURE AND NUMBER OF CELLS ON ELECTRICITY GENERATION UNDER CLOSED SYSTEM. 17(12), 1115–1124. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7462882   |   Published on: 20-12-2022

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effect of three textured soils on electricity generation using a different number of cells (2, 4, 6, and 8) under a closed system. The voltage and current readings were measured at an interval of every 24 hours for ten days, using a voltmeter, electric light bulb, and a hand calculator. Experimental results indicated that voltage values were found in the same range for the different soils and cells number. When using 2 and 4 cells, the voltage reading remained stable until the end of the experiment, giving the lowest values for voltage and current. Maximum voltage and current were achieved with 8 cells. In general, the voltage, current, and power reading decrease with decreasing number of cells. The best soil to use for generation of electricity was the silty clay loam (S3), delivering a peak voltage of 3.297 mV, a peak current of 0.039 mA, and a power of 0.115 mW after 240 hours. The power obtained was the same as a trend of the current.


Keywords

Renewable Energy, Soil, Texture, Number of Cells, Closed System