Exhaust Heat To Conserve Fuel
energy from gasoline and diesel are burned inside the engine is wasted as heat. The heat is largely wasted through the exhaust, the rest of the cooling system (radiators). Well, like the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) in F1 or regenaratif brakes on hybrid cars, experts also want to “restore” the wasted energy to be recovered. It is not easy, but the researchers from energy companies and car manufacturers are also trying to do.
TEG
Like KERS and regenerative braking – diuban kinetic energy into electricity – at the exhaust heat energy is converted into electricity. To change it, needed materials or equipment called a thermoelectric generator (TEG). The main problem faced by scholars and researchers today is the basic material. Semiconductor material used is still very low efficiency and expensive. This is what makes, car manufacturers are less interested develop.
However, researchers now are trying to install the first prototype TEG to be installed on commercial vehicles and SUVs. accidental, materials or tools were developed by independent companies, namely BSST in Irwindale, California. Car companies are developing their own TEG is General Motors (GM) and BMW.
BSST plan was able to produce a prototype that will be tested in the BMW and Ford this year. While GM tried it on the Chevrolet SUV.