Review on Standalone Solar Refrigerator Powered by DC Motor

Mechanical Engineering

In India, there are several places where the electrical power is not continuously available therefore food storage and vaccine preservation is not possible and people are losing their lives. A solar-powered refrigerator is a refrigerator which runs on energy directly provided by sun, and may include photovoltaic or solar thermal energy. Solar-powered refrigerators are able to keep perishable goods such as meat and dairy cool in hot climates, and are used to keep much needed vaccines at their appropriate temperature to avoid spoilage. Solar-powered refrigerators may be most commonly used in the developing world to help mitigate poverty and climate change. Solar energy based refrigerators may overcome the issue. The electricity generated through photovoltaic panels can be used to drive the refrigeration systems. Here the performance analysis of solar assisted VCR system driven by DC compressor will be done. The model which is planned to be prepared will be a refrigeration system whose conventional compressor will be replaced by DC compressor so as to remove the cost of alternator. That DC compressor will be powered by DC current which is produced by solar panel. The remaining cycle will operate as conventional refrigeration system.

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