Renewable Energy System Designs for Solar Cooker/Oven and Silicon (Si) Module Heater | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

A renewable energy system design for solar cooker/oven with different detachable reflectors and a design for Si module heater for cooking purposes are presented here. The solar cooker design is based on the principle of hot box type cooker with different detachable reflectors. The reflectors used can be mirror, stainless steel, aluminum or brass sheet/foil. Performance of cooker can be tested with different reflectors. They can be tested at different insolations in different seasons. These cookers/ovens may prove to be efficient, reliable and trouble free. The selective absorber coating used will be textured black copper coating. Different type of food can be cooked for a family of 4-5 between 9 am to 5 pm at different insolation falling on this cooker/oven. Second design is a Silicon (Si) module exposed to sun during different days. Which can be used for cooking and baking purposes. Both renewable solar systems designs can be used for making nutritious food. The solar cooker can boil, cook, roast and bake depending on insolation falling on it and the temperature obtained within cooker/oven while photovoltaic heater (oven) can boil, cook, fry and also bake. Both the cooking systems proposed are sustainable and stand-alone systems respectively. They are also ecofriendly.