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Arulraj Simon Prabu1, Venkatesan Chithambaram2, Maria Anto Bennet3
1Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sriram Engineering College, Perumalpattu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 602024. simonprabu07@gmail.com.
Abstract:
The unavailability of sunlight during nighttime and cloudy weather condition has limited the usage of solar cookers throughout the day. This study will attempt to engineer a solar cooker with PV (photovoltaic panel), evacuated tubes with CPC reflectors, battery, and charge controller using the microcontroller PIC 16F877A. A mathematical model is developed to predict the electrical power (Ep) required during cloudy weather condition and nighttime as well as the temperatures occurring at different parts of the cooker. The proposed model is validated against experimental observations gathered for one of the typical working days of the system. The cooker is tested for various cooking loads to find the cooking time, and it is proven that the proposed cooker can be utilized over 24/7 without interruption.
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