Integration of a Double-Concentrated Solar Cooking System Operable from Inside a Home for Energy Sustainability

Raul Asher García Uribe, Sergio Rodríguez Miranda, Lourdes Vital López, Marco Antonio Zamora Antuñano and Raúl García García ()
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Raul Asher García Uribe: Division of Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Universidad Tecnológica de San Juan del Rio (UTSJR), San Juan del Río Querétaro 76900, Mexico
Sergio Rodríguez Miranda: Division of Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Universidad Tecnológica de San Juan del Rio (UTSJR), San Juan del Río Querétaro 76900, Mexico
Lourdes Vital López: Carrera de Mantenimiento Industrial, Universidad Tecnológica de Tamaulipas Norte, Reynosa Tamaulipas 88680, Mexico
Marco Antonio Zamora Antuñano: Council of Science and Technology of the State of Querétaro (CONCYTEQ), Av. Prol. Luis Pasteur 36, Centro, Santiago de Querétaro 76000, Mexico
Raúl García García: Division of Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Universidad Tecnológica de San Juan del Rio (UTSJR), San Juan del Río Querétaro 76900, Mexico

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 11, 1-15

Abstract: Cooking food is a factor that contributes to global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This research proposes the design, simulation using thermal resistances with MATLAB Simulink, and experimental evaluation of an automated double-concentrated solar cooking system operable from inside a home. Water was used as a cooking load. Each test for 25 min was entered into a system integrated by a programmable elevator to transport the food to the roof, a configurable temperature display, a photovoltaic power source, and double solar collection (direct through a modified box oven and reflected by a parabolic dish collector). When both solar components operated simultaneously, the system reached a temperature of 79 °C, representing a 57.34 °C increase. On average, the solar concentrator provided 78.02% more energy than the oven alone. This approach is expected to reduce cooking time and contribute to sustainable home design aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.

Keywords: solar cooker; MATLAB Simulink; solar energy; photovoltaic module; thermal evaluation; solar concentrator; photovoltaic module (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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