Performance analysis of a solar photovoltaic operated domestic refrigerator

Anish Modi, Anirban Chaudhuri, Bhavesh Vijay and Jyotirmay Mathur

Applied Energy, 2009, vol. 86, issue 12, 2583-2591

Abstract: This paper describes the fabrication, experimentation and simulation stages of converting a 165Â l domestic electric refrigerator to a solar powered one. A conventional domestic refrigerator was chosen for this purpose and was redesigned by adding battery bank, inverter and transformer, and powered by solar photovoltaic (SPV) panels. Various performance tests were carried out to study the performance of the system. The coefficient of performance (COP) was observed to decrease with time from morning to afternoon and a maximum COP of 2.102 was observed at 7 AM. Simulations regarding economic feasibility of the system for the climatic conditions of Jaipur city (India) were also carried out using RETScreen 4. It was observed that the system can only be economically viable with carbon trading option taken into account, and an initial subsidy or a reduction in the component costs - mainly SPV panels and battery bank.

Keywords: Solar; photovoltaic; (SPV); Refrigeration; Compression; RETScreen; Economic; simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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