T’imani a Multifunctional Solar System to Provide Cooking and Water Heating Rural Energy Needs

José Ángel Rodríguez Morales, Mauricio González-Avilés, Hermelinda Servín Campuzano and Omar Masera
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José Ángel Rodríguez Morales: Maestría en Ingeniería para la Sostenibilidad Energética, Universidad Intercultural Indígena de Michoacán, Carretera Páztcuaro Huecorio SN KM3 Pátzcuaro, Michoacán CP 61614, Mexico
Mauricio González-Avilés: Maestría en Ingeniería para la Sostenibilidad Energética, Universidad Intercultural Indígena de Michoacán, Carretera Páztcuaro Huecorio SN KM3 Pátzcuaro, Michoacán CP 61614, Mexico
Hermelinda Servín Campuzano: Maestría en Ingeniería para la Sostenibilidad Energética, Universidad Intercultural Indígena de Michoacán, Carretera Páztcuaro Huecorio SN KM3 Pátzcuaro, Michoacán CP 61614, Mexico
Omar Masera: Grupo de Innovación en Ecotecnología y Bioenergía (GIEB), Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad (IIES), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Morelia, Michoacán CP 58190, Mexico

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 13, 1-17

Abstract: This study describes the development of a multifunctional solar system designed for implementation in some communities in the Meseta Purepecha, Michoacan, Mexico. The multifunctional solar system device—called T’imani (in the Purepecha language)— consists of two modules designed for domestic use: one for cooking food, the other for heating water. The thermal characterization is based on the use of standardized tests for both modules. The parameters obtained indicate that use device is suitable for in the conditions of solar resources in this region. Additionally, a pilot test was carried out to implement some devices that show favorable preliminary results for domestic use. Hence, due to the device functionality and that in Mexico there is abundant solar resources it is feasible to implement the device in many places throughout the country.

Keywords: multifunctional solar system; design; thermal parameters (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: 2020
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