Hybrid Solar Cooker

Abstract

The continuously increasing imbalance between the energy demand and supply, together with escalating cost of the conventional energy resources as well as growing environmental pollution are forcing people to invent newer methods either to reduce energy demands or to find alternative energy resources for cooking. The main intension behind this project is to employ concept of hybrid solar cooker with sensible heat storage. The system consists of thermal energy storage tank in which solar thermal energy is stored in the form of sensible heat by using different types of oils. Also auxiliary DC heater is installed in the tank which is operated by using PV panels and battery. This arrangement will help to cook the food even during deficiency of solar radiations. So the project deals with performance analysis of system with different oils.