Microcontroller PIC 16F877A standard based on solar cooker using PV-evacuated tubes with an extension of heat integrated energy system

Arulraj Simon Prabu; Venkatesan Chithambaram; Maria Anto Bennet; Sengottaiyan Shanmugan; Catalin Iulian Pruncu; Luciano Lamberti; Ammar Hamed Elsheikh; Hitesh Panchal; Balasundaram Janarthanan

doi:10.1007/s11356-021-16863-2

Microcontroller PIC 16F877A standard based on solar cooker using PV-evacuated tubes with an extension of heat integrated energy system

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Mar;29(11):15863-15875. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-16863-2. Epub 2021 Oct 11.

Authors

Arulraj Simon Prabu¹, Venkatesan Chithambaram², Maria Anto Bennet³, Sengottaiyan Shanmugan⁴, Catalin Iulian Pruncu^{5

6}, Luciano Lamberti⁷, Ammar Hamed Elsheikh⁸, Hitesh Panchal⁹, Balasundaram Janarthanan¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sriram Engineering College, Perumalpattu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 602024. simonprabu07@gmail.com.
² PERI Institute of Technology, No.1, Near, West Street, TambaramMannivakkam, Tamil Nadu, 600048, India.
³ Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr, Sakunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600 062.
⁴ Research Centre for Solar Energy, Department of Physics, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Green Fields, Guntur District, Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh, 522502, India. s.shanmugam1982@gmail.com.
⁵ Design, Manufacturing & Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XJ, UK.
⁶ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Rd., London, UK.
⁷ Dipartimento Di MeccanicaMatematica E Management, Politecnico Di Bari, Bari, Italy.
⁸ Department of Production Engineering and Mechanical Design, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt.
⁹ Mechanical Engineering Department, Government Engineering College Patan, Gujarat, India, 384265.
¹⁰ Department of Physics, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Eachanari, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, 641021.

PMID: 34636008
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16863-2

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 (E_p) 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.

Keywords: Charge controller; Evacuated tubes; PV panel; Solar cooker.

MeSH terms

Electric Power Supplies
Hot Temperature
Solar Energy*
Sunlight*
Temperature