Design and Fabrication of Solar Based Portable Air Cooler

Design and Fabrication of Solar Based Portable Air Cooler

Prof. Himanshu Mhatre1 , Uddesh Dongare2 , Manoj G. Darokar3 , Aksahy S. Shende4 , Swaraj S. Pote5

1Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vidarbha Institute of Technology, Umrer Road, Nagpur

2345Students, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vidarbha Institute of Technology, Umrer Road, Nagpur

Abstract
Mechanical Engineering without production and manufacturing is meaningless. Production and manufacturing process deals with conversion of raw materials inputs to finished products as per required dimensions, specification and efficiently using recent technology. The new developments and requirements inspired us to think of new improvements in air conditioning Engineering field.  In our project, solar power is captured and stored in a battery. This power is used to run the air cooler whenever required. Solar energy means the radiation energy that reaches the earth from the sun. It provides daylight makes the earth hot and is the source of energy for plants to grow.  Solar electric systems are suitable for plenty of sun and are ideal when there is no main electricity.  Solar electricity is the technology of converting sunlight directly in to electricity. It is based on photo-voltaic or solar modules, which are very reliable and do not require any fuel. Our objective is to design and develop a solar electric system namely “Fabrication of Solar Air Cooler”.

Keywords: Solar energy, Air Cooler, Battery, Cooling unit etc.