Studying the Performance of Refrigeration Units Powered by Solar Panel

Authors

  • Venus Majeed Hameed University of Nahrain, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Iraq
  • Maha Ali Hussein Dijlah Collage University, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Department, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31699/IJCPE.2013.1.4

Keywords:

Solar Panel, solar electric refrigeration, Refrigeration system, photovoltaic cell, coefficient of performance

Abstract

An experimental study was conducted to determine the performance of a solar electric refrigeration system. The system contained flat photovoltaic solar panel which absorbs the solar energy and convert it to electrical energy, used to run the refrigeration cycle. Two refrigeration cycles with electrical solar panel were used over a period of 12 months, the first one with classical parts known in refrigeration cycle, while the second one introduced heat exchanger which improves the coefficient of performance by saving the consumed energy. The coefficient of performance of these refrigeration cycles with compressor efficiency 85% are 2.102 and 2.57 respectively. The overall efficiency of the two systems are 18.9% and 23.13%.

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Published

2013-03-30

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2013): Iraqi Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Majeed Hameed, V., & Ali Hussein, M. (2013). Studying the Performance of Refrigeration Units Powered by Solar Panel. Iraqi Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, 14(1), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.31699/IJCPE.2013.1.4

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