Solar Powered Reverse Osmosis Water Purifier and Conditioner Using Peltier Effect

Authors

  • M Sai Prabhanjan Kumar  PG Research Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Dr. Smt. G. Prasanthi  Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director, Faculty Development and IQAC, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET1849144

Keywords:

PV Modules, Solar Charge Controller, TDS, RO, Peltier, Heat Sinks

Abstract

One of the widespread problems facing by the world is unavailability of pure water. Water is a requisite resource, and its supply need to be guaranteed with an inexhaustible power source such as renewable energy. Almost 1.6 billion people have no access to potable water in the world. This paper focused on providing potable water by using solar panels (PV modules). A suitable charge controller of desired voltage (24v here) is used to regulate the voltage coming from panels. Since the solar power is intermittent, a charge controller is needed for continuous supply of desired voltage to run the motor. A DC motor is used to run the RO system without the use of inverter. Later the pure water is circulated through heat sinks at which a heat flux is generated by using a peltier to get hot and cold water simultaneously.

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International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology

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2018-09-30

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Volume 4, Issue 10, September-October-2018

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M Sai Prabhanjan Kumar, Dr. Smt. G. Prasanthi "Solar Powered Reverse Osmosis Water Purifier and Conditioner Using Peltier Effect" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 4, Issue 10, pp.42-46, September-October-2018. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET1849144