This document describes a solar-powered induction cooktop system. The system uses 7 photovoltaic panels that generate electricity from sunlight. A controller regulates the power and charges a lead-acid battery bank. A boost converter increases the voltage to power a modified 1200W induction cooktop. Induction cooktops use electromagnetic induction to generate heat in ferromagnetic cookware without getting hot. This system allows cooking using solar energy instead of conventional fuels.
This document describes a solar-powered induction cooktop system. The system uses 7 photovoltaic panels that generate electricity from sunlight. A controller regulates the power and charges a lead-acid battery bank. A boost converter increases the voltage to power a modified 1200W induction cooktop. Induction cooktops use electromagnetic induction to generate heat in ferromagnetic cookware without getting hot. This system allows cooking using solar energy instead of conventional fuels.
This document describes a solar-powered induction cooktop system. The system uses 7 photovoltaic panels that generate electricity from sunlight. A controller regulates the power and charges a lead-acid battery bank. A boost converter increases the voltage to power a modified 1200W induction cooktop. Induction cooktops use electromagnetic induction to generate heat in ferromagnetic cookware without getting hot. This system allows cooking using solar energy instead of conventional fuels.
This document describes a solar-powered induction cooktop system. The system uses 7 photovoltaic panels that generate electricity from sunlight. A controller regulates the power and charges a lead-acid battery bank. A boost converter increases the voltage to power a modified 1200W induction cooktop. Induction cooktops use electromagnetic induction to generate heat in ferromagnetic cookware without getting hot. This system allows cooking using solar energy instead of conventional fuels.
Rajat Singh, Shivam Tripathi and Durgesh Chandra Nautiyal
Abstract1:- As conventional energy sources are depleting
PV PANEL: day by day, utilization of Renewable sources is the only A PV panel is a packaged and connected solution. Solar based Cooktop can replace LPG, Biofuels assembly of solar cells (depending upon the load requirement) to generate the electricity etc. and has the potential to meet the future demand. This through photovoltaic effect. A PV array paper elucidates the application of solar energy in daily consists of several photovoltaic cells in series and parallel connections. Series life(cooking). connections are responsible for increasing the voltage of the module whereas the parallel connection is responsible for 1. Introduction:- increasing the current in the array. The recent severe energy crisis has In this scheme seven 12V, 200W PV panels forced the world to develop new and are used to reliably supply the power to the alternative methods of power generation, 1200W cooktop. which could not be adopted so far due to various reasons. Solar energy is the best MPPT: available solution to the above problem. MPPT or Maximum Power Point For our daily usage specially cooking, we Tracking is algorithm (fractional voltage depend on conventional energy sources MPPT algorithm is used) that included in (coal, wood, kerosene and gas). charge controllers used for extracting Solar based Induction Cooktop can reduce maximum available power from PV the dependability on conventional sources module under certain conditions. The in cooking field. voltage at which PV module can produce The proposed technique uses the solar maximum power is called ‘maximum panel and the battery to store the energy power point’ (or peak power voltage). which can be utilize to run Induction Maximum power varies with solar cooktop. radiation, ambient temperature and solar cell temperature. 2. Outline of scheme: MPPT is basically a load matching It comprises PV panel, Controller, Battery, problem. In order to change the input Boost converter and a modified Induction resistance of the panel to match the load cooktop (fig1.1). resistance (by varying the duty cycle), a The scheme is designed by taking 1200W DC to DC converter is required (here buck induction cooktop as a load. converter is used). fig1.1 block diagram of solar based induction cooktop
CONTROLLER: Intermittently. The battery's capacity for
A MPPT solar charge controller is the holding energy is rated in amp-hours. In charge controller embedded with MPPT this scheme 300AH lead-acid type battery algorithm to maximize the amount of is used. current going into the battery from PV module. It checks output of PV module, BOOST CONVERTER: compares it to battery voltage then fixes The boost converter is used to "step-up" an what is the best power that PV module can input voltage to some higher level, required produce to charge the battery and converts by a load. This unique capability is it to the best voltage to get maximum achieved by storing energy in an inductor current into battery. It can also supply and releasing it to the load at a higher power to a DC load, which is connected voltage. The DC input to a boost converter directly to the battery. can be from many sources as well as batteries, such as rectified AC from the BATTERY: mains supply, or DC from solar panels, fuel Batteries are a collection of one or more cells, dynamos and DC generators. Fig.1.2 cells whose chemical reactions create a illustrates the basic circuit of a Boost flow of electrons in a circuit. All batteries converter. are made up of three basic components: an anode (the ‘-’ side), a cathode (the ‘+’ side), and some kind of electrolyte (a substance that chemically reacts with the anode and cathode). Batteries accumulate excess energy created by PV system and store it to be used at night or when there is no other energy Fig.1.2 Boost converter input. Batteries can discharge rapidly and yield more current that the charging source can produce by itself, so loads can be run MODIFIED INDUCTION COOKTOP: kHz, known as medium frequency, and 100 Working: kHz to 2 MHz, called high range. Induction Cooking is the process of Frequencies in the range of 100 to 450 kHz generating heat directly in a ferromagnetic create comparatively high energy heat that utensil/pot/cookware by means of is suitable for rapid heating of small electromagnetic induction and subsequent objects, or the skin of large parts. When generation of eddy currents. The deep penetration of heat is required, ferromagnetic cookware is to be extensive cycles of heating at low placed/positioned on top of an induction frequency are essential, frequency range cooktop. Below ceramic or glass surface being 5-30 kHz. The most transfer of lies a resonant coil as shown in fig.1.3. energy during the process of induction heating is at high frequency, when the depth of current penetration is low. It has been established that the recommended frequency should be such that the depth of penetration should not be more than 1/8 times the diameter of work piece. To achieve electrical power signal at such high frequency level, first AC(50Hz) signal is converted to DC and then by using resonant circuit DC is converted to a high The induction cooktop and cookware can frequency signal. The proposed scheme is be considered as a transformer in which directly giving the DC input to the cookware act as shorted secondary (load). induction cooktop by modifying its An alternating is made to flow through the circuitry, therefore load side inverter and resonant coil, which leads to generation of transformer is no longer required. oscillating magnetic field. The magnetic field induces an electric currents inside the cookware. 3. Rating: (for 1200W induction cooktop) The induction cooktop only works with cookware made of a ferromagnetic 3.1 PV PANEL: material, such as stainless steel or iron. Seven PV panels of given specification are connected in parallel to meet the load Effect of Frequency on Induction Heating: demand. The electrical frequency influences the Rating of single unit- 12V,200W process of induction heating. The desirable V(mpp)- 18V frequency range is determined by the V(oc)- 22V dimensions of the work piece, type of I(mpp)- 11.12A material, arrangement between the object I(sc)- 12.12A and the coil, and the desired depth of Dimensions- 1321*991*34 mm3 penetration. As the frequency is increased, the penetration of heat is decreased. The normal range of frequency is 500Hz to 10 3.2 Battery: Load = 1200W To run the load for 3 hour, watt-hour rating of the load is = 3600W Capacity of 12V battery = 300AH
