Design and Development of Renewable Energy based Hybrid Community Cooking System

Abstract

Energy is the major contributing factor in the economic and social newlinedevelopment of any country. The increasing gap between demand and supply of newlineenergy necessitates the development of renewable energy technologies. newlineSun is a huge and promising source of renewable energy. Solar radiations can newlineeasily be converted into heat or electric energy which can reduce the dependency on newlinenon-conventional sources of energy to a large extent. Biogas is another clean fuel newlinewhich finds its use in cooking, lighting and power generation. Biogas can be produced newlinefrom raw materials such as manure, food waste, agricultural waste, plant material, newlinemunicipal waste, sewage and green wastes. newlineSo, there is a need to develop such infrastructures and systems that can newlineeffectively convert solar radiations into usable energy. If one system is insufficient to newlineconvert the solar radiations efficiently, then other efficient systems can be connected newlinein series for a single application. In other words it can be stated that renewable energy newlinebased hybrid system can be used for meeting specific demand of energy; for example newlinein the field of cooking especially in community cooking. A hybrid energy system newlineusually consists of two or more renewable energy sources used simultaneously which newlineincreases the efficiency and performance of the system. Hybrid energy systems are an newlineideal solution as they can offer substantial improvements in performance and cost newlinereduction, and can be tailored to varying end user requirements. Contd.... newline