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Photovoltaic Cooling System with Eutectic Storage

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In this paper a photovoltaic cooling system for use in the vaccine cold chain in remote areas is presented. To avoid an expensive lead acid battery with its maintenance requirements an eutectic storage was chosen. The compressor type cooling unit with dc drive is powered by a low cost dc-dc converter, which was specially designed for this application. Some system characteristics, e.g. matching to the PV array are discussed. Measurement results showing the system performance are presented. The experiences obtained with this first approach indicate that this type of system has the potential to meet the demands of the considered applications.

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  1. World Health Organization: ‘Solar powered refrigerators for vaccine storage and icepack freezing’. EPI/CCIS/85 4.

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  1. Institut für Theorie der Elektrotechnik, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 47, D-7000, Stuttgart 80, Fed. Rep. Germany

    B. Herrmann, H. Karl, E. Kopf, G. Lehner & G. Saupe

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  1. Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme, Freiburg, Germany

    A. Goetzberger (Conference Chairman) (Conference Chairman)

  2. Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, Germany

    W. Palz (Conference Director) & G. Willeke (Conference Director) & 

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Herrmann, B., Karl, H., Kopf, E., Lehner, G., Saupe, G. (1987). Photovoltaic Cooling System with Eutectic Storage. In: Goetzberger, A., Palz, W., Willeke, G. (eds) Seventh E.C. Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3817-5_41

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