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Insulated Solar Electric Cooking – Tomorrow's healthy affordable stoves?

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  • Watkins, T.
  • Arroyo, P.
  • Perry, R.
  • Wang, R.
  • Arriaga, O.
  • Fleming, M.
  • O'Day, C.
  • Stone, I.
  • Sekerak, J.
  • Mast, D.
  • Hayes, N.
  • Keller, P.
  • Schwartz, P.

Abstract

We present a cooking technology consisting of a solar panel directly connected to an electric heater inside of a well-insulated chamber. Assuming continued decrease in solar panel prices, we anticipate that in a few decades Solar Electric Cooking (SEC) technologies will be the most common cooking technology for the poor. Appropriate use of insulation reduces the power demand making low-power Insulated Solar Electric Cooking (ISEC) systems already cost competitive. We present a $100 prototype and preliminary results of two implementations in Uganda.

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  • Watkins, T. & Arroyo, P. & Perry, R. & Wang, R. & Arriaga, O. & Fleming, M. & O'Day, C. & Stone, I. & Sekerak, J. & Mast, D. & Hayes, N. & Keller, P. & Schwartz, P., 2017. "Insulated Solar Electric Cooking – Tomorrow's healthy affordable stoves?," Development Engineering, Elsevier, vol. 2(C), pages 47-52.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:deveng:v:2:y:2017:i:c:p:47-52
    DOI: 10.1016/j.deveng.2017.01.001
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