A New Approach to the Construction and Life cycle economic analysis of a Solar Powered Low Voltage Induction Cooking System.
Sujit Dhar ; Pradip Kumar Sadhu ; Debabrata Roy ; Soumya Das ;
Induction cooking is considered one of the foremost, efficient and cost-effective technologies involved in cooking. With this technology being properly utilized, 90% of the total energy used up in the process is transferred to the food which when compared to about nearly 40% for gas and 74% for traditional electric systems is comparatively better. This paper deals with the solar energy based induction cooking system where the primary source of power is solar power and also a comprehensive review of economic analysis, lifecycle analysis between normal induction stove and solar powered induction stove. The merits of this research work include designing, life cycle analysis and implementation of a solar power based induction cooking system. Here the full bridge converter is being used by the supply voltage to control the output power by changing the operating frequency.