Efficiency of A Portable Solar Distiller With Condensation System Using Peltier Cells

Manuel Jesús Arjona Pérez, Blanca Laura Guillén Espinoza, Flavio Magallón Pulido, and Juan Manuel Guerrero Navarrete

Basic Sciences Department, Instituto Tecnologico de Jiquilpan, Mexico

Abstract: In this work, monitoring of a portable solar distiller design with Peltier cell-based condensation system is presented. The distiller was mostly constructed with three mm glass and 1 mm aluminum foil. Temperature records were recorded at different points inside and outside the distiller as well as the current and voltage of the Peltier cell and fan system. The monitoring period was 9 days and 5 h of solar radiation per day, in this period the yields obtained were 131.2 to 263.8 ml per day of monitoring, with levels of solar irradiation varying from 394 to 963.3 W/m² on the monitoring days. The efficiencies achieved range from a minimum and a maximum of 8.5% to 15.2% respectively.