Insulated Solar Electric Cooking – Tomorrow's healthy affordable stoves?. (2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: 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.
• Is Part Of: Development engineering. Volume 2(2017)
• Page Start: 47
• Page End: 52
• Publication Date: 2017
• Subjects: Technical assistance -- Periodicals; Economic development -- Periodicals; Engineering -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; 338.9105
• DOI: 10.1016/j.deveng.2017.01.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2352-7285

Abstract

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.