Carlos David Rodríguez Gallegos obtained a bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering with Specialization in Electronics and Industrial Automation in 2011 from the university ESPOL, Ecuador, achieving the ranking #1 among the whole faculty. He then travelled to Germany and acquired a master degree in Energy Science and Technology from the Ulm University and Fraunhofer ISE in 2014 in which he also achieved the ranking #1. He is currently in Singapore performing a Ph.D. in the NUS, working at the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore and the ECE Department. His research interests are mainly in the photovoltaic and power electronics fields.
Presentation Title
Conceptual Design for a Stand-Alone Solar Photovoltaic Powered Peltier Air Conditioner
Abstract
The present research provides an insight regarding the potential to employ a Peltier effect based air conditioner (AC) energized by a photovoltaic (PV) system which may be applicable in tropical developing countries where grid access limitations and costs are critical factors. Thermal comfort and the properties of the Peltier device are investigated in this paper as the starting point for further investigation to take place in order to design a full thermodynamic model that will allow us to determine under which conditions this technology can be successfully employed as an AC.