Title :
Test and evaluation of vaccine refrigeration systems
Author :
Kilfoyle, Don ; Ventre, Gerard G.
Author_Institution :
Florida Solar Energy Center, Capa Canaveral, FL, USA
Abstract :
Results are presented from side-by-side tests of three PV-powered refrigeration systems and one kerosene unit. Refrigerator temperature stability, daily energy requirements, ice production capability, and system reliability are discussed. The PV-powered refrigeration systems show that the vapor-compression refrigerants are reliable and consistently maintain vaccine temperatures within the prescribed 0-8 degrees C range with no user intervention. Results also show that the ammonia-water refrigeration cycle of the kerosene refrigerator works well and has the coldest freezer temperatures.
Keywords :
refrigeration; solar cell arrays; testing; 0 to 8 degC; PV systems; energy requirements; reliability; solar cell arrays; temperature stability; tests; vaccine refrigeration systems; vapor-compression refrigerants; Ice; Maintenance; Production systems; Refrigerants; Refrigeration; Reliability; Stability; System testing; Temperature; Vaccines;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1988., Conference Record of the Twentieth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV, USA
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1988.105894
