Enhanced solar cooking system for continuous operation: A hybrid approach with PV and thermal storage.

Abstract

The objective of this thesis is to study a hybrid solar cooking system combining photovoltaic (PV) panels and thermal energy storage. An experimental setup of the HSC system was realized at the University of Ouargla to evaluate thermal performance under real climatic conditions. Numerical model is developed using Matlab to simulate thermal performance and to examine the effect of different parameters such as solar radiation, ambient conditions, and mass of paraffin wax used, on the performances of the proposed system. The model was verifted using experimental data that handed good concordance. Results showed that the SSC+PCM+PV system achieved the highest water temperatures (90 °C) and proved effective even under low solar irradiance. This study confirms the viability of hybrid cookers in off-grid settings.