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2011 GSDAA Finalist: Developing a Solar-Powered Milk Chiller With LabVIEW and NI Single-Board RIO

2011 Advanced Control Systems Finalist

Developing a Solar-Powered Milk Chiller With LabVIEW and NI Single-Board RIO

 

Author: Sorin Grama, Promethean Power Systems, USA

 

Challenge: Developing a milk refrigeration system for rural areas of India where electricity supply is unreliable.

 

Solution: Using a combination of solar power and available grid power to run a refrigeration system by converting and storing thermal energy and releasing it as needed to cool the milk.

 

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