Abstract:The purpose of this project was to explore the feasibility of powering a climate control system solely from a renewable energy source. The off-the-shelf cooling system components were taken from a ca. 1986 R-12 residential refrigerator and then reassembled onto a custom enclosure which was constructed to serve as the climate-controlled compartment. The enclosure design was purposefully simple: a rectangular shaped box constructed out of plywood and mounted on wheels together with a plexiglass door which was su… Show more
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