Title
Design and economic analysis of a solar poultry incubator for rural sectors located in Pucallpa-Peru
Date Issued
01 September 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
European Association for the Development of Renewable Energy, Environment and Power Quality (EA4EPQ)
Abstract
In this study, an incubator with a capacity of up to 96 backyard poultry eggs was designed mechanically and energetically, using a photovoltaic panel as a source of energy. For this purpose, a thermodynamic study, heat transfer and mechanical design of the incubation process was carried out, considering the temperature (37.5°C), relative humidity (60%), 90° rotation of the eggs in an interval between 90 and 120 minutes, ventilation that occurs in the last 3 days of the incubation process, energy and the environmental conditions of Pucallpa-Perú. The results obtained lead to the sizing of the components of the incubator and the photovoltaic panel, being this renewable energy the novelty of the study for a sustainable use of the inhabitant and the region. It is concluded that local radiation can be used as a power source for an incubator with a capacity of up to 96 eggs, by using this type of energy, the incubator together with the solar kit will become profitable compared to the use of electricity.
Start page
318
End page
323
Volume
20
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería mecánica
Crías y mascotas
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85136159725
Source
Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal
ISSN of the container
2172038X
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus