Design and Construction of a Solar Powered Cold Room Integrated With Pumped Thermal Energy Storage System
Student: OBIREN DENYEFA (Project, 2025)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State
Abstract
Nigeria’s agrarian economy faces significant challenges in storing farm produce due to unreliable utility power supply and costly, environmentally harmful fossil fuels. This project addresses these issues by designing and fabricating an innovative solar-powered cold room integrated with a Pumped Thermal Energy Storage (PTES) system. By leveraging cold thermal storage, this system efficiently stores energy during charging phases and releases it during discharging phases, eliminating traditional solar battery limitations. The PTES-based solar-powered cold room aims to extend shelf life of perishable food items, minimizing post-harvest losses in off-grid areas.
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- Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State 1
- Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State 20
- Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State 5
- Fidei Polytechnic, Gboko, Benue State 1
- First Technical University, Ibadan, Oyo State 2
- Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State 20
- Gateway Ict Polytechnic, Saapade, Ogun State 9
- Godfrey Okoye University, Urgwuomu- Nike, Enugu State 4
- Gombe State University, Tudun Wada, Gombe, Gombe State 18
- Hallmark University, Ijebu-Itele,ogun State 1