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A small refridgerating device powered by a photovoltaic cell. It
wouldn't have to be a great refridgerator that would keep a
drink icy-cold or keep perishables safe to eat, but just enough
of a fridge to keep a bottle of water not so hot that it's
unpleasant to drink. Won't work when it's not
sunny outside,
but then it wouldn't need to work.
Solar refrigerator for car
http://www.polarpow...arge_solar_ref.htm#
[kbecker, Oct 04 2004]
Solar-Powered Refrigeration
http://www.coolectrica.com/
off the grid in third-world countries. [jutta, Sep 27 2008]
[link]
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A refrigerator is a heat pump. You need to move the heat from one place to another. Where would the heat go? Would you really want to pump it into your car on a hot day? |
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Solar powered peltier device attached to side of beverage holder. Been done, but I can't find the link at the moment. |
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The amount of heat pumped out of a small 'fridge (maybe 2,000 cm^3) is going to be insignificant when pumped into the interior of a car that would be at least 1,000,000,000 cm^3. |
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It would be like the amount of heat your home 'fridge pumps into your home. |
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//...a car that would be at least 1,000,000,000 cm^3.// |
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That's an awfully big car--about 500 times the size of mine. |
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Converting solar energy into electrical energy to power a phase change device, is the long way around. You need a phase change that can be powered by a thermal process, solar concentrator (or in the absence of sunlight, yes it does occur) another thermal process. The "icy-ball" of yore achieves these objectives. |
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