Solar Operated Air Compressor

Abstract

Solar energy is a renewable energy source which can be used in many applications such as energy production, heating, cooking, etc. Air compressors, sometimes called gas compressors, are devices or tools which reduce the volume of a gas thereby creating pressure and heat in the compressor tank ,to operate these air compressors, a lot of electrical power is required based on the air outlet pressure. Non-renewable resources for electricity generation have become limited and are about to disappear, leading to high energy costs or an energy crisis. In such situations, renewable sources such as solar are very useful and the application of this technology for running the air compressor is called solar air compressor.

Introduction

I. INTRODUCTION

  When we see the scenario of today, it is clear that there is a worldwide demand for Clean and Renewable Energy. The first problem is that fossil fuels are becoming depleted rapidly and it will be more difficult to recover them. That's why, if we don't take care of it now, we could face energy crises in the future. The cost of energy will skyrocket, and a lot of individuals or countries won't have it. We need to find alternatives and use them to their full potential in order to avoid such a disaster scenario. The land is warming up, and the climate has changed. The parts of the world are going to get drier if more rains and sunshine came, but other parts won't be as dry. The thinner Ness of the ozone layer is a further bad thing, which will also lead to Earth warming. In addition to these two effects, it is more important than ever to take another step in a different direction. We're going to make use of renewables in this step.

II. PROBLEM STATEMENT

Vehicle Puncture is suddenly occurring major problem, Puncture repairing shop is far away from our college and air compressor completely depends on electricity due to electricity fluctuation and unavailability of electricity in some rural areas we can’t completely rely on electricity and also puncture repairing shop is far away from our college.

III. OBJECTIVE

1. To construct solar-operated air compressor to provide an environmentally friendly, cost-effective, and sustainable solution for compressed air needs while reducing reliance on traditional energy sources and minimizing the environmental impact.
2. To modify the auto cutoff valve of air compressor to set the maximum pressure at 60psi and find the charging time required of battery.

VI. RESULT

1. We get 1 hour 40 minutes backup of compressed air once the compressor tank is full.
2. We require 20minutes to fill the compressor tank up to 60psi which was calculated by stopwatch.

VII. FUTURE SCOPE

1. In Agriculture: Our project model can help the farmers for spraying fertilizers without relying on electricity to get rid of this electricity fluctuation problem. Since our project model is small in size and portable, therefore it will prove to be a boon for them.
2. In Automobile Service Station: A compressor that we have developed would prove to be a boon for roadside bicycle stores and automobile service stations and also can be made useful for the service center.
3. In Automobile Spray Painting: We can use our compressor for spray painting in small and big painting service shops.

Conclusion

1) We have constructed a solar-operated air compressor which provides an environmentally friendly, cost-effective (up to 22%), and sustainable solution for compressed air needs while reducing reliance on traditional energy sources and minimizing the environmental impact. 2) We have modified the auto cutoff valve of air compressor by reducing the spring stiffness and set the maximum pressure at 60psi and the charging time required to fully charge the battery using 12V solar plate is 4.48hours.

References

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Copyright

Copyright © 2023 Mr. V. V. Gundage, Vaibhav P. Nale , Sagar A. Jathar, Rushikesh N. Adalinge, Aniket A. Pisal, Vaibhav H. Kharat. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.