Agriculture
February 3, 2024
GoSun Solar Cooker Sport
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Updated on February 3, 2024
·Created on August 20, 2021
SOWTech’s eCookstove is a cook stove that uses solar power as energy for cooking.
The eCookstove is a cook stove which is based on phase change materials and employs solar power for household cooking in rural communities. This product is designed by Sustainable OneWorld Technologies (SOWTech), located in the UK. As of 2021, the product is in the prototyping stage.
Target SDGs
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Target Users (Target Impact Group)
Household
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
Unknown
Competitive Landscape
Direct competitors include GoSun Solar Cooker Sport and ACE-1 Ultra Clean Biomass Cookstove.
Manufacturing/Building Method
This product is currently in the prototyping phase and not yet manufactured at scale.
Intellectural Property Type
Select Type
Distributions to Date Status
None
Forced or passive
Passive
Power output in full sunlight (W)
300 W
Time to boil (min/L)
Did not achieve boiling temperatures
Design Specifications
The eCookstove consists of phase change material (PCM) to store heat, an insulated box to house the PCM to prevent heat loss, resistive wires for heating, and a Power Optimisation Device (POD) to control power drawn from the photovoltaic (PV) panel. The PCM melts and the heat generated is transferred to the hotplate.
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
The designers aim to reduce reliance on wood fuel during cooking with a low-cost alternative that is acceptable to rural communities.
Vetted Performance Status
Testing performed by the manufacturer demonstrated that sufficient heat was provided for slow cooking, but did not reach boiling temperatures. The hotplate temperature reached 97°C three hours after the heater was turned off, and remained above 70°C approximately 19 hours later.
Safety
Unknown
Complementary Technical Systems
None
Academic Research and References
None
Other Information
Video of the eCookstove More details on eCookstove in MECS-TRIID Project Report
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