A Software and Hardware Supported System Suggestion for Obtaining Potable Water from Air with Solar Energy

Year 2023, , 518 - 529, 16.12.2023

İpek Altunyurt Cüneyt Diri

https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1310244

Abstract

Fresh water is one of the most important resources consumed. However, droughts due to global climate change, rapid population growth increasing construction sector activities and the lack of importance to protect freshwater resources during these activities increase the problems related to water. This study aims to raise awareness among people about the protection of freshwater resources. For this purpose, a software and hardware-supported system has been developed to obtain fresh water by cooling and condensing the humidity in the air with the help of thermoelectric modules and fans. The developed system can automatically become active or passive according to the weather conditions and uses less energy than its counterparts. The system, which can also operate independently of the grid with solar energy, can also purify the water obtained by producing ozone gas with the effect of static electricity on the surface where water droplets form and make it drinkable.

Keywords

Water cycle, potable water, condensation, dew point, solar energy, thermoelectric cooling

Thanks

The article complies with national and international research and publication ethics. Ethics committee approval was not required for the study.

Güneş Enerjisiyle Havadan İçilebilir Su Elde Edebilen Yazılım ve Donanım Destekli bir Sistem Önerisi

Abstract

Tatlı su, Yeryüzünde tüketilen kaynaklar arasında en önemlilerinden bir tanesidir. Ancak küresel iklim değişikliğine bağlı kuraklıklar, hızlı nüfus artışı ve artan inşaat sektörü faaliyetleri ve bu faaliyetler sırasında tatlı su kaynaklarının korunmasına gereken önemin verilmemesi su ile ilgili sorunları giderek arttırmaktadır. Bu çalışma ile insanların tatlı su kaynaklarının korunmasına yönelik bilinçlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, havadaki nemi termoelektrik modül ve fanlar yardımıyla soğutup yoğuşturarak tatlı su elde edebilen yazılım ve donanım destekli bir sistem geliştirilmiştir. Geliştirilen sistem, hava şartlarına göre otomatik olarak aktif veya pasif hale geçebilmekte ve emsallerinden daha az enerji kullanmaktadır. Güneş enerjisi ile şebekeden bağımsız olarak da çalışabilen sistem, aynı zamanda su damlacıklarının oluştuğu yüzeyde statik elektrik etkisiyle ozon gazı üreterek elde edilen suyu arıtmakta ve içilebilir hale getirebilmektedir.

Keywords

Su döngüsü, içilebilir su, yoğuşma, çiğ noktası, güneş enerjisi, termoelektrik soğutma

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