A Review of Performance of Solar Photovoltaic Refrigeration System

Solar photovoltaic refrigeration is one of the solutions to provide the refrigeration facility to remote areas, especially for storing the vaccines and milk preservation. Solar energy is a renewable and eco-friendly source of energy. This paper describes a review of the design and performance of various solar photovoltaic refrigeration systems. The different solar refrigeration systems inculcating phase change material (PCM), AC compressor, DC compressor, lead–acid batteries, inverters and monitoring systems have been discussed. DC compressors show better results than AC compressors. A variable speed DC compressor can reduce the size of solar PV and reduce the overall cost. Various studies showed that the solar photovoltaic refrigeration system could be successfully used for hot arid areas for refrigeration.