• Nagesh
• K Rusheek
• Nishanth N Acharya
• Prabhu Biradar
• Praveen Math

In many countries, it is difficult to obtain water for drinking, irrigation or other purposes, and especially so in the arid regions and with regions or locations where there is no electricity or fuel sources. The problem of water scarcity is also prevalent in many places around the world due to lack of rainfall. In highly humid areas such as places close to the sea, water can be obtained by condensing the water vapour present in the air. Solar-powered Atmospheric Water Generator is an appliance that employs dehumidification/condensing technology, that extracts water present in the air in the form of vapour by applying Peltier effect of Thermo-Electric Cooling. The system consists of cooling elements, heat exchanger and air circulation unit. A Solar PV unit with adequate current output drives the cooling elements through a controlling circuit. This concept has promising application in this age of technology when renewable energy is poised to grow rapidly. Sun-To-Water and use of MOFs are latest developments in Atmospheric Water Generator sector. Experiments have shown that Solar-energy based AWG are able to produce around 10L of water per day without the use of moving parts, no chlorofluorocarbons use and no consumption of electricity. This paper presents an overview of the AWG technologies and in particular Solar based AWG using Peltier effect.

Peltier effect, humidification, thermo-electric cooling, PV panels

"Solar Powered Atmospheric Water Generator ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.44-50, July-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREX06008.pdf

"Solar Powered Atmospheric Water Generator ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no. pp44-50, July-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREX06008.pdf