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| Some photos and details of installation of Solar Storage system designed by Wolfgang Scheffler, manufactured by Gadhia Solar Energy Systems Valasd Gujarat, India. installed at: Barli Development Institute for Rural Women, 180 Bhamori, New Dewas Road, Indore 452010, M.P. India. |
Unloading the 600 kilo beastie proved quite a hassle, though we did manage to borrow a set
of chain blocks, we could not get a tripod and there was no suitable tree nearby of the
thickness needed to bear such a load, so it had to be unloaded the all hands on manual way.
of chain blocks, we could not get a tripod and there was no suitable tree nearby of the
thickness needed to bear such a load, so it had to be unloaded the all hands on manual way.
The existing Solar Kitchen had to be extended to house the new invention.
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After precise and complex alignment,
The storage system gets it first on site rays of sun.
These 2 pictures below give a good view of the two 7.2 square metre Scheffler dishes.
On 22nd January 2000 a workshop was held at the Institute to propagate this type of cooking technology among the
schools and college hostels in the area. This was organised by the The School of Energy and Environmental Studies
DAVV University, Indore. It was also an opportunity to announce to the press and media this new solar storage system.
Gadhia Director of Gadhia Solar Energy Systems, Mr. Bamboriya Representative of Ministry of Non Conventional
schools and college hostels in the area. This was organised by the The School of Energy and Environmental Studies
DAVV University, Indore. It was also an opportunity to announce to the press and media this new solar storage system.
Gadhia Director of Gadhia Solar Energy Systems, Mr. Bamboriya Representative of Ministry of Non Conventional
A view of the back of the Scheffler dish.
Cooking Chapatis on the storage system
The Construction consists of a 16" mild steel shaft in 4 sections of 100 kilos each bolted together to form the heat
storage system, which is surrounded by 6" of glass wool insulation, assembled in a heavy mild steel drum with a
stainless steel top, when storage system is not in use or not being reheated the top is covered with a large lid with 8"
of glass wool insulation.
storage system, which is surrounded by 6" of glass wool insulation, assembled in a heavy mild steel drum with a
stainless steel top, when storage system is not in use or not being reheated the top is covered with a large lid with 8"
of glass wool insulation.
Photos by: Mrs. Janak Palta McGilligan
Thank You
Jimmy McGilligan
Thank You
Jimmy McGilligan
New pictures added on 10th February 2000
Cooking chapattis on the conventional Scheffler solar cooker.
The above three pictures give a good view of the tracking device.
Above is Tara with her solar dishes, Tara resets the dishes every morning, and makes sure that the focus is
correct, she also collects all the cooking data, and monitors the amount of material cooked in the solar kitchen.
correct, she also collects all the cooking data, and monitors the amount of material cooked in the solar kitchen.
The storage system being charged.
A veiw of kitchen from behind the 2 Scheffler
reflectors
reflectors
Another view of the reflectors
During 2000-2001 Barli Development Institute for Rural Women constructed new 3 dormitories, staff quarters, toilet blocks,
on the area occupied by the solar kitchen, A new solar kitchen specially designed for solar cooking was build on the first
floor of this new complex, the solar storage as installed there and is working to present time.
Information about Barli Development Institute for Rural Women visit http://www.barli.org
| Barli Development Institute for Rural Women Indore |