Performance Evaluation and Effectiveness of a Solar-Biomass Hybrid Dryer for Drying Homogeneous of Cocoa Beans Using LabView Software and Arduino Hardware

Arly Dario Rincón-Quintero, Luis Alfonso Del Portillo-Valdés, Alexander Meneses-Jácome, Javier Gonzalo Ascanio-Villabona, Brayan Eduardo Tarazona-Romero, Miguel Arlenzo Durán-Sarmiento

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The research evaluates the performance and effectiveness of a solar-biomass hybrid prototype for drying cocoa beans, which takes advantage of solar energy in the application area and the calorific value of the dried cocoa pod shell, performing a continuous drying in 36 h, reducing the time by 70% compared to traditional drying. The experimental tests of this technology were carried out in the Department of Santander in northeast Colombia. The equipment has a cylindrical mesh drum, coupled to a rotation system that rotates in specific periods of time, allowing a homogeneous drying of the almonds deposited in it. The electrical and electronic systems are powered by photovoltaic energy. The programming carried out with LabView allows to control and maintain the thermodynamic conditions of the air (e.g. temperature below 60 °C) of drying, guaranteeing the final quality and a humidity of the grain that varies between 6.5 to 7.5%.

Idioma originalInglés
Título de la publicación alojadaRecent Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy - Proceedings of the CIT 2020
EditoresMiguel Botto Tobar, Henry Cruz, Angela Díaz Cadena
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Páginas238-252
Número de páginas15
ISBN (versión impresa)9783030722074
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 2021
Evento15th Multidisciplinary International Congress on Science and Technology, CIT 2020 - Quito, Ecuador
Duración: 26 oct. 202030 oct. 2020

Serie de la publicación

NombreLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volumen762 LNEE
ISSN (versión impresa)1876-1100
ISSN (versión digital)1876-1119

Conferencia

Conferencia15th Multidisciplinary International Congress on Science and Technology, CIT 2020
País/TerritorioEcuador
CiudadQuito
Período26/10/2030/10/20

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