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Solution Name

Thermocoupler Air Conditioner

One-line solution summary.

Thermocoupler Air Conditioner is a Integrated machine which produces water and also act as an Air Conditioner.

Elevator pitch

What is your solution?

The normal A/c which works by the continuous compression and expansion of gas (freon,R132a..)which emits greenhouse gas and its harmfull to the environment. This method needs to change.

1)Two dissimilar metals forming a junction is known as thermocouples. It will produce Cold and hot surface on the junctions. Basically these are available in the markets as Peltier module.

2).W.K.T low pressure causes low temperature. Water can be created from moisture due to condensation process.

By adding these two method, we can create an A/C which cools by a thermocoupler and also creates water which will be treated by zeolites and used for primary and secondary uses. This will make the air conditioner compact in size and also produce water. (A full night of A/C causes 1.5 ltrs of water).

We can also produce fanblades in thermocoupler material (heat is above and cold is below the blade).It creates cold air.

A normal Air conditioner exhausts harmfull gases to environment. But this produces water and also causes low emision.

What specific problem are you trying to solve?

The Air conditioners produce harmfull gases in the environment. Companies, Malls, Supermarkets are using air conditioners all over the time. So It will cause greater effect on environment. This is the main problem to tackle. The type of Innovation above mentioned can create a greater impact on such places. They can produce their own water and they can cause less pollutions. These Problems will get reduced.

Who does your solution serve? In what ways will the solution impact their lives?

My solution will serve people around the world. They can be saved from the harmfull effect of global warming and climate change which causes more damage to human society. The air conditioners become an unstoppable invention to human society. So that we can't eliminate them completely. But we can change this to something that is more convinient to modern society and less harmfull to environment. It will reduce the necessity of water to society.

What steps have you taken to understand the needs of the population you want to serve?

I have made a research on climate change. And I get to know about their harmfull effects. Mainly the air conditioners which can create hazardous greenhouse gases which affects mankind. I want to serve people to save them from the effect of Air conditioners. And then I made a huge research on alternative solution for Air conditioners. After various ideas I after comeup with this Thermocoupler air conditioner producing water. So by this Idea I believe that I can serve all creatures in the world.

Which aspects of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Taking action to combat climate change and its impacts (Sustainability)

Our solution's stage of development:

Concept: An idea being explored for its feasibility to build a product, service, or business model based on that idea

Explain why you selected this stage of development for your solution—in other words, what have you accomplished to date?

I selected this stage of devolopment beacuse I just started my work back before 2 months. And then I do not have sufficient funding to comeup with a prototype or business model.

Where our solution team is headquartered or located:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Team Lead:

Mukeshkanna Velmurugan

More About Your Solution

Which of the following categories best describes your solution?

A new use of an existing technology (e.g. application to a new problem or in a new location)

Describe the core technology that powers your solution.

The core technology that powers my solution is the Peltier effect and the Atmospheric water generator. However addition of IOT to my project,will become a modern solution to the modern society.

The peltier like thermocouple module will produce heat and cold on its both ends. The heat will be exhaust by the heatsink and then the cold side will be used to cold the room and at the same time it can compress the outside atmospheric air to low temperature forming water. The water is then collected and stored in a seperate container. Once after reaching the required temperature the water can also be used to circulate inside the A/C, and can alse be used as secondary usage. Or it can be filtered by Zeolites and such minerals to produce it has drinking water. The amount of water produced will directly depend on how long the air comditioner works. This will create a greater impact on Environment. The malls, supermarkets, companies can create water by just turning on their Air conditioners.

Please select the technologies currently used in your solution:

Internet of Things
Other

In which countries do you currently operate?

India

How many people does your solution currently serve, and how many do you plan to serve in the next year? If you haven’t yet launched your solution, tell us how many people you plan to serve in the next year.

It will serve all the people around the world. But before one needs to create it as business model. Practically saying I do not have enough funding to devolop this project nowadays. But It will be devoloped in the upcoming years.

What are your impact goals for the next year, and how will you achieve them?

My current solution is only of research type. It needs more work to produce a prototype. I can devolop it to a mini prototype in this year.

How are you measuring your progress or planning to measure your progress toward your impact goals?

It will definetely tackle environment greenhouse gas emission. It can bring up a greener environment.

What barriers currently exist for you to accomplish your goals in the next year?

Fund for devolop this project is the main barrier.

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