Solar
Chula ? Some
Unanswered Questions
Today’s news-papers carry following
big advertisement from ONGC
:
Design
, Innovate & Create
Solar Chula to fuel every Indian Kitchen – An initiative for Startup India
In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to promote solar
energy, all entrepreneurs, scientists and researchers are invited to come up
with innovative ideas to design and develop “ Solar
Chula
“
TIME
FRAME
Interested applicants may please register on or before 1st December 2017 at the below mentioned web site
( For details log on to : https://startup.ongc.co.in )
SUCCESSFUL
INNOVATORS
On successful demonstration and testing of performance of a few units , about 1000 units may be initially procured for
demonstration in different regions
Financial support may be provided for fabrication of 1000 units
CASH
AWARDS for TOP 3 DESIGNS
1st
> Rs 10 lakh …………. 2nd > Rs
5 lakh ……………. 3rd
> Rs
3 lakh
UN-ANSWERED QUESTIONS :
·
On the web site mentioned above , there was no “ Registration Form “ !
·
Nowhere on the web site , there are any SPECIFICATIONS , against which ONGC will carry out those
“ Performance Tests
“ to decide “ Successful
Demonstration “
Eg :
For Google Lunar X-PRIZE ( of $ 30 million ) ,
its web site lays down clear / unambiguous / precise “ Specifications “ as follows :
# SUCCESSFULLY
PLACE A SPACECRAFT ON THE MOON’S SURFACE
# TRAVEL
500 METERS
# TRANSMIT
HIGH-DEFINITION VIDEO AND IMAGES BACK TO EARTH
In total absence of any SPECIFICATIONS , will this ( ONGC ) expensive
/ time – effort consuming exercise boil down to , “ It is MY word against YOURs “ ?
·
In India , solar chulhas have been
tried extensively for over 30
years ( - and finally given up ) , due to a total lack of understanding of
the needs of an Indian housewife !
Solar chulhas of old consisted of nothing
more than a metal box ( mostly
aluminium ) inside which , lady of the house
placed raw food ingredients in some
utensils , and then left the box on the
terrace to absorb the sun light
Occasional
designs had concave metal tops for concentrating sun light
Entire process of cooking ( a small meal ) took 3 HOURS –
even if the lady kept
rotating
the box frequently as the sun climbed in the sky. Just sit on the terrace !
And for that evening meal , there was no sun after 6 pm !
Even 30 years ago , housewife did not have 3 HOURS to
cook a meal !
Today’s working housewife has no more than 30 MINUTES for
that job – even in
rural areas !
That means , she needs a high-level CONCENTRATED burst of energy for
cooking
That is why , she prefers GAS / ELECTRIC stove. Even a kerosene stove will do !
Hence , the SPECIFICATIONS for Solar Chulhas would need to be :
# Chulha should be capable of cooking a meal for 4 persons ( will
need to sharply
define “ MEAL “ ) , in 30 minutes , solely drawing its power from
a SOLAR POWER
STORAGE device , which collects / stores solar power , from solar
panels mounted
on the terrace / roof top . Solar Storage
Device should have adequate storage
capacity for cooking 2 meals before needing re-charge and should
be capable of
being re-charged from standard 210 V /
5 Amp domestic electric outlet
# Chulha should be of XYZ dimensions , for easy
accommodation inside a kitchen
# Chulha should not cost
more than Rs 10,000 / - to manufacture (
which would be
excluding the cost of SOLAR POWER STORAGE device )
# ONGC will not have any IPR ( Intellectual
Property Right ) for the winning designs
,
which will vest in the INNOVATOR . However , the innovator would be required to
license any party / person for the manufacture
, without any licence fee / royalty
I am sure , ONGC can come up with
some better / precise specifications – and SOON !
Those who have
any doubts as to the URGENT NEED for a Solar Chulha , please read :
SAVINGTHE CURRENT GENERATION [ 10
Dec 2015 ]
04 Nov 2017
www.hemenparekh.in /
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