ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Sustainable Water Harvesting from
the Atmosphere Using Solar-Powered
Thermoelectric Modules
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Department of Agricultural Machinery and Technologies Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University,
Ankara, Turkey
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Department of Agricultural Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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Department of Agricultural Machinery and Technologies Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture,
Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
Submission date: 2018-12-27
Final revision date: 2019-02-24
Acceptance date: 2019-03-06
Online publication date: 2019-10-04
Publication date: 2020-01-16
Corresponding author
Caner Koc
Department of Agricultural Machinery and Technologies Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(2):1197-1204
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility of solar-powered thermoelectric elements
(Peltier) to harvest water from the atmosphere. An Arduino-controlled model capable of harvesting
water from air was designed and used in laboratory experiments. The developed prototype system was
analyzed by using a package program using computational fluid dynamics. During the experiments,
temperature and humidity data were recorded on a computer. We found that the Peltier used in the
system developed temperature and relative humidity differences between the inlet air and outlet air from
the system. These differences in temperature and humidity created an environment for harvesting water
by condensing the humidity in air.