Due to power and finance limitations, compression based cooling will not be possible for this project. Evaporation based cooling is also expensive and not practical for the project. The group decided on using Peltier modules for the active cooling method. Though they are inefficient, they may be able to provide enough cooling to make the car comfortable upon re-entry. The group discussed the design of a water cooled Peltier air conditioner, window exhaust, and solar panel mounting. To test the design, a prototype was developed, and the required components were secured via amazon. One of the main components is a Peltier based cooling kit, which is pictured in the attached image. This kit is essentially a small version of the design for the main cooling component, and uses only one TEC1-12706 Peltier module.
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