Throughout the week, some testing on the Tiny Heat Exchange System was performed with initial results being promising if and only if the ambient temperature remained low as seen below.
However, during our testing within a vehicle, the higher ambient temperature and excess heat within the car could not be sufficiently removed as was shown in our group post. Along with the issues of using TECs generally, the efficiency of the solar panels through the window severely reduced the total amount of power we would have had to work with. The use of TEC modules nor compressors will not be possible, thus active cooling has been eliminated as a viable method for cooling the vehicle. Considering these drawbacks, a redesign or change in the manner of the project was necessary. Research into a purely ventilation method was done and a new idea was brainstormed related to using "automobile vent shades" along with fans to create a proper ventilation stream. This would resolve the issue of mounting the cooling system, drastically reduce power consumption, and be far cheaper overall.
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