Solar Dryers for Spices and Temperature Control

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Lieter Javier Silva-Díaz
Yanoy Morejón-Mesa

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In the present work, the use of automatic temperature controllers based on embedded systems for solar dryers is proposed, in order to improve the product quality in small scale drying operations. With this aim, from a scientific literature review, it was determined the temperature influence over the quality of the dried product, like spices, in solar drying operations for food conservation. Then, it was established the use of temperature controllers as a way to decrease the quality loses in the drying operation in solar installations. Finally, it was proposed the use of embedded systems, like microcontroller based systems, for the development of economical temperature control systems fitted to small scale solar drying productions.

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Silva-Díaz, L. J., & Morejón-Mesa, Y. (2019). Solar Dryers for Spices and Temperature Control. Ingeniería Agrícola, 9(3). Retrieved from https://revistas.unah.edu.cu/index.php/IAgric/article/view/1145
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