Fresnel Compact and Portable Solar Cooker Design

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With increasing people awareness about situation of fuel in the world, the number of enthusiasts will be added to use solar energy every day. According to usage and importance of this energy, while be low-cost and be accessible for everyone, one may develop process of using solar energy faster, easier and more pleasure for people. This study, by designing Fresnel compact and portable solar cooker as one of the most useful product, is tried to answer to contemporary community needs in order to keeping environment healthy and users favorite. The aim is user-centered designing of solar cooker based on the interaction design strategy and environmental sustainability goals in order to use at home or picnic in addition to save materials and energy as well as to provide a pleasure cooking for family. By making use of library as well as field research by employing questionnaire, personal interview and observation manners, design criteria are obtained and finally, the premier design with details is illustrated.

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