Solar Industrial Process Heating: A Case Study of Dairy Industry in South Central India

Abstract

: The dairy industry is one of the major energy consuming sectors in India. The various processes in dairy industry include pasteurization, cream separation, homogenization, chilling of milk and packaging of milk and value-added products. Currently, the thermal and electrical demand required for various dairy processes is satisfied by conventional fuels like furnace oil, coal, natural gas and electricity. The case study undergone at Karimnagar Milk Producers Company Ltd (KMPCL) uses coal as a conventional fuel for boiler, which provides steam to various processes in dairy. The proposed Photovoltaic system array simulated at KMPCL can provide an electrical demand for homogenizer and other basic electrical equipment’s.