Productivity enhancement of solar still with thermoelectric modules from groundwater to produce potable water: A review

Abstract

Groundwater is recognized as a principal source of water for the drinking, irrigation and many other purposes. Researchers have also used groundwater in the solar distillation to convert it to drinkable water by use of solar energy. Even the researchers used thermoelectric modules with Solar operated devices like flat plate collector, evacuated tubes collector, compound parabolic concentrator etc. Hence, the main aim of the present review paper is to examine different researchers work on groundwater into the solar still with thermoelectric modules. It has been found that the thermoelectric modules with solar still appropriate for potable water generation from the groundwater. Future work of the thermoelectric modules with solar still also added in the review paper. At last, it is concluded that the thermoelectric modules with solar still is a potential application to produce potable water from groundwater along with the generation of electricity.