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solar-powered refrigerator is a refrigerator which runs on electricity provided by solar energy.

Solar-powered refrigerator are able to keep perishable goods such as meat and dairy cool in hot climates, and are used to keep much needed vaccines at their appropriate temperature to avoid spoilage. Solar-powered refrigerators may be most commonly used in the developing world to help mitigate poverty and climate change. Traditionally solar-powered refrigerators and vaccine coolers use a combination of solar panels and lead batteries to store energy for cloudy days and at night in the absence of sunlight to keep their contents cool. These fridges are expensive and require heavy lead-acid batteries which tend to deteriorate, especially in hot climates, or are misused for other purposes.[3][4] In addition, the batteries require maintenance, must be replaced approximately every three years, and must be disposed of as hazardous wastes possibly resulting in lead pollution.[3] These problems and the resulting higher costs have been an obstacle for the use of solar powered refrigerators in developing areas.[2][4] Photovoltaics (PV) is a method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity usingsemiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect. Photovoltaic power generation employs solar panels composed of a number ofsolar cells containing a photovoltaic material. Materials presently used for photovoltaics include monocrystalline silicon,polycrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, cadmium telluride, and copper indium gallium selenide/sulfide. Due to the increase demand for renewable energy sources, the manufacturing of solar cells and photovoltaic arrays has advanced considerably in recent years. Photovoltaics are best known as a method for generating electric power by using solar cells to convert energy from the sun into a flow of electrons. The photovoltaic effect refers to photons of light exciting electrons into a higher state of energy, allowing them to act as charge carriers for an electric current. Photovoltaic power generation employs solar panels composed of a number of solar cells containing a photovoltaic material. Materials presently used for photovoltaics include monocrystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, cadmium telluride, and copper indium gallium selenide/sulfide.[10] Copper solar cables connect modules (module cable), arrays (array cable), and sub-fields. Due to the growing demand for renewable energy sources,

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