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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Project Definition
Nowadays, a lot of condominiums are built in big cities in Malaysia such as Kuala
Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru to fulfill the all-time-high demand due to population growth
and demographic changes. Since this type of tenure requires less area to be built compared to
single-family homes, government can utilize the available areas for industries and other
purposes. Despite the luxury amenities served to these affluent groups, people who live in
condominiums face problems in drying their clothes due to limitation in area exposed to sunlight
especially during Northeast Monsoon. They usually overcome this problem by investing in
laundry service which offers all-in-one wash, dry and fold laundry service items or by purchasing
an electrical dryer just for the clothes-drying purpose.
Coming to the realization of the induction of costs, power and time by these alternatives
to the users, we as a team has come out with our Ezible Dual Purpose Dryer concept where we
are aspired to solve this problem by utilizing the waste heat from the air conditioner compressor.
The heat will be transferred through the flexible air duct and will accumulate in the clothes
drying chamber which is constructed by material with high thermal insulation in order to protect
heat loss. We believe that our clothes-drying chamber concept will save costs, power and time as
from our research, this cheap alternative to clothes-drying does not consume any extra electricity
and the time taken to ensure the clothes are completely dried is also shorter compared to normal
air-drying.
1.2: Problem Statements
Based on a few problems in which people who live in condominium face when they would like
to dry their clothes that were brought forward during discussion, brainstorming sessions and
discovered through our research and survey, we are driven to carry out a project called Ezible
Dual Purpose Dryer. Some of these problems identified are:

Limited area exposure to sunlight in condominiums

Most of the condominiums nowadays have limited area exposed to sunlight as
condominiums do not have lawn area like others terrace and bungle houses. This greatly
reduces the rate of clothes-drying and yields unsatisfactory results as the residents will
need to resort to drying clothes indoors if they do not own a domestic electrical dryer.

Inconsistent weather factor

Drying of clothes is a problematic household chore in Malaysia since Malaysia possesses
classic equatorial climate with wet months throughout the year. Thus, most of the time, it
is inconvenient to dry the clothes at the clothesline in the condominium during heavy

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raining season in which the wind velocity and the air humidity is high. These inconsistent
weather conditions cause the risks of having the clothes to drop out of the condominiums
balcony or the hung clothes to get wetted again due to sudden rain. In short, it makes the
clothes-drying process very tedious.

Clothes drying indoors consumes long time

Due to absence of proper place to dry clothes in condominium, most people dry their
clothes indoors and long duration of time is required to ensure that the clothes are fully
dried because of the year round humid climate, limited sun rays and restricted air flow.
The concept of natural ventilation employed in clothes-drying indoors is inefficient due
to absence of strong sun rays and restricted air flow.

Conventional domestic electrical dryer consumes large amount of electricity

If clothes drying are achieved by either electricity or gas-powered dryer, the drying
process may be completed within hours but with the expense of additional energy use and
pollution. This will incur high cost to the residents of condominium.

1.3: Identification of Potential Solutions

Up to this moment, we realize that there are a few potential problems and solutions for our
Ezible Dual Purpose Dryer concept. This identification can help in facilitating us to face the
problems earlier and ensure our project goes smoothly and successfully. Below are stated the
potential problems and solutions that we might encounter in inventing this project:

Lack of Electrical and Electronics and Mechanical background

Our project is more related towards Mechanical as well as Electrical and Electronics
background. Unluckily, our team do not consist of all engineering disciplines as we do
not have Electrical and Electronics discipline member. So, it is quite difficult for us to
design this project when it is comes to electrical and electronics matters. Besides, the
invention of this project requires the knowledge beyond our current educational level.
Hence, to overcome this problem, all members in our team are require to go through
reading and doing some research before start attempting our project. Furthermore, we
also seek the opinion from our supervisor and also the lab technician regarding our
project work.

Time constraint
Our team consists of five members from various engineering disciplines. So, this will
cause a problem for us to conduct meetings or any activities regarding our project
throughout the semester with specified gathering pace. In addition, the different schedule
and other project works including the application for industrial training internship make
us busy and difficult to gather and discuss about the project. To solve this problem, we

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decided to set one specific day and time in every week which is on Wednesday at 2.30pm
to conduct a meeting with our supervisor where all of us are available at that time and
also one meeting during weekend if necessary. This step is important to give an
opportunity to every members in updating the individual progress task and solve any
arising matters that are face by other members.

Resources constraint
The maximum budget allocated for ETP is RM200. So, to avoid from overspending, we
decide to survey the materials that we need to construct our prototype from one shop to
another. This is to ensure we get the cheapest price with high quality materials. Besides,
we also have been consulting our supervisor, lab technicians and friends to avoid over
budget and buying wrong equipment as most of them have additional knowledge
regarding our project. Lastly, we also face problem related to limited time of using
equipments in lab. So, to overcome this problem, we will try our best to use the booking
lab duration time wisely in utilizing the equipments to avoid any clashes from other
teams.

1.4: Literature Review

The activity of drying clothes is one of the problematic household chores in urban area
with humid tropics condition like in Malaysia. This problem is much more prominent in highrise flats due to small area exposed to sunlight and limited air flow compared to normal landed
houses. The use of conventional electrical dryer to dry clothes is practical but consumes very
high cost due to the intensive process of energy in the appliance. So, new clothes-drying method
with low cost is required in this situation as well as to support the green technology campaign in
order to protect the environment and save the energy. (Ameen & Bari, 2009)
Besides, clothes-drying by natural method which is by utilizing the heat of the sunlight
that requires the clothes to be hanged at the balcony is not allowed at most of the condominium
building to ensure a proper appearance of the building. As a result, the drying method is switched
to the indoor area where long time is consumed to dry the clothes especially when the level of
the humidity in air is high like during a raining weather. (Suntivarakorn, Satmarong,
Benjapiyaporn, & Theerakulpisut, 2009)
Most of thermal system mechanism will produce waste energy that can be reused for
other purposes. From this alternative, energy saving can be achieved substantially with an
increase of the number of developed devices that utilize the waste energy. In relation to this
concept, it was realized that the waste heat from air conditioning equipment is still not fully
utilized. Since the function of the air conditioner device is to remove the heat air from inside area
and channel the heat to the outside, the waste heat can be use for drying purposes. This then
leads to our aspiration of building Ezible Dual Purpose Dryer to utilize the waste heat from air
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compressor of air conditioning as a source of free heat energy for clothes-drying among
condominium residents (Mahlia, Hor, Masjuki, Husnawan, Varman and Mekhilef, April 2010).
1.5: Design Concept
Our prototype (Ezible Dual Purpose Dryer) project is focused on these aspects:
Free electrical consumption and cost saving to dry clothes.
Can dry clothes during any weather even rainy weather.
More efficient and fast drying time to dry cloth near the air conditioner compressor.
i.

Cost

Our product is designed using simple, cheap and reachable materials as we want to make it
economically affordable. Therefore, we are very particular with the cost of material, product size,
weight and shape. We have also designed the prototype using a simple mechanism which would
be easier for the users of the prototype to adapt with its design. Besides that, we refrain from
resorting to a complex mechanism for the prototype in order to reduce the cost of production. In
addition, those materials that are selected have high quality, light weight, long life span and can
withstand high load in order for us to make the prototype firm and stable. The electrical parts are
made use of self-made sensors and simple circuitry completed with a microcontroller which can
be considered as overall cost saving as well.
ii.

Design Concept

The design consists of 3 different parts which are the flexible air duct, the portable canvas
wardrobe chamber, and the exhaust fan. For the flexible air duct, basically we use this part in our
prototype to obtain the waste heat and air flow from the air conditioner compressor. In order to
obtain maximum amount of heat and air flow rate, we have chosen to use a flexible exhaust hose
which is normally used by portable air conditioner. Instead of using plastic, we choose aluminum
as our material for the hose as aluminum is a better heat conductor compare to plastic as
aluminum has higher thermal conductivity compare to plastic. Plus aluminum is more durable
and has more tensile strength.
For the wardrobe part, we actually design it as much likely same to the current
conventional simple wardrobe design which we only alter a few part in order to fulfill our
condition and objective. We design the top part to point upward instead of rectangular shape.
This is to ease the flow of vaporization of water so that it can easily be sucked out from the
chamber at the top of the chamber. We also create a circle hole at the bottom for the inlet of the
exhaust hose which can be properly sealed to prevent leak of heat.
Lastly for the exhaust fan, we find a suitable electric fan which uses plastic blade and
12V battery in order to generate it. This is to ensure smoothness of the air flow going out from
the chamber. We also connect it to a temperature sensor which can detect the changes in
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temperature inside the chamber which will operate the fan in the present of waste heat from the
air conditioner compressor.
iii.

Material Selection

MATERIAL
Steel
Plastic
Fabric cloth
Aluminum
FEATURES
Frame structure
Exhaust hose
Frame cover
Hanger
Exhaust fan
iv.

ADVANTAGES
Strong and easy to fabricate
Long life, cheap
Light weight, cheap
High thermal conductivity

DISADVANTAGES
Heavy, expensive
Non- degradable
Can be teared apart with sharp things
Possess an impact to weather conditions

DIMENSION
100 cm x 50 cm x 150 cm
15cm I.D x 300 cm
100 cm x 50 cm x 150 cm
100 cm
25 cm diameter

MATERIAL
Steel
Aluminum
Fabric
Steel
Plastic

Ezible Dual Purpose Dryer Sketch

Figure 1.5.1: Orthogonal 2D Drawing

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Figure 1.5.2: Ezible Dual Purpose Dryer 3D Drawing

1.6: Justification in choosing the design
Conceptual designs are proposed according to the information gathered. Thus, we have already
come out with a simple yet unique and innovative design of prototype in order to counter the
problem statement. Through our discussion and analysis, study had been done for previous
experiments of the same idea. The previous experiments only focus on the performance part
without considering the design part. Thus, our project basically used the same experiment
method to maximize the efficiency of our prototype design. The problems were divided into
smaller scopes so that the problems can be analyzed systematically.
The problems are as stated in the Problem Statements section of this report which include:

Clothes hanging outside are exposed to rain when it rains; there is not much time to take
the clothes down from the clothesline. Any time later than that will result in the
condominium residents having to wash the clothes and dry them again.

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Limited area exposed to sunlight

- Condominiums do not have lawns to dry clothes under direct sunlight and this is
even worse when some ground clothesline used takes up a lot of spaces.

High cost of clothes-drying machine

- Usage of drying machine requires high maintenance and high power
consumption.

For our project, in order to counter the problem, our design project is built with a fabric
chamber which surrounds the clothes from the outside surrounding and can prevent clothes from
the rainy weather. Hence we do not have to worry about rewashing the clothes due to rain. This
chamber will also safeguard your clothes from germs and colour fade. The chamber design
basically follow the normal wardrobe design which save space and the reason why we design the
top part of the chamber point upward at certain elevation angle is to ease the process of the
moisture and air flow through out the top part of the chamber. To suck out the air from the
chamber, we put exhaust fan on the top of the chamber which use battery thus the user do not
need to use electric plug to power up the exhaust fan. We also put a temperature sensor to the fan
so it is easy for the user to use the drying chamber without need to turn on the fan as the fan can
detect the presence of heat. In order to maximize the amount of heat coming in from the air
conditioner compressor, we use a flexible aluminum hose because aluminum has a good thermal
conductivity, cheap and easy to get.

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2. PROJECT PLANNING
2.1: Task Listing and Distribution
We have created 4 main departments with tasks which have been assigned to specific person to
ensure our Engineering Team Project works successfully as expected. The departments with
description of tasks and their distributions are tabulated as below:
Department
s
Electrical &
Electronics

Prototype
Design &
Diagram

Frame
Prototype
Fabrication

Material
Prototype
Design

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Descriptions

Tasks

Person In Charge

Decides the suitable Decides the compatible voltage Mohamad Syafiq

electric components
of exhaust fan to be used in the
Bin Mohamad
to be used in the
chamber.
Sariff (ME)
Ensures voltage output is
prototype.
Construct suitable
suitable

Determines
the projects cost
power sources for
effectiveness
based
on
the circuit
electrical components used.
Design the layout of Uses AutoCAD to design the Nor Aman Bin Nor
the prototype.
most efficient and attractive
Rizan (CE)
Prepares the 3D
clothes-drying chamber.
Decide the suitable measurement
diagram of the
prototype
for the clothes-drying chamber.
Decides the
Decides on the most suitable Nor Aman Bin Nor
mechanism of the
mechanism to be used from the
Rizan (CE)
prototype.
compressor to the clothes- Choo Ee Huey (CE)
Fabricates the frame
drying chamber.
Survey and buy the materials
for the clothesdrying chamber.
required
for
the
frame
fabrication.
Completes the fabrication of the
frame prototype.
Decides the suitable Gathering the data on the most Choo Ee Huey (CE)
material for the
suitable material for the Nurul Syahira Binti
Zulkifli (PE)
clothes-drying
clothes-drying chamber.
Conduct the experiment to find
chamber.
Fabricates the
out the efficiency of the design
material and design
project.
the clothes-drying
chamber.

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Safety

Modify the
Suggests the modifications that Htoo Khant Naing
prototype to make it
should be made to the
(CV)
safe to the user.
prototype to ensure it is userfriendly and safe to be used.
Table 2.1: List of Departments and Task Distributions

2.2: Sequence of Task

Logic of Sequence of Task
Problem
definitio
n

Researc
h and
gather

Finalizat
ion

Data
analysis

Modifica
tion and
Fabricati

Decision
making

Concept
ual
design

Finalize
the
design

Tasks
Problem
Definition
Research and
gather
Information
Data Analysis

Descriptions
Determine problems encountered with the existing clothes drying method.

Conduct research about characteristics of the heat air from air conditioner
compressor.
Seeking guidance from supervisor.
Discuss the suitable material for the wardrobe that has high heat capacity.
Discuss the suitable material for the frame.

Decision Making

Select the suitable materials required for the frame and the wardrobe.

Conceptual
Design
Finalize the
Design
Modification and
Fabrication
Finalization

Design the layout of the wardrobe prototype using AutoCAD software.

Identify the strengths and weaknesses of each part of the prototype design.

Improve the prototype through the conceptual design and choice of material.
Construct the frame and walls of the wardrobe.
Finalize on the wardrobe design and presentation of the prototype.

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Table 2.2: List of Tasks and Descriptions

2.3: Feasibility of Plan

Up to this point, there are no serious problems that we encounter during constructing our
prototype. We have studied some research and analyses the data related to the problem. However,
we realize that we start working on prototype about a week late based on Gantt chart in our
proposal. This delay is due to the long time we took to survey and decide on the materials to be
use for the prototype. We also have completed the finalize design for our wardrobe. Next, we
will focus more on the process of fabrication, installation and modification of the prototype
building. We will try our best to complete these tasks according to the time frame. Overall, this
plan is feasible.

3. METHODOLOGY
3.1: Identification of Suitable Tools and Software
1. Software
These are the software used for the project:
No
1
2
3
4

Name of Software
AutoCAD

Description
Used for drawing the prototype model in both 2D
and 3D mode.
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,
Used for documentation purpose; proposal,
PowerPoint)
progress report and final report.
Adobe Photoshop
To design posters, power point slides and
decoration purposes.
CATIA
Used for technical drawing.
Table 3.1: List of Software

2. Hardware and tools

These are the tools and hardware (mechanical and electrical) that we used for the project;
Electrical and Electronics part
No
1
2
3

Name of Hardware and

Tools
LM35 sensor
Circuit board
Relay

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Description
An electronic sensor which detects temperature change.
To interconnected circuits and electrical components.
To transfer or stop electrical power across a set of contacts
using another source of power.

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4
5
6

Motor
Switch
Terminal block

7
8
9
10

8pin IC socket
Resistor
Capacitor
Transistor

11
12

3mm LED
Diode

13

Electronic multimeter

14

Electronic solder

To convert electrical energy to mechanical energy.

To break and connect the flow of electricity.
Insulated block which connects one or more circuits to
another.
A placeholder for IC chips.
To reduce current flow and lower voltage levels in circuit.
To store electrical energy temporarily.
To amplify and switch electronic signals and electrical
power.
To indicate system is working.
An electrical device allowing current to move through it in
one direction.
To measure the voltage, current and resistance of the
circuitry
To connect the electronic components to the electronic
board

Table 3.2: List of Iron Electrical and Electronic Hardware

Mechanical Part
No

Name of Hardware and

Tools
Convenient canvas
clothes wardrobe
Air duct

Small wheels

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Description

Act as drying chamber and to hang clothes for drying

purpose.
To channel waste heat released by air compressor of air
conditioner into clothes-drying chamber.
To enable movement of dry chamber (mobility purpose)
Table 3.3: List of Iron Mechanical Hardware

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Schematic diagram for temperature control relay

Fan specifications:
Material

Mesh, plastic, rubber

Power connector

USB 5V DC

Fan Dimensions

160 x 160 x 15 mm

Fan Speed

1200 RPM 10%

Fan Airflow

70 CFM

Fan Rated Amperage

0.2 - 0.26 A

Fan Power Consumption

0.9 - 1.6 W

4. DATA GATHERING AND ANALYSIS

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4.1: Application of Fundamental Engineering Knowledge

There are a few fundamental concepts that were used in making Ezible Dual Purpose Dryer.
They are the concepts of waste heat recovery, heat flow mechanism, thermal insulation and
energy efficiency analysis.
Waste heat recovery
Ezible Dual Purpose Dryer has been developed to re-use the waste heat from an airconditioning for a useful purpose which is used for clothes-drying. Waste heat recovery is the
collection of heat created as an undesired by-product of the operation of a piece of equipment or
machinery to fill a desired purpose elsewhere. For heat recovery, the process of interest is the
compression process which increases the pressure and temperature of the refrigerant gas; this is
known as Heat of Compression. In order to estimate the recoverable heat, heat of compression is
first estimated in relation to the rated capacity. This means considering how many tons of
compression heat is available per ton of cooling capacity. This value will vary, but using a figure
of 1 ton of compression heat for every 6 tons of rated cooling capacity is conservative. For our
prototype, a 0.75 ton residential chiller is used. The second step in estimating the heat available
for recovery is to take into account that, on the average, the unit will only operate at 70-80% of
its full-rated capacity. Taking the middle of the range as 75%, we can now estimate the heat
available for recovery due to heat removed from the conditioned space.

0.75 toncapacity

1ton compression heat

=0.125 tons of compression heat
6 ton capacity

0.75 toncapacity 0.75 average capacity utilization=0.5625 tonsof heat removed

Recoverable heat=0.5625 tonsof heat removed +0.125 tons of compression he at

0.6875 tons

Recoverable heat (tons)=rated capacity +rated capacity 0.75/6

Thermal insulation
In deciding the most suitable material in constructing the clothes drying chamber, the concept of
thermal insulation is applied. The basic requirement for thermal insulation is to provide a
significant resistance path to the flow of heat through the insulation material. An insulating
materials resistance to conductive heat flow is measured or rated in terms of its thermal
resistance or R-value -- the higher the R-value, the greater the insulating effectiveness. For our
prototype, aluminium foil is chosen as the constructing material because the surface of aluminum
has the ability not to absorb, but to reflect 95% of the infrared rays which strike it. Since
aluminum foil has such a low mass to air ratio, very little conduction can take place, particularly
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when only 5% of the rays are absorbed (The Physics of Foil). Aluminum foil is one of the few
insulating materials that is not affected by humidity, and consequently, its insulating value
remains unchanged from the "bone dry" state to very high humidity conditions. The R Value of a
mass type insulation is reduced by over 36% with only a 1-1/2% moisture content, (i.e.: from
R13 to R8.3) (Insulation).
Heat flow stack effect
Warm air rises when it's surrounded by cold air because of its lower density. It takes up more
space than cold air. Less dense hot air will "float" above the more dense cold air. The name for
this phenomenon is stack effect. It is one of the ways to ventilate a building that is hotter or
colder on the inside than outside is. In our prototype, this concept is applied by connecting the air
duct at the bottom whereas the air opening is made at the top of the clothes chamber which
caused natural flow due to the temperature difference between the bottom and the top of the
chamber.
Energy efficiency analysis
Equations used
1) Specific moisture
extraction
2) Specific energy
consumption
3) Drying rate

Electric potential
1) Ohms law equation

V = I R (volts)
where Vis the voltage in Volts,
I is the current in Amperes,
R is the resistance in Ohms.

4.2: Validity & Suitability of Data

We have listed down several considerations that must be highlighted for our Ezible Dual
Purpose Dryer project. It will consist of the engineering application systems mentioned below:
Fan circuit
The fan circuit will be operated on DC power supply. There are three proposed options of DC
power supply which include 4 AA battery connected end-to-end, 4 D battery connected end-toend or 9V battery. We have already tested a prototype fan circuitry with relay functioning.
Whenever the fan is connected to the battery, the fan should turn, assuming the fan and the
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battery are both in good condition and they are matched to one another in terms of voltage. If
there is a break (discontinuity) anywhere in the circuit, the fan will fail to turn.

5. ECONOMICAL/COST CONSIDERATION
The material selection used in the project is based on availability, cost consideration and
durability of the materials. The total cost includes capital cost and operational cost consideration.
5.1: Capital Cost Consideration
Component

Fan

Iron Board

Material
1. 2x 5v USB Laptop Cooling Fan
2. Basic Circuit Components
1Circuit board
Relay
Capacitor
Resistor
LED
Microcontroller
Terminal Block
Transistor
1. Lightweight Canvas Clothes
Wardrobe
2. Air duct
Total(RM)

Cost (RM)
30.00

28.00
46.00
20.00
124.00

Table 5.1: Table of Capital Costs

5.2: Operational Cost Consideration

Transportation and petrol cost is estimated to be RM20.

For fabrication and assembling, no cost is needed since university laboratory has the
facilities.

Therefore, after considering the capital and operational cost, the total amount required for this
project is RM144.00.

5.3: Alternatives in Materials

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Materials

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1.
2.

Electrical components
Some are available at electrical store
Cutting tools
Available at mechanical laboratory
Table 5.2: Table of Alternatives in Materials

a.

For the exhaust fan, we can reduce the capital cost by using cheap USB cooling fan. Typical
USB cooling fan has similar voltage, which is 5V. The operating fan does not need to
achieve required speed as it is only used as a prototype.

b.

LM35 sensor can be used as the thermal sensor. This sensor is cheap and can easily be found
at local electrical and electronic store. This sensor can trigger when it detects small range of
temperature change.

c.

Self-made body frame for the drying chamber can be constructed by using plastic or
aluminium rod. As for the cover of the chamber, we can use canvas or aluminium bubbles.

d.

For demonstration purpose, we will be using portable air conditioning system instead of the
normal house air conditioning system. The portable air conditioning system has a plastic
readily attached to its compressor. The plastic air duct can be used as the air duct connecting
the hot air from compressor into drying chamber.

e.

To cut more cost, we will use cheap battery as both cheap and branded batteries supply same
amount of voltage at the same size.

f.

Circuit is set up by us. We can get the schematic diagrams for circuit online for free.
Laboratories in UTP also have facilities to solder electrical components.

6. CONCLUSION
In conclusion, even though there are a few differences between the design and the concept, we
are planning to build our prototype to work as our concept, since some materials are too
expensive to use but we have to deal with choosing the right materials. For the project progress,
about one-third of the tasks to complete this project are accomplished. Based on what we have
done so far, we have already done with calculations, problems, dimension assumption and
purchase of materials. We are now focusing on building the prototype. There are few problems
which rose in the concept and design earlier but we managed to brainstorm ideas to improvise
our project.
Besides that, we are still doing feasibility studies during prototype construction in order to add
on other features when prototype is done. After the prototype construction, we will conduct the
quality test control. From time to time, we will always check and test the efficiency of the heat
and other components to make sure that our prototype is always working appropriately. Finally,
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we will proceed to the poster presentation of our prototype and hopefully in the future our
prototype can help people and no more waste energy.

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