A solar-powered mini cold storage unit with temperature and humidity sensors, battery backup, and a digital display interface for rural farmers in North Eastern India.
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) · Hardware
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Solar Power Subsystem
A solar panel setup with battery backup to provide continuous power for cooling in off-grid areas.
Insulated Storage Chamber
A compact and modular insulated enclosure designed to maintain cold conditions for perishable vegetables.
Environmental Control & Sensing
Sensors and actuators to actively regulate and monitor temperature and humidity levels inside the chamber.
Monitoring & Alert Display
A digital screen and alert system to notify users about temperature variations, power failures, or unsafe storage conditions.
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The evaluators will focus on the working solar-powered cooling mechanism, battery backup integration, and effective temperature and humidity control for vegetables. They will also inspect the smart alerting system for power or temperature failures and the compact, weather-resistant modular design suitable for hilly terrains.
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Specific temperature and humidity target ranges for each vegetable type?
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Maximum weight or volume capacity expected for the mini unit?
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Target cost limit for the system?
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Has any part of this been shown at a previous event, hackathon or college project?
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Needs physical hardware
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No measurable target
The description specifies temperature and humidity control but does not provide target temperature ranges, capacity limits, or cost targets.
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Who has this problem, what already exists, and what you would have to find out.
The brief asks for solar power subsystem. How would you build that?
Decoded from SIH26005 itself — A solar panel setup with battery backup to provide continuous power for cooling in off-grid areas. The brief asks for it by name.
The brief asks for insulated storage chamber. How would you build that?
Decoded from SIH26005 itself — A compact and modular insulated enclosure designed to maintain cold conditions for perishable vegetables. The brief asks for it by name.
The brief asks for environmental control & sensing. How would you build that?
Decoded from SIH26005 itself — Sensors and actuators to actively regulate and monitor temperature and humidity levels inside the chamber. The brief asks for it by name.
The brief asks for monitoring & alert display. How would you build that?
Decoded from SIH26005 itself — A digital screen and alert system to notify users about temperature variations, power failures, or unsafe storage conditions. The brief asks for it by name.
Where does your data come from — a published source, one you collect, or one you generate?
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Why not use what already exists? Name the closest thing to this that is already running.
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Which single thing will you demonstrate end to end, start to finish, with nothing skipped?
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Show me this working: the evaluators will focus on the working solar-powered cooling mechanism, battery backup integration, and effective temperature and humidity control for vegetables.
This is the evaluator read for your problem statement, decoded from the brief's own wording.
Show me this working: they will also inspect the smart alerting system for power or temperature failures and the compact, weather-resistant modular design suitable for hilly terrains.
This is the evaluator read for your problem statement, decoded from the brief's own wording.