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1.1 Introduction
Over the century, refrigeration and air conditioning played an important role in our

daily life. It is widely used in many field and for many purposes. The development of this

technology is continuous and rapid. Newer and more efficient green technology are being

produce every now and then. Economically speaking, these newer technology has a higher

cost and not accessible to everyone. Moreover, these appliance has its limitation where the

available product are unable to overcome these limitation. Possessing these appliance can

be space consuming and cost a lot. With our project, we hope to provide some degree of

solution for small scale uses.

1.2 Problem Statement

As a polytechnic students, we are always preoccupied with tasks ahead and

require maximum hospitality to focus. Findings from test rooms or climate chamber

experiments reported that office workers’ cognitive performance, efficiency and

productivity may deteriorate under less preferred temperature (Hancock &

Vasmatzidis, 2003; Pilcher, 2002; Rohles, 1969; Sellaro, Hommel, Manaï, & Colzato,

2015). Studies also shows that the most productive temperature for average human is

25 degree Celsius. Besides, we are also provided with a small room to survive in this

stressful environment. To make it worse, the weather nowadays is also unpredictable

and harsh. Students tend to fall sick easily due to the weather fluctuation.

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climate control and cool storage for small scale uses. It is able to control a small room

temperature with desire as it is equip with heating and cooling capability. As for the

cool storage, it is able to cool beverage for hot weather countermeasure.

1.3 Objectives of the Study

a. Innovate a two in one cooling function appliance.

1.4 Scope

a. Dimension of 400mmx450mmx700mm.

b. Only able to control the temperature of a small sized room.

c. Storage capacity of approximately 7 litres.

d. Uses Peltier module as heat pump.

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