scholarly journals Solar Powered Agricultural Water Pumping with Auto Tracking

Author(s):  
R. Marisankar ◽  
S. Sharmila Kumari ◽  
G. Sivapriya

Now a days people use electric pumps to irrigate and where does not have grid electricity, they use fuel-powered pumps. However, the problem of energy is a big issue, and both fuel and electricity prices are rising. Another problem is sometimes it is hard to get fuels in rural or hilly areas. Most of the farmers are poor. To overcome these problems the project is made. It would be implemented in everywhere. The most important renewable energy source is solar energy. Light energy is converted into electrical energy by the solar panel. Agricultural technology is rapidly evolving. Farm equipment, farm structures, and manufacturing facilities are all being improved on a regular basis. There are a variety of agricultural applications for photovoltaic (PV) solutions. Person installations and systems built by utility providers when they discover that a PV solution is the best solution for a remote agricultural need like water pumping for crops or livestock. Two easy way of components make up a solar-powered water pumping system. PV panels and pumps are the items in question. The solar cell is the smallest component of a PV plate. When exposed to light, each solar cell has two or more particularly arranged layers of semiconductor material that directly generate current (DC) electricity. The panel's wiring detects this DC current. It's then either fed into a DC pump that pumps water whenever the sun shines, or it's retained in batteries for use by the pump at a later stage. In this paper, Whenever the soil get dry condition the pump can automatically on once the soil get sufficient amount of water the pump can automatically off.

Author(s):  
Sonali Goel ◽  
Prajnasmita Mohapatra ◽  
R. K. Pati

Agriculture requires energy as an important input to production. Agriculture consumes about 35 per cent of the total power generated through electrically operated pump sets. It is expected that about 30 per cent of savings is possible through appropriate technology. Agriculture uses energy directly as fuel or electricity to operate machinery and equipment, to heat or cool buildings, and for lighting on the farm, and indirectly in the fertilizers and chemicals produced off the farm. Agricultural technology is changing rapidly. Farm machinery, farm building and production facilities are constantly being improved. Agricultural applications suitable for photovoltaic (PV) solutions are numerous. These applications are a mix of individual installations and systems installed by utility companies when they have found that a PV solution is the best solution for remote agricultural need such as water pumping for crops or livestock. A solar powered water pumping system is made up of two basic components. These are PV panels and pumps. The smallest element of a PV panel is the solar cell. Each solar cell has two or more specially prepared layers of semiconductor material that produce direct current (DC) electricity when exposed to light. This DC current is collected by the wiring in the panel. It is then supplied either to a DC pump, which in turn pumps water whenever the sun shines ,or stored in batteries for later use by the pump. The aim of this article is to explain how solar powered water pumping system works and what the differences with the other energy sources are.


The technology of Agriculture is changing rapidly. Agricultural equipment, agricultural infrastructure and production facilities are being constantly developed. Most photovoltaic (PV) solutions are used in agriculture. These applications are the best solution for remote farming when the PV solution is found by utilities that combine individual systems. A sun oriented fueled water pumping framework is comprised of two fundamental segments. These are PV boards and have a few huge structures pumps. A PV board's littlest component is the solar powered cell. Each solar based Cell has minimum of two ordered material like semiconductor layers which, when presented to light, produce direct flow (DC) power. The cabling in the board accumulates this DC Current.. It is then fed to a DC pump so that the sun pumps water at any time, or is placed on the batteries following the use of the pump. The principle motivation behind this article is to explain how the sunlight based controlled water pumping framework works and the distinctions with different wellsprings of vitality.


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