Design and development of a low-cost solar powered drip irrigation system using Systems Modeling Language

A review of sustainable solar irrigation systems for Sub-Saharan Africa

“…Deveci et al [22] designed and developed a drip irrigation system that utilises solar PV power for a project in Turkey covering 1000 m 2 and containing over 100 trees, it was considered that it would require 1450 l of water/day. From June to October, the site was irrigated 2 h a day with the help of an automatic timer.…”

“…Some studies suggest that a simple overhead water tank may be enough while others argue that incorporating a battery system will reduce the size of solar panels required and provide the possibility of on demand energy use. O. Deveci et al [22] for instance designed a 132 Wh/day system in Turkey with just two PV panels 10 W each to power a battery which was enough to power a pumping system to irrigate 1 ha of land daily for 2 h for US$ 582, while an equivalent non-battery powered system would cost 2.75 times more. Similar research in Thailand by K. Treephak et al [45] however, disagrees sighting the cost of DC motor system without battery to be the most cost effective system for the irrigation of 1.6 acres of land having a payback period of 7 years (estimated cost US$ 2000/ha) as compared to 9.3 (estimated cost US$ 2200 ha) years for an equivalent system using battery.…”

Performance improvement of a photovoltaic system using a controller redesign based on numerical modeling

“…(1) and (2) and the linearized average state space equations for the bidirectional boost converter are given in Eq. (3) and (4).…”

“…There are many additional advantages of solar energy utilization: there are no moving parts, no fuels emitted during operation, it is suitable for stand-alone operation, installation is easy, a system can withstand severe weather conditions and maintenance is infrequent [2]. Moreover, the environmental impact of solar energy is less than that of traditional energy sources, and solar energy technology is constantly improving [3].…”

Concept of Horticulture Ambient Intelligence System

“…The same power sources can be used to power portable modem. When no power network is there combination of solar panels with a battery pack can be used (Deveci et al, 2015).…”