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Inserting Photovoltaic Solar Energy to an Automated Irrigation System

by J.P. Reges, E.J. Braga, L.C. Dos S. Mazza, A.R. De Alexandria
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 134 - Number 1
Year of Publication: 2016
Authors: J.P. Reges, E.J. Braga, L.C. Dos S. Mazza, A.R. De Alexandria
10.5120/ijca2016907751

J.P. Reges, E.J. Braga, L.C. Dos S. Mazza, A.R. De Alexandria . Inserting Photovoltaic Solar Energy to an Automated Irrigation System. International Journal of Computer Applications. 134, 1 ( January 2016), 1-7. DOI=10.5120/ijca2016907751

@article{ 10.5120/ijca2016907751,
author = { J.P. Reges, E.J. Braga, L.C. Dos S. Mazza, A.R. De Alexandria },
title = { Inserting Photovoltaic Solar Energy to an Automated Irrigation System },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { January 2016 },
volume = { 134 },
number = { 1 },
month = { January },
year = { 2016 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 1-7 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume134/number1/23875-2016907751/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2016907751 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%A J.P. Reges
%A E.J. Braga
%A L.C. Dos S. Mazza
%A A.R. De Alexandria
%T Inserting Photovoltaic Solar Energy to an Automated Irrigation System
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%@ 0975-8887
%V 134
%N 1
%P 1-7
%D 2016
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

Photovoltaic solar energy has been gaining market share over the years due to lower prices and to a significant incentive from the government. It is a clean, static and promising energy source, and such technology has been applied to various applications. This paper presents a prototype of an automated irrigation system for later installation on the field. After the prototype development, we analyzed the use of a previously built photovoltaic microgeneration, in order to insert the electricity generated in the automated irrigation system. The photovoltaic microgeneration has an installed capacity of 2.76 kWp and a battery bank with 24 V. The integration of photovoltaic solar energy in the automated irrigation system represented a good application for family farming, minimizing water waste, besides representing the use of a renewable energy source.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Automated irrigation Solar photovoltaic Microgeneration Renewable energy