Solar in Agriculture

Authors: Kapil Padlak, Abhishek Rane, Abhishek Verma, Harshit Narange, Chandrashekar Kaurik, Sarwan Evene

Country: India

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Abstract: We’re using Non renewable sources of energy in excess mount for our needs. As this type of minerals like coal etc. are exhausting so we have to depend on the renewable sources of energy like solar, wind, etc. For smaller application it is better to use renewable energy. As this project is based on water pump and required AC supply. So for this particular application we are using solar panels to charge the DC battery and the power from the battery can be used for this application. This project is an innovative solution to operate a machine / motor / liquid pumps for a small duration. If a machine is to be operated for ten minutes, and should be switched off after the duration, it is too difficult and many times we forget to switch it off the system after the prescribed time. This project provides the facility of automatic switch off after the requited time duration. This is achieved by using the pic microcontroller. Four push-to-on switches are connected to one port of the microcontroller. These four switches are to provide four different fixed time constants. A LCD is connected to the microcontroller to display the status of the pump. Contrast of the LCD can adjust by using a preset which is connected to it. A transistor is used to drive the relay during the active time period. 5V double pole – double through relay is used to control the AC liquid pump. LED indication is provided for visual identification of the relay / load status. A switching diode is connected across the relay to neutralize the reverse EMF.

Keywords: Solar cell, IC, Transistor, D.C. Series Motor, Battery.

Paper Id: 230583

Published On: 2024-04-19

Published In: Volume 12, Issue 2, March-April 2024

Cite This: Solar in Agriculture - Kapil Padlak, Abhishek Rane, Abhishek Verma, Harshit Narange, Chandrashekar Kaurik, Sarwan Evene - IJIRMPS Volume 12, Issue 2, March-April 2024.

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