scholarly journals Development of Solar Operated Walking Type Power Weeder

2020 ◽  
pp. 211-223
Author(s):  
A. R. Kachhot ◽  
M. S. Dulawat ◽  
J. M. Makavana ◽  
U. D. Dobariya ◽  
A. L. Vadher
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Total Force ◽  
Bldc Motor ◽  
Forward Speed ◽  
Type Power

Power weeders are most commonly used machines for removing weeds, to prevent them from competing with main crops. However, these power weeders are power by either petrol or diesel engine. With the shortage of fossil fuel, its unavailability in rural areas and for reducing emission due to burning of fossil fuel, an alternative energy powered weeder is very much required. As solar energy was very available and weeding usually carried out during daytime, hence an attempt made to develop a solar energy operated weeder for dryland. It comprised of a powering system and a blade assembly. The power source included solar photovoltaic panel, solar charge controller, battery, motor charge controller and BLDC motor. The sweep type blade was used, which is mounted behind the main frame and power was given to the rear wheels by 750 watt 48 volt BLDC motor using a chain and sprocket drive. The performance of weeder was evaluated at three different forward speed of S1, S2 and S3 is 1.0 - 1.5, 1.5 - 2.0 and 2.0 – 2.5 km/h respectively. Total weight of weeder is 88 kg and total force required to push the weeder at 2.5 km/h was 107 kg (730 watt).  Four batteries, each of size 12 V, 12 amp, powered the motor. Two solar panels were use to charge the battery, each with a power of 150 watts, and it takes 2 h to completely charge the battery while weeder is in steady state. The battery was discharge in 1.3 h in field when solar panel disconnected. With simultaneous charging and discharging of battery, this solar power system could run the weeder for 7.3 h. The developed weeder was teste in groundnut crop having 600 mm row-to-row spacing up to 30 to 40 mm depth with a field capacity of S1, S2 and S3 was 0.042, 0.059 and 0.075 ha/h. The weeding and field efficiency for S1, S2 and S3 were found to be 90.94, 84.69, 83.50% and 79.21, 83.97, 85.68% respectively. The effect of forward speed S1, S2 and S3 on Energy expenditure rate and heart rate was found to be 8.23, 9.27 and 10.34 kJ/min or 94, 98 and 50 bpm respectively. The plant damage increased with increasing forward speed of operation, Hence the developed solar operated walking type power weeder could be used successfully by the a small scale farmer for carrying out weeding operations.

Micro Solar Thermal Collector Glazing for Enhanced Thermal Energy Harvesting

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Ogbonnaya ◽  
L. Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Capture Efficiency ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Collector Plate ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Solar Thermal Collector

Increasing focus on alternative energy sources has produced significant progress across a wide variety of research areas. One particular area of interest has been solar energy. This has been true on both large and small-scale applications. Research in this paper presents investigations into a small-scale solar thermal collector. This approach is divergent from traditional micro solar photovoltaic devices, relying on transforming incoming solar energy to heat for use by devices like thermoelectrics. The Solar Thermal Collector (STC) is constructed using a copper collector plate with electroplated tin-nickel selective coating atop the collector surface. Further, a unique top piece is added to trap thermal energy and reduce convective, conductive, and radiative losses to the surrounding environment. Results show a capture efficiency of 92% for a collector plate alone when exposed to a 1000 W/m2 simulated solar source. The addition of the top “glazing” piece improves capture efficiency to 97%. Future work will integrate these unique devices with thermoelectric generators for electric power production. This will yield a fully autonomous system, capable of powering small sensors or other devices in remote locations or supplementing existing devices with renewable energy.

RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION FOR HOT WATER SUPPLY AND HEATING OF BUILDINGS

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Yu. Selikhov ◽  
K. Gorbunov ◽  
V. Stasov
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Heat Production ◽  
Heat Supply ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
The Cost

Solar energy is widely used in solar systems, where economy and ecology are combined. Namely, this represents an important moment in the era of depletion of energy resources. The use of solar energy is a promising economical item for all countries of the world, meeting their interests also in terms of energy independence, thanks to which it is confidently gaining a stable position in the global energy sector. The cost of heat obtained through the use of solar installations largely depends on the radiation and climatic conditions of the area where the solar installation is used. The climatic conditions of our country, especially the south, make it possible to use the energy of the Sun to cover a significant part of the need for heat. A decrease in the reserves of fossil fuel and its rise in price have led to the development of optimal technical solutions, efficiency and economic feasibility of using solar installations. And today this is no longer an idle curiosity, but a conscious desire of homeowners to save not only their financial budget, but also health, which is possible only with the use of alternative energy sources, such as: double-circuit solar installations, geothermal heat pumps (HP), wind power generators. The problem is especially acute in the heat supply of housing and communal services (HCS), where the cost of fuel for heat production is several times higher than the cost of electricity. The main disadvantages of centralized heat supply sources are low energy, economic and environmental efficiency. And high transport tariffs for the delivery of energy carriers and frequent accidents on heating mains exacerbate the negative factors inherent in traditional district heating. One of the most effective energy-saving methods that make it possible to save fossil fuel, reduce environmental pollution, and meet the needs of consumers in process heat is the use of heat pump technologies for heat production.

Autonomous Active Solar Energy Systems for Heat Supply in Housing and Communal Services

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-55
Author(s):  
Pavel A. Khavanov
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Heat Supply ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Water Heating

Energy saving in small-scale heat power engineering is directed to increasing the efficiency of using fossil energy carriers, electric power, and their wider replacement with alternative sources in housing and communal complex. The practical use of active solar energy systems, both photovoltaic and with direct water heating, has found widespread use. At the same time, the specificities of these systems deployment are caused by climatic and technical conditions of their application. For countries found in climatic zones with temperate and cold climate, water heating installations design is most rational when used seasonally. Low coolant potential, heat supply frequency in active solar energy systems, linked to seasonality of their operation, daytime and weather require several technical solutions. For example, solutions with the use of other equipment in form of thermal energy accumulators, heat pumps and other equipment, which in any case must be combined with a traditional source of thermal energy using fossil fuels or electric power, performing the functions of both other and emergency source of heat energy. Capacity reserving of alternative energy sources is most efficient and least energy-consuming when conducting with heat sources using gaseous or degasified fuel. The use of electric power for heat supply purpose, with few capital investments, requires from a developer significant installed capacities of heat source with a low efficiency for primary fuel. In the article one considers thermal schemes of autonomous heat supply installations for objects using modern condensing boilers of low power and along them various heat cumulating devices, supplying full year operation of equipment at heat supply facilities to get the highest efficiency of energy use.

scholarly journals Pemanfaatan Tenaga Surya Pada Photovoltaic Jenis Polycristaline Untuk Catu Daya Tanaman Hidroponik

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-66
Author(s):  
Samsurizal Samsurizal ◽  
Max Teja Aji ◽  
Kartika Tresya M
Keyword(s):  
Energy Source ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Battery Capacity ◽  
Reduce Electricity Consumption

The use of solar energy today as an alternative energy source continues to be used not only in large scale but also utilized on small scale. The use of solar power as a renewable energy source by converting solar energy into electrical energy, utilizing this technology one of them on technology using hydroponic plant systems. In hydroponic pump system used to consume water and nutrients are usually sourced electricity PLN. With the availability of abundant energy sources certainly help reduce electricity consumption from PLN. The design is done on this research by utilizing solar energy as a power supply to turn on the pumps as well as to drain water and plant nutrients running well. The burden used in this study was 20Watt, to supply the load needs of a PLTS fitted with polycristaline type. The highest irradiation at 12.00 is 666 W/M2 which means that at that time the energy is generated maximally. In the design used with the battery capacity using the VRLA Deep Cycle JS12-12 battery type; 12V 12Ah generated and stored electrical energy can turn the 5-6 hour pump on. 

Solar Pumping System for Rural Areas Water Supply in Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 695 ◽  
pp. 811-814
Author(s):  
Masin Muhammadu Muhammadu
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Pumping System ◽  
Water Pumping ◽  
Solar Powered

Nigeria is endowed with abundant energy resources, both conventional and renewable, which can potentially provide the country with a sufficient capacity to meet the ambitions of both urban and rural Nigerians of a full, nationwide electrification level. Yet, Nigeria has one of the lowest consumption rates of electricity per capita in Africa. With the demand superseding the generation, there is inequitable access of rural communities to the electricity service in the country. There are inherent obstacles militating against the effective implementation of an orderly energy policy in Nigeria. The inefficiencies over shadowing the allocation of energy resources coupled with the near depletion of fossil fuels, make it imperative for the country to exploit its huge natural renewable resources to avoid a worsening energy supply scenario and provide feasible solar water pump to rural dwellers. This paper presents the applications of solar water pumping which are already quite significant and are growing at steady rate. Solar energy is suitable for small-scale water pumping in remote areas where the demand is regular, such as for drinking water, but it may also be used for irrigation. Most areas in Nigeria have climates suitable for solar pumping. A review is given of the use of solar energy for water pumping to improve the living conditions of the population in rural areas and to develop techniques for utilization of solar energy in a tropical environment condition. Results, suggests that, solar powered water pumping must be encouraged, promoted, invested, implemented, and demonstrated by full scale in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Design of water hyacinth utilization as renewable electricity energy source in Tondano Lake

2018 ◽  
Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 13004
Author(s):  
Herry Sumual ◽  
Felly Warouw ◽  
Marlon Kamagi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Source ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Water Hyacinth ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
New Findings

Energy security includes three aspects, namely the availability of energy sources, affordability of energy supply, and the continuation of new renewable energy development. This study aims to contribute in overcoming energy problems while solving environmental problems by utilizing water hyacinth in Lake Tondano, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Through the approach of environmental science, developed scenario of water hyacinth utilization design to become energy source of biomass power plant (PLB). This scenario is the initial concept of the creation of water hyacinth as an alternative renewable energy. In order to ensure the sustainability of this scenario, a technological, technical, environmental and social assessment of technology diffusion was developed. The results show PLB design scenarios to be a new business that is profitable for the community in encouraging local economic development and becoming a solution to the problem of water hyacinth. Utilization of water hyacinth as an alternative energy in addition to improving the economy of society also increases the economic activities of a region. This design scenario provides insight into steps to develop new findings such as small-scale PLB designs in rural areas of the developing world. Finally PLB design scenarios can be a transfer of knowledge to local communities, empowering them to utilize biomass resources as a stimulus for economic prosperity in the region.

Carbon Sequestration Using a Hypersaline Environment: A New Use for Solar Energy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eichler David
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
The Other ◽  
Hypersaline Environment ◽  
Equivalent Amount ◽  
Ocean Water ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Reducing Co2 Emission

Abstract BackgroundClimate change motivates consideration of alternative energy, including solar energy and conversion of biomass to fuel.ResultsIt is suggested here that a more economical way of reducing CO2 emission would be to preserve existing biomass with salt, and perhaps other sterilizing agents. It is found that the required solar energy to produce the salt from ocean water can produce an order of magnitude more mass in salt than the mass of combusted carbon needed to yield an equivalent amount of energy.ConclusionsPreservation, by salt alone, of biomass in the amount needed to offset global use of fossil fuel - would presently require increasing the world's salt production by an order of magnitude or so. On the other hand, this would require much less area per unit of avoided CO2 emission than converting solar energy directly to electricity.

scholarly journals ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY IN GREEN TOURISM

2020 ◽  
pp. 90-101
Author(s):  
Victor DZIS
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Green Tourism ◽  
Solar Power Plants ◽  
Alternative Sources

The article considers promising areas of green tourism development in Vinnytsia region. Describes a number of extremely unique and interesting objects that are little known to tourists. These include the «Illinets astroblem» ˗ craters at the site of a meteorite fall 400 million years ago. The crater is located between the villages of Ivanky, Lypovets district and Luhovo, Illinets district. They arose as a result of the fall to Earth of a cosmic body with an approximate weight of 40 million tons. The diameter of the meteorite is about 230 - 300 m. At the time of the fall, the meteorite was divided into 3 parts. As a result, 13 craters appeared. The largest of them have diameters of 7-10 km. According to experts, the initial depth of the largest crater was about 800 m. The local places are witnesses of a unique phenomenon of planetary scale and are interesting for the tourist business. There are no analogues to Ilyinets Crater in the world. The problems of exhaustion of traditional energy sources are analyzed, and in this connection the inevitable increase in their price. The necessity of wide introduction of alternative energy in the field of green rural tourism is proved. The use of autonomous, network and hybrid solar semiconductor power plants is. promising. Grid-connected solar power plants as an object of solar energy can be used both to generate electricity for household consumption and for the purpose of further sale to the national grid at a green tariff. It is shown that the introduction of solar energy by tourism businesses significantly increases their profits and competitiveness, reduces electricity costs, significantly improves the quality of services, increases the level of tourist service in rural areas. The need for state support and investment for the development of renewable energy sources in rural areas and green rural tourism is substantiated.

Renewable Energy on Tribal Lands: A Feasibility Study for a Biomass-to-Energy Plant on the Cocopah Reservation in Arizona

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Lauren K. D’Souza ◽  
William L. Ascher ◽  
Tanja Srebotnjak
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
The United States ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Energy Plant ◽  
Energy Projects ◽  
Alternative Investment

Native American reservations are among the most economically disadvantaged regions in the United States; lacking access to economic and educational opportunities that are exacerbated by “energy insecurity” due to insufficient connectivity to the electric grid and power outages. Local renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and biomass offer energy alternatives but their implementation encounters barriers such as lack of financing, infrastructure, and expertise, as well as divergent attitudes among tribal leaders. Biomass, in particular, could be a source of stable base-load power that is abundant and scalable in many rural communities. This case study examines the feasibility of a biomass energy plant on the Cocopah reservation in southwestern Arizona. It considers feedstock availability, cost and energy content, technology options, nameplate capacity, discount and interest rates, construction, operation and maintenance (O&M) costs, and alternative investment options. This study finds that at current electricity prices and based on typical costs for fuel, O&M over 30 years, none of the tested scenarios is presently cost-effective on a net present value (NPV) basis when compared with an alternative investment yielding annual returns of 3% or higher. The technology most likely to be economically viable and suitable for remote, rural contexts—a combustion stoker—resulted in a levelized costs of energy (LCOE) ranging from US$0.056 to 0.147/kWh. The most favorable scenario is a combustion stoker with an estimated NPV of US$4,791,243. The NPV of the corresponding alternative investment is US$7,123,380. However, if the tribes were able to secure a zero-interest loan to finance the plant’s installation cost, the project would be on par with the alternative investment. Even if this were the case, the scenario still relies on some of the most optimistic assumptions for the biomass-to-power plant and excludes abatement costs for air emissions. The study thus concludes that at present small-scale, biomass-to-energy projects require a mix of favorable market and local conditions as well as appropriate policy support to make biomass energy projects a cost-competitive source of stable, alternative energy for remote rural tribal communities that can provide greater tribal sovereignty and economic opportunities.

Energetic comparison of some stump-removing methods

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-51
Author(s):  
I. Czupy
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Alternating Current ◽  
Above Ground Biomass ◽  
Alternative Energy Sources ◽  
Wide Domain ◽  
Fuel Substitution ◽  
Unused Resource ◽  
Root Connection ◽  
Different Soils

Concerns about climate change and fossil fuel shortages are encouraging interest in stumps, as alternative energy sources. Stumps are an almost unused resource in the context of bio fuels. Stump harvesting signifies an intensification of forest management compared with conventional stem-only or above-ground biomass-only harvesting. There are many benefits of stump harvesting. These include: the production of wood fuel, fossil fuel substitution, and improved soil preparation.Removing tree trunks in Hungary has been going on according to the principle of stump extraction, which means stumps are removed by grabbing technology. Experiments have been carried out to reduce the extraction force. In the Great Hungarian Lowland, where large areas require the operation implementation, stump extraction is done by special, hydraulic driven baggers equipped with a special bucket. During operation of the equipment, we carried out measurements of the extraction force and the time requirement. The experiments are designed to carry out the measurements with different soils and different tree species. According to our proposal the suitable force and torque required to remove stumps can be significantly reduced if before the lifting the soil — root connection is loosened. One of the possible ways to implement this task is the use of vibration. Since relatively great vibration power and wide domain of frequency are necessary, therefore we prepared the loosening machinery elements of alternating-current hydraulics system. Based on constructions variants we created a tractor-mounted experimental alternating-current hydraulic stump-loosening machine. It was designed with the ability to produce horizontal vibration in order to loosen stumps.

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