An Investigative Examination on Optimum Capacity Utilization of a Solar Pump meant for Conjugate and Alternative Applications

Abstract

The farmers of India acquire Rs 92,651 crore

per year in post-harvest fatalities, the prime

reasons of which are pitiable stowage and

conveyance conveniences. Since market is the

primary stock for farmers to interchange

their harvest for money, lack of logistics

connectivity to guarantee that their fruitage

stretches market in time, resulting in sinking

the farmer’s capability to monetise their

produce. This becomes even more critical in

case of perishable fruits and vegetables.

Farmers are provided with solar pumps from

the government at subsidized price. The

capacity of the solar pump is generally 5 to 10

kW. Its energy generated is not fully utilized,

due to various reasons. This unused energy

from this solar panel can be used for various

other purposes. A cold storage system can be

designed, which can be used by the farmers to

store their produce. Unused energy can be

used to charge the batteries, which can be

used for other Agricultural activities or for

charging e vehicle for farmers use. In this

paper, a review has been accomplished

extensively. Based on the review, in the

proposed work, experimentation, testing and

analysis shall be carried out. The main

objective is to boost the profits of the farmers

by reducing their losses incurred due to

storage and transportation systems, and

thereby boosting the economy of the country.

Also, to design and fabricate a cold

storage/refrigeration system and a control

unit for the effective energy utilization which

runs on unutilized solar energy generated in a

solar water pump.