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PV panels
Permanent
magnet type DC
Motor
Pump
Water Storage
Water Storage
for usage
Fig. 3.1 PV power based water pumping system
Solar Driven Heat Engines: Another technology proposed is solar thermal based
irrigation system, as depicted in Fig. 3.2. This technology utilizes concentrated solar
energy to produce mechanical power via an engine operated on Stirling, Rankine or
Brayton engine. The power/work generated may be directly used to drive pumps or
to produce electrical power for driving pump motors (Wazed et al. 2017).
The solar irrigation can be a best alternative to increase the production of agricultural products by not levying extra burden on the power grid or diesel consumption.
It also helps keeping clean an environment. The diesel based pumps planted on agricultural lands may need to be replaced by solar driven irrigations pumps all over the
country. Providing subsidy and related incentives from the government will encourage and give confidence to farmers to cultivate more and more land using solar based
irrigation technique (Islam et al. 2017).
Fig. 3.2 Solar thermal
power based irrigation
system
Stirling engine
driven pump
assembly
Water sink/supply
tank
Water Storage tank
29
PV panels
Permanent
magnet type DC
Motor
Pump
Water Storage
Water Storage
for usage
Fig. 3.1 PV power based water pumping system
Solar Driven Heat Engines: Another technology proposed is solar thermal based
irrigation system, as depicted in Fig. 3.2. This technology utilizes concentrated solar
energy to produce mechanical power via an engine operated on Stirling, Rankine or
Brayton engine. The power/work generated may be directly used to drive pumps or
to produce electrical power for driving pump motors (Wazed et al. 2017).
The solar irrigation can be a best alternative to increase the production of agricultural products by not levying extra burden on the power grid or diesel consumption.
It also helps keeping clean an environment. The diesel based pumps planted on agricultural lands may need to be replaced by solar driven irrigations pumps all over the
country. Providing subsidy and related incentives from the government will encourage and give confidence to farmers to cultivate more and more land using solar based
irrigation technique (Islam et al. 2017).
Fig. 3.2 Solar thermal
power based irrigation
system
Stirling engine
driven pump
assembly
Water sink/supply
tank
Water Storage tank