ERG 211 RENEWABLE ENERGY

AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY

SOLAR POWED MICRO IRRIGATION SYSTEM

PRESENTED BY ,
S.Nandhini
2018001066
B.sc[hons]Agriculture
II year
INTRODUCTION
Solar power is one of the most versatile forms of energy, with boundless
potential in this world.
 The Government of India has a target of adding over 10,000
MW of solar capacity to solarize the agriculture sector.
PM-KUSUM program focuses on smalll &marginal farmers for
installation of solar water pumps.
The scheme aims at ensuring reliable day time power supply for irrigation
reducing subsidy burden, providing additional source of income to the
farmers.
 India installed 1,81,000 solar power pumps for irrigation in three years
under PM-KUSUM scheme
1,545- tolal solar pumps installed in our Tamilnadu.
 A 5 horsepower (HP) solar water pump linked with a micro-irrigation
system covers an area of 2.5 hectares for irrigation.
Definition
The system includes
solar pumping unit
which lift water at
higher elevation and
then redistribute
water through
gravity-fed-micro
tube irrigation system
to the plant.
COMPONENTS
Solor generator
Mounting arrangement for pv pannels
Pump controller
A surface or submersible water pump
Distribution system
 main line
 submain line
 laterals
 emitters
SOLAR POWERED MICRO IRRIGATIN SYSTEM
ADVANTAGES
No grid connection required
No fuels required
 The electricity generated from the solar panel can be
sold by the farmers. The money gained after selling
electricity can further be used for starting a new business.
Is environment friendly
Potential for income diversification due to multiple uses
of energy(eg.. Feed in to grid,lighting,cooking)
Micro irrigation system can reduce the water loss and
cover more area of the field with less water
Disadvantages
High initial investment cost
Finance is not accessible or affordable for all
smallholder farmer.
Weather dependent
Case study of the JORDAN VALLEY
Rural agricultural area often don’t have access to main
electrical grid to power the pumps needed for drip
irrigation.
It reduces the options in paying for a grid extension,
getting a diesel generator or investing in an off grid
renewable energy system.
In this paper, these alternatives are assessed
technically and economically under real world
condition through the jordan vally case study.
Results
The result show that the autonomous photovoltaic
(pv) battery system is preferable to the use of a diesel
generator, as well as it is preferable to the main grid
extension in many cases depending on the cost of grid
electricity and distance from the grid.
For current subsidized grid electricity retail price to
farmers, the PV-battery system becomes more
attractive above a 300 m distance from the grid, while
if the actual cost of electricity production in jordan is
taken into account, then it breaks even to 128 m.
Case study of sundarbans in West bengal
The Gosaba Island of Indian Sunderbans is surrounded by tidal
rivers connected with Bay of Bengal, bringing water of high
salinity (more than 30 dS/m), which is not suitable for irrigation
in agriculture.
Good quality ground water is also unavailable for irrigation due to
various technical reasons. Due to these farmers in this village are
unable to grow rabi crops.
Farm ponds which harvest the rain water during monsoon are the
only source of water for irrigation in the post monsoon period
So they introduced solar powered drip irrigation. It's shows
the results of more profitable in gross income and net income
Schems provided by government:
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE),
Government of India has launched a new programme
during 2019-20 viz., Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja
Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM)
scheme
 scheme has three components which include:
1. Installation of standalone solar pumps.
2. solarisation of grid-connected pumps .
3. commissioning of grid-connected solar power plants.
Cost for installation:
Under Kusum scheme Farmers, group of farmers,
panchayat, co-operative societies can apply to plant a
solar pump.
 The total cost involved in this scheme is divided into
three categories
1. Government will provide a subsidy of 60% to farmers.
2. 30% of the cost will be given by Government in form
of loans.
3. Farmers will only have to give 10% of the total cost of
the project.
conclusion
By implementing the proposed system there are
various benefits for the government and the farmers.
Additional power generation
It optimizes the usege of water by reducing wastage
and reduce the human intervenation for farmers.
Minimal maintenance, manual interaction and
attention.
This sytem is environment friendly solution for
irrigation fields.
Reference
http://www.agriculturejouruals.cz
http://doing.org/10.1016/j.rser.2010.04.033
https://icar.org.in
https:// www.energyworld.com
https://www.paisabazaar.com/business-loan/pm-
kusum-scheme/