DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC PUMPING IRRIGATION SYSTEM.

Abstract

In the present study, we are interested in improving the development and optimization of an agricultural system based on photovoltaic (PV) pumping, through the programming of control and control cards. These boards, or modules of the Arduino type, will ensure better management of both electrical energy and water resources. The evaluation of the efficiency of these modules is carried out through a series of tests on a model prototype that we have designed. These tests show that in automated pumping, control boards allow not only the management and control of the operation of the pumping station for the whole year through the recording of the data but also the saving of water and electricity, in addition to the protection of the submerged pump. As for automated irrigation, the control cards ensure a better use of water, depending on the specific needs of the plants and at a rate dictated automatically by the need of the soil. Copy Right, IJAR, 2017,. All rights reserved.