AGRO SPRAYER

AGRO SPRAYER?
 DEFINITION

An equipment having spray nozzles to apply

liquid chemicals to agricultural crops.
USES OF AGRO SPRAYER

TO APPLY PESTICIDES TO CROPS

TO APPLY INSECTICIDES TO CROPS

TO APPLY FERTILIZERS TO CROPS

 DIESEL AGRO SPRAYER
(widely used now a days)
 COST OF DIESEL AGRO SPRAYER
INITIAL COST - Rs. 5300/-
ANNUAL
MAINTENANCE
CHARGE -Rs. 8000/-
OPERATING
COST PER
HOUR -Rs.70-75/-
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APPROX TOTAl -Rs.13,300/-
 DEMERITS AND LIMITATIONS OF
DIESEL AGRO SPRAYER
EXPENSIVE STRICT MAINTENANCE
OF AIR FILTER.
NOT ECO-FRIENDLY
STRICT MAINTENANCE
ONE HAS TO KEEP
OF THE CARBURETTOR
NOZZLE PLUG ALWAYS
CLEAN AND OIL FREE PIPES AND
CARBURETTOR SHOULD
BE KEPT CLEAN.
SOLUTION..?
SOLAR AGRO SPRAYER
 COST BENEFITS
Initial investment Rs.3200/-
Annual
maintenance- -Rs.500/-
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Approx total -Rs.3700/-

(Earlier)------Rs.13,300/-
(Now)--------Rs.3700/-
 MERITS
LESS EXPENSIVE
ECO-FRIENDLY
LIGHT WEIGHT
NOT MUCH
MAINTENANCE
REQUIRED
 SOLAR AGRO SPRAYER
(working principle)
It works on the principle of
solar photovoltaic (PV),
with certain modifications
on the existing power
sprayer in the market.

It can be used as a fuel

alternating device as the
cost of fuel is increasing
every passing day.
DESIGN OF SOLAR AGRO
SPRAYER
o It consists of only

Parts
 1.SOLAR PANEL UNIT

Size- 1 sq. m
Output power -75 watt
Angle inclination-45 degree
Easy to carry
To receive max solar radiations
 2.STORAGE BATTERY UNIT
RECHARGEABLE ONE
CHARGED IN TWO
HOURS
EFFICIENT ONE
TRACTORS OR BIKES
BATTERY
 3.ROTATING DC MOTOR

High torque
Around 3000 rpm
Operates on dc
 CONSTRUCTION
Solar panel,motor and storage
battery mutually connected.
Panel mounted over a circular
metal frame
Panel arranged at 45 degree
Output of panel parallely
connected to the battery
Battery connected to the
motor
Connected to a switch
 OPERATING PRINCIPLE
The solar cells are used to convert
the received solar radiations
directly into electrical energy by
means of a PV principle.

The electrical energy received

from the solar cell is stored in a
storage battery .

This stored electrical energy can

be converted into mechanical
energy by rotating the motor.
 SAY BYE BYE TO PETROL

For the mechanical operation

there is no need of
conventional fuel like petrol
and oil.
 PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
The power conversion
efficiency of the solar cell.
The charging time of the
storage battery.
The discharge time of the
storage battery.
The discharge capacity of the
chemical tank.
The operational cost
effectiveness with the existing
model
CHARGING TIME
 Avg solar radiation charging time Testing
(w/sq. m) (in mins) hours

500---------------------130----------------------9am-11:30am
3:30pm to 6pm
600---------------------110-------------------- 10 am -12 am
3:30pm-5:30pm
700----------------------95--------------------11am-12:30pm

800----------------------85--------------------12am-1:30pm

900----------------------70--------------------1:30pm-3pm

950----------------------65---------------------2pm-3:30pm
FARMERS USING SOLAR AGRO
SPRAYER
STUDENTS WILLING TO WORK ON
THIS PROJECT

Sourabh A.N
Santosh Mahto