Design for Low Power Irrigation Systems for Small Plot Farming in Eastern India

[摘要] irrigation on small-scale farms (~ 1 acre) in Eastern India. The pump is part of a larger irrigation system powered by 300 watts of solar panels and includes batteries as an energy buffer. The pump was designed for and achieved a performance point of 13 gal/min and a pressure head of 1 bar and surpassed the efficiency of every other pump of its kind currently on the market with an efficiency of 29%. The irrigation system is being tested in the field in two pilot studies (ongoing as of this writing since February 2015) in two villages outside of Chakradharpur, Jarkhand, India.

[发布机构] Massachusetts Institute of Technology