SOLAR POWERED MULTIPURPOSE

SPRAYER FOR AGRICULTURE

PROJECT GUIDE : Mrs. TARA B B
BATCH NO:10
GANESH T NAIK [4CB15EE016]
SACHIN YADAV [4CB15EE036]
RAKESH C A [4CB16EE405]
RITHESH PAVAN D SOUZA [4CB16EE406]

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INTRODUCTION
• Spraying of pesticides is an important task in agriculture for
protecting the crops from insects.
• Farmers mainly use hand operated or fuel operated spray
pump for this task. This conventional sprayer causes user
fatigue due to excessive bulky and heavy construction.
• This motivated us to design and fabricate a model that is
basically trolley based solar sprayer.
• Here we can eliminate the back mounting of sprayer
ergonomically and there will be elimination of engine of fuel
operated spray pump by which there will be reduction in
vibrations and noise.
• Solar pesticide sprayer can give less tariff or price compare to
the other spraying system.
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 STATUS OF AGRICULTURE IN INDIA

• The farmers have been using the same methods and

equipment for ages for example the seed sowing,
spraying, weeding etc.
• There is need for development of an effective
spraying method for increasing productivity levels.
• One of the main reasons for lower productivity is
Insufficient power availability.

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 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

• The Indian farmers are currently using lever operated

backpack sprayer. A backpack sprayer consists of
tank 10-20 liter capacity.
• Constant pumping is required to operate this which
results in muscular disorder. Also, the backpack
sprayer can’t maintain pressure, results in
drifts/dribbling.
• Moreover, very small area is covered while spraying.
So, more time are required to spray the entire land.

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 OBJECTIVES
• The main objective is to utilize the inherently available solar
energy in spraying operations.
• To cut down the cost employed for spraying machines.
• Decreasing the operational cost by further introducing new
mechanisms.
• To decrease labour costs by advancing the spraying methods.
• To consume zero electricity.
• Uninterrupted spraying operation at the field throughout the
year.

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Methodology

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 LITERATURE SURVEY
Sl. No AUTHOR’S CONTENT
NAME
1 R Rajesh, They describes that It has many advantages such as cost
Kumar, of spraying and also saving on Fuel/Petrol. There is less
O.S. Sastry vibration as compared to the petrol sprayer.

2 J. V. Bhanutej S, They developed a mechanism in which we tried to

Phani Kumar, minimize the equipment cost by removing the pump to
B. Pradeep Kumar spray.
3 Chavan, Ritesh They described Fuel operated spray pump exhaust
carbon dioxide as pollutant which has a detrimental
effect on our environment.
4 S.Kumar, N.Chand, Farmers mainly use engine operated or hand operated
V. Chand, N. Sen, spray pump for this task. Conventional spray method is
K. Kumar costlier and tiredness for the farmers. To overcome this
problem hybrid pesticide spraying comes in a picture
which uses solar energy to run the hybrid pesticide
sprayer. This model will perform spraying at the 7
maximum rate in minimum time at low running costs.
5 Malatesh D, They describe design mainly eliminates the back mounting of
Manjunath H, sprayer setup which causes back pain to the farmers.
Nilakanth D,
Mallikarjun P

6 Kumawat Mukesh They described sprayer of this type is a great way to use solar
M1, Dipak Wadavane, energy. Solar based pesticides sprayer pump is one of the
Naik Ankit, Vidhate improved version of a petrol engine pesticide sprayer pump In
Dipak, Ghuge this charged battery can also use for home appliances like
Chandrakant glowing of CFL bulbs, mobile charging etc the solar panels make
up most (up to 80%) of the systems cost.

7 Krishna Murthy B, They described method used here to build solar powered pesticide
Rajan Kanwar, pumping system is cost effective comparatively to an electrically
Indrajeet Yadav, operated hydraulic pump. Since here non-conventional energy is
Vishnu Das used to achieve the required head.

8 T. Harinarayana, K. They describe Generation of electricity using solar PV is picking

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Sri Venkata Vasavi up in India in a big way in recent years
 PESTICIDE SPRAYING TECHNIQUES
• Pesticide application plays an important role in pest management.
• Proper technique of application of pesticide and the equipment
used for applying pesticide are vital to the success of pest control
operations.
• To cover the target with maximum efficiency and minimum
efforts.
• The success of pest control operations by pesticide application
greatly depends on the following factors:
1)Quality of pesticide
2)Timing of application
3)Quality of application and coverage

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SPRAYERS AND SPRAYING TECHNIQUES

Knapsack sprayer Foot operated sprayer

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Traction sprayer Tractor mounted sprayer

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Aerial sprayer

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COMPONENTS OF SPRAYERS

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DROPLET SIZE

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BLOCK DIAGRAM

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COMPONENTS USED
SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLER

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Input Charge Current (solar Charge 6 Amps
Current)
Output Current Rating 6Amps
Nominal Battery Voltage 12/24VDC Automatic Recognition
Nominal PV Voltage 12/24VDC Automatic Recognition
PV Open Circuit Voltage 21/42VDC maximum
Stand by power consumption (self- Less than 5mA
consumption)
Charge Algorithm 3 stage charge PWM
Boost Voltage 14.5/29(±2%) at 25ºC (Settable at the time of Production/programming)

Equalizing Voltage 14.8/29.6(±2%) at 25ºC (Settable at the time of Production/programming)

Float Voltage 13.7/22.0(±2%) at 25ºC (Settable at the time of Production/programming)

LVD 11.0/22.0(±2%) at 25ºC (Settable at the time of Production/programming)

LVR 12.2/22.4(±2%) at 25ºC (Settable at the time of Production/programming)

HVD 14.8/29.6(±2%) at 25ºC (Settable at the time of Production/programming)

Temperature Compensation -3mV/Cell/ºC

LED Annunciation Red-Battery Low; Yellow-SPV charging ON; Green-Load ON (Steady); Overload-Blinking.
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Protection:
Deep Discharge The load is automatically cut off from battery one the battery voltage reached
LVD. This is done to protect to protect the battery from deep discharge.

Overload Protection The charge controller is having electronic over load protection. once the charge controller load is on
the threshold of maximum limit top LED glows and signal to reduce load or else this protection
automatically disconnects the load after a certain time delay.

Short Circuit Protection If the load terminal is short circuited the electronic protection automatically disconnect the load
instantly

Battery Reverse Polarity The electronic circuit is having protection for reverse the polarity. (In this condition the voltage at
load terminal will also be reversed and may be harmful to load)

SPV module reverse connection The electronic protection will prevent any current from SPV modules & respective LED indication
will not glow.

Dimension 130x125x40(all in mm)

Protection Class IP20
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Weight 200 gm (Max)
Specified Temperature Range -20 to +50ºC
• SPEED REGULATOR

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 SOLAR PANEL

 PANEL SIZE : 355×295×20MM

 WEIGHT OF THE PANEL : 1.306 KG
 MAXIMUM POWER : 18 W
 VOLTAGE AT MAX. POWER : 17 V
 CURRENT AT MAX. POWER : 1.059A
 OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE : 21.6 V
 SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT : 1.186 A

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 BATTERY
• WEIGHT OF THE BATTERY : 2.5KG
• OPERATING VOLTAGE : 12V
• RATED CURRENT :8 AH

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 DC PUMP
 WEIGHT OF THE MOTOR : 662 gm
 LIQUID DISCHARGE : 4.0LPM
 OPERATING POWER REQUIRED : 26 W
 OPERATING VOLTAGE : 12 V
 OPERATING CURRENT : 3.0 A
 PRESSURE : 100PSI(6.8BAR)

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 TANK

• THE CAPACITY OF PESTICIDE TANK IS 16 LITRES

• THE MATERIAL OF TANK IS PVC

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 NOZZLE

• NOZZLE IS THE BASIC COMPONENT OF THE SPRAY PUMP

WHICH GENERATE SPRAY PATTERN

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CONNECTING PIPE/SOLO SPRAY WAND
• IT SUPPLIES PESTICIDE FROM TANK TO THE NOZZLE.
• SOLAR SPRAY WAND IS USED TO SPRAY THE PESTICIDE IN
THE REQUIRED DIRECTION.

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DESIGN

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RESULT AND DISCUSSION

Battery charging time 5.33 hours

Battery time of sprayer 2.66 hours

Time taken to spray 16 litre pesticides 5.33 min

Time taken to spray with different nozzles:

F Nozzle 6.27 min

Flood Nozzle 6.54 min

Flower Nozzle 10 min

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 Costing:
Sl. No. Components Cost(Rs)
1 Solar Panel 4000
2 Solar Charge Controller 305
3 Speed Regulator 375
4 Battery 1,144
5 Tank and Spray Wand 1,145
7 Connecting Pipes 120
8 Controller Box 380
9 Fabrication 3,600
10 Transportation 300
11 Miscellaneous 300
Total 11,669 31
 ADVANTAGES

• Environment friendly and cost efficient.

• It does not create air pollution and noise.
• Less Maintenance.
• Easy to operate and portable.
• It does not require fuel.
• Can be used largely in agriculture field effectively.
• It can be used for controlling insects and
mosquitoes.
• Solar panel can be tilted to the particular angle. 32
DISADVANTAGES

• Relatively high initial cost.

• Lower output in cloudy weather

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CONCLUSION

• The proposed system is very efficient and can be used in

agricultural field very effectively.
• This system is user friendly and also environment friendly
as it doesn’t produce any pollution.
• This sprayer can be used at very remote place where fuel
and power are not available.
• The same technique and technology can also be extended
for all types of power sprayers

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FUTURE SCOPE
The solar sprayer can also be used as automatic
spray painting robot.
The developed system can be used for spraying the
fertilizer, fungicides.
The same technique and technology can also be
extended for all types of power sprayers in future

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