Solar-Powered Water Pumping and Storage System for Mountain Irrigation
1. Impounding
Reservoir
Water
pipe
Filtering
Reservoir
Solar
Panel
Controller
Storage
Ba9ery
Inverter
Pump
Trickle
Irriga>on
Spray
Irriga>on
Sunshine
River
Ultrasonic
Switch
Solar-powered
Water
Pumping
and
Storage
System
Mountain
2. Abstract
This project aims to solve some problems in the irrigation (etc. micro-
irrigation and trickle irrigation) of orchards and tea gardens. It is
achieved by combining the technologies like solar energy and water-
saving irrigation. We use solar panel to convert sunlight into electrical
energy which is used to pump water to the top of mountain where water
is stored in an impounding reservoir. Orchards and tea gardens can be
irrigated via gravity irrigation system. A solar panel support, a movable
truck and a Maximum Power Point Tracking Support are designed by
CAITA. Moreover, an ultrasonic shift is developed to control bump
when the water level falls in order to avoid the pump running idly.