Babylonian Journal of Internet of Things

Intelligent Watering by Using Solar Energy System

Yaareb E. Ahmed

Technical Institute of Hawija, Northern Technical University, Kirkuk, Iraq.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.58496/BJIoT/2024/007

Keywords: PV panel, solar system, volume flow rate, irrigation, well depth.

Abstract

In this study, Kirkuk and its surrounding areas are evaluated to determine whether solar energy can be utilized for irrigation. PV panels create their own power (300 W). A meter is used to measure the depth of a well (h) (60, 70, and 80 m). Graphics demonstrating the link between solar radiation, angle of solar radiation, and sun brightness in each month were generated using data from Iraq's Meteorological Organization and Seismology. Graphs depicted the volume flow rate at each depth. A study found that using PV panels to generate power increased volume flow rate, in addition to being more efficient throughout the day and in the summer (summer season). The depth of the well and the rate of flow are inversely proportional to one another. Because the flow rate of the system is suitable for most crops grown in the agricultural area of the city, solar energy generated by a photovoltaic (PV) panel may be used for irrigation in Kirkuk.