Solar-Powered Plant Protection Equipment: Perspective and Prospects

Desikan Ramesh (), Mohanrangan Chandrasekaran, Raga Palanisamy Soundararajan, Paravaikkarasu Pillai Subramanian, Vijayakumar Palled and Deivasigamani Praveen Kumar
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Desikan Ramesh: Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India
Mohanrangan Chandrasekaran: Department of Plant Protection, Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tiruchirappalli 620027, India
Raga Palanisamy Soundararajan: Department of Plant Protection, Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tiruchirappalli 620027, India
Paravaikkarasu Pillai Subramanian: Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India
Vijayakumar Palled: Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur 584104, India
Deivasigamani Praveen Kumar: Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 19, 1-21

Abstract: The major challenges in sustainable and profitable agriculture are developing high-yielding crop varieties and reducing crop losses. Presently, there are significant crop losses due to weed/bird/insect/animal attacks. Among the various renewable energy sources, solar energy is utilized for different agricultural operations, especially in plant protection applications. Solar photovoltaic (PV) devices present a positive approach to sustainable crop production by reducing crop loss in various ways. This might result in the extensive use of PV devices in the near future. PV-based plant protection equipment/devices are primarily utilized in protecting crops from birds, weeds, or insects. Solar-powered plant protection equipment such as light traps, bird scarers, sprayers, weeders, and fencing are gaining interest due to their lower operational costs, simple design, no fuel requirements, and zero carbon emissions. Most of these PV devices require 12 V rechargeable batteries with different currents to meet the load, which varies from 2 to 1500 W. This paper briefly discusses the applications of solar-powered plant protection devices in sustainable agriculture and their future prospects.

Keywords: plant protection; pest control; solar energy gadgets; solar insect trap; solar sprayer; solar fencing; solar weeder (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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