Versatile electric prime mover for agriculture: A solution for small farmers
Amongst various sources of farm power, electrical power through stored electric energy is a potential source to meet the current challenge in agriculture. At ICAR-IARI, an attempt was made to use battery-power for developing a walk behind equipment with 250-800W DC/BLDCC motors for sowing, weeding,...
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| description | Amongst various sources of farm power, electrical power through stored electric energy is a potential source to meet the current challenge in agriculture. At ICAR-IARI, an attempt was made to use battery-power for developing a walk behind equipment with 250-800W DC/BLDCC motors for sowing, weeding, cutting and performing operations on a common platform during 2015-20. The study further led to developing a Versatile Electric Prime Mover for Agriculture (VEPMA) using 1.5 kW BLDC motor with the provision of various attachments that can meet the need of small farmers. The VEPMA is assessed to be an economically viable unit with a saving of 5-liter diesel fuel per ha and 5 to 10 times economical to tractor and power tiller operations. Its adoption in one percent cultivable area (1.4 million ha) in India can result in the net saving of approximately 32 million litres of diesel and reduce 85000 tons of CO2 in the atmosphere. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8fdf2f751b0741e790d5d33a32e9c3c82023-02-14T08:09:21ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchThe Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences0019-50222394-33192021-07-0191510.56093/ijas.v91i5.113075Versatile electric prime mover for agriculture: A solution for small farmersS P SINGH0ADARSH KUMAR1H L KUSHWAHA2UTPAL EKKA3M K SINGH4K K SINGH5ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaIndian Council of Agricultural Research, KAB-II, Pusa, New DelhiAmongst various sources of farm power, electrical power through stored electric energy is a potential source to meet the current challenge in agriculture. At ICAR-IARI, an attempt was made to use battery-power for developing a walk behind equipment with 250-800W DC/BLDCC motors for sowing, weeding, cutting and performing operations on a common platform during 2015-20. The study further led to developing a Versatile Electric Prime Mover for Agriculture (VEPMA) using 1.5 kW BLDC motor with the provision of various attachments that can meet the need of small farmers. The VEPMA is assessed to be an economically viable unit with a saving of 5-liter diesel fuel per ha and 5 to 10 times economical to tractor and power tiller operations. Its adoption in one percent cultivable area (1.4 million ha) in India can result in the net saving of approximately 32 million litres of diesel and reduce 85000 tons of CO2 in the atmosphere.https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/113075Battery-poweredBLDC motorElectric powerFarm mechanizationPrime mover |
| spellingShingle | S P SINGH ADARSH KUMAR H L KUSHWAHA UTPAL EKKA M K SINGH K K SINGH Versatile electric prime mover for agriculture: A solution for small farmers The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Battery-powered BLDC motor Electric power Farm mechanization Prime mover |
| title | Versatile electric prime mover for agriculture: A solution for small farmers |
| title_full | Versatile electric prime mover for agriculture: A solution for small farmers |
| title_fullStr | Versatile electric prime mover for agriculture: A solution for small farmers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Versatile electric prime mover for agriculture: A solution for small farmers |
| title_short | Versatile electric prime mover for agriculture: A solution for small farmers |
| title_sort | versatile electric prime mover for agriculture a solution for small farmers |
| topic | Battery-powered BLDC motor Electric power Farm mechanization Prime mover |
| url | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/113075 |
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