Solar Energy in Agriculture: Principles and Applications

ISBN-13: 9780367726591 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 270 str.

Priyabrata Santra; Ranjay Kumar Singh; Surendra Poonia

Opis

The book focuses on all the possible options of solar energy use and generation in agriculture sector.

Note: T& F does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The title is co-published with New India Publishing Agency.

Spis treści

1. Energy requirements in agriculture and renewable energy options for future 2. A brief overview of solar energy initiatives in India: past, present and future 3. Solar passive technique for cooling in arid region 4. Theory of solar thermal technology and its applications in agriculture 5. Fundamental theories and laws of solar radiation and solar PV technology 6. Solar cooker and dryer: basic design criteria 7.Mathematical model of solar air heater for performance evaluation 8. Basic principles of flat plate and evacuated tube collectors in solar water heater 9. Basic principles of solar refrigeration and its applications 10. Theory of solar air heaters and its application in cold region 11. Animal feed solar cooker, solar candle device and passive cool chamber: principles and applications 12. Concentrating type of collectors and their potential application in agriculture 13. Solar PV pumping system for irrigation: principles and applications and its performance 14. PV hybrid structure for cultivation of crops in arid region 15. Solar PV devices for application of chemicals in crop fields: PV operated duster and sprayers 16. Field performance of solar PV pumping system: A case study with 1 HP solar pump 17. Application of PCM materials in temperature regulation inside protected agriculture structure 18. Phase change material based solar dryer for value addition in agricultural produces 19. Economic analysis of solar energy devices 20. Advances in solar photovoltaic technology: monocrystalline to flexible solar panels 21. Roof top harvesting of solar energy: A case analysis 22. Phase change materials - A sustainable way of solar thermal energy storage 23. Passive and hybrid cooling systems for building in hot dry climatic condition 24. Solar drying in food processing and effect on quality parameters