Photovoltaic panel automatic spraying device drawing

Can a solar powered sprayer be used as a power sprayer?

(Joshua R., 2010): Developed a power sprayer with the two-stroke petrol engine. The cost of operating the system is quite high and thus solar operated sprayer is suggested as an alternative.

How does a solar sprayer work?

The system operates in both direct mode and indirect mode. In the direct mode, the sprayer is operated from the electricity generated by 50W solar panel mounted on a movable frame and in the indirect mode it is operated on stored electrical energy in the lead-acid DC battery (12 V, 12 Ah).

What is a wheel driven pesticide sprayer?

Shivarajkumar A. and Parameswaramurthy D.: developed a wheel driven sprayer. The wheel operated pesticide spray equipment consists of a reciprocating pump to pressurize the liquid and power the reciprocating action of the pump.

What are the operational constraints of battery operated sprayers?

The available battery operated sprayers have operational constraints such as choking of a nozzle, poor quality of spray, high human effort, low field capacity, the uncertainty of grid power availability and deep discharge of the battery, etc.