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Muñoz-García, Miguel Angel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3670-8989, Moreda Cantero, Guillermo P., Raga Arroyo, Manuela Pilar and Marín González, Omar
(2012).
Water harvesting for young trees using Peltier plates powered by photovoltaic solar energy.
In: "CIGR-AgEng2012", 8-12 Julio, Valencia - España. ISBN 978-84-615-9928-4.
Title: | Water harvesting for young trees using Peltier plates powered by photovoltaic solar energy |
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Item Type: | Presentation at Congress or Conference (Poster) |
Event Title: | CIGR-AgEng2012 |
Event Dates: | 8-12 Julio |
Event Location: | Valencia - España |
Title of Book: | International Conference Of Agricultural Engineering, CIGR-AgEng2012,VALENCIA 8-12 JULY 2012, Papers Book |
Date: | July 2012 |
ISBN: | 978-84-615-9928-4 |
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Freetext Keywords: | Water harvesting, LPF-TAGRALIA |
Faculty: | E.U.I.T. Agrícolas (UPM) |
Department: | Ingeniería Rural [hasta 2014] |
UPM's Research Group: | LPF-TAGRALIA |
Creative Commons Licenses: | None |
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Young trees transplanted from nursery into open field require a minimum amount of soil moisture to successfully root in their new location, especially in dry-climate areas. One possibility is to obtain the required water from air moisture. This can be achieved by reducing the temperature of a surface below the air dew point temperature, inducing water vapor condensation on the surface. The temperature of a surface can be reduced by applying the thermoelectric effect, with Peltier modules powered by electricity. Here, we present a system that generates electricity with a solar photovoltaic module, stores it in a battery, and finally, it uses the electricity at the moment in which air humidity and temperature are optima to maximize water condensation while minimizing energy consumption. Also, a method to reduce the evaporation of the condensed water is proposed. The objective of the system, rather than irrigating young plants in such a degree as to boost their growth, is to maintain them alive in the dryer periods.
Item ID: | 13959 |
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DC Identifier: | https://oa.upm.es/13959/ |
OAI Identifier: | oai:oa.upm.es:13959 |
Deposited by: | Profesor Titular de Universidad (interino) Miguel Angel /M.A. Muñoz-García |
Deposited on: | 29 Nov 2012 08:41 |
Last Modified: | 22 Sep 2014 11:00 |