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Muñoz-García, Miguel Angel and Moreda Cantero, Guillermo P. and 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 |