Analysis of different tracking intervals for Parabolic Trough Collectors for water disinfestation in agricultural applications
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2020v41n1p7Keywords:
Parabolic Trough Collectors, Solar energy, Solar Tracking, Water disinfestation.Abstract
The use of renewable energy is growing every year as an alternative to fossil fuel technology. Solar energy presents itself as a good alternative due to its great availability and energy potential. Solar thermal energy uses heat to warm fluids, and can also generate electricity, as well as being used in industrial processes and water desalination. The research and use of Parabolic Trough Collectors (PTCs) has been growing in recent years due to their ability to heat fluids at high temperatures in a relatively small area. In this work, two small PTCs were manufactured and tests were performed to improve the arrangements in order to increase the absorbed energy to reach temperature values for water disinfestation, aiming at the control of phytopathogens to control soil pathogens in small and medium farms. To control the automatic tracker, a low-cost system with Arduino, Light Dependent Resistors (LDRs) and step motors was used. The tracking times intervals analyzed were 1, 5 and 15 minutes. For the 1-minute tracking interval, the PTCs presented a thermal efficiency of 25.87%, with temperatures between 45 and 70 °C and an average of 63.73 °C. For the 5-minute tracking interval, the thermal efficiency was 18.48%, reaching temperatures between 41 and 68 °C and an average of 57.9 °C. For the 15-minute tracking interval, the PTCs presented a thermal efficiency of 14.80%, with temperatures between 39 and 62 °C and an average of 51.88 °C. The results showed that the tracking intervals of 1 and 5 minutes present more values between the lethal temperature range of 45 and 60 °C for phytopathogens. For agricultural application, the usage of a tracking interval of 5 minutes could be a good option for reducing the waste of system energy compared to the interval of 1 minute.Downloads
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Konar, A., & Mandal, A. K. (1991). Microprocessor based automatic sun tracker. IEE Proceedings A - Science, Measurement and Technology, 138(4), 237-241. doi: 10.1049/ip-a-3.1991.0032
Li, Z., Liu, X., & Tang, R. (2010). Optical performance of inclined south-north single-axis tracked solar panels. Energy, 35(6), 2511-2516. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.02.050
Lima, M. C. Fº. (2014). Sistema de rastreamento solar com dois eixos para painéis fotovoltaicos, coletores cônicos, cilíndricos e parabólicos. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Engenharia Mecânica) – Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza.
Liu, P., Zheng, N., Liu, Z., & Liu, W. (2019). Thermal-hydraulic performance and entropy generation analysis of a parabolic trough receiver with conical strip inserts. Energy Conversion and Management, 179, 30-45. doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2018.10.057
Macedo-Valencia, J., Ramírez-Ávila, J., Acosta, R., Jaramillo, O. A., & Aguilar, J. O. (2014). Design, construction and evaluation of parabolic trough collector as demonstrative prototype. Energy Procedia, 57, 989-998. doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.10.082
Malav, S., & Vadhera, S. (2015, june). Hardware implementation of solar tracking system using a stepper motor. Proceedings of the International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment: Towards Sustainable Growth (ICEPE), Shillong, Meghalaya, India, 2015. Retrieved from (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7510065). doi: 10.1109/EPETSG.2015.7510065
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Mwesigye, A., & Meyer, J. P. (2017). Optimal thermal and thermodynamic performance of a solar parabolic trough receiver with different nanofluids and at different concentration ratios. Applied Energy, 193, 393-413. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.02.064
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Partel, V., Kakarla, S. C., & Ampatzidis, Y. (2019). Development and evaluation of a low-cost and smart technology for precision weed management utilizing artificial intelligence. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 157, 339-350. doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.12.048
Rizvi, A. A., Addoweesh, K., El-Leathy, A., & Al-Ansary, H. (2014, october). Sun position algorithm for sun tracking applications. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), Dallas, Texas, USA, 40. Retrieved from https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7049356. doi: 10.1109/IECON.2014.7049356
Santos, C. M. R., Menezes, N. L. D., & Vilella, F. A. (2005). Modificações fisiológicas e bioquímicas em sementes de feijão no armazenamento. Revista Brasileira de Sementes, 27(1), 104-114. doi: 10.1590/S0101-31222005000100013
Schneider, C. F., Gusatto, F. C., Malavasi, M. M., Stangarlin, J. R., & Malavasi, U. C. (2015). Thermotherapy on physiological and health quality of stored jatropha seeds. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 36(1), 47-56. doi: 10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n1p47
Suman, S., Khan, M. K., & Pathak, M. (2015). Performance enhancement of solar collectors: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 49, 192-210. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.04.087
Sungur, C. (2009). Multi-axes sun-tracking system with PLC control for photovoltaic panels in Turkey. Renewable Energy, 34(4), 1119-1125. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.06.020
Tanaka, M., Ito, M., Braga, C., & Armond, G. (2003). Tratamento térmico solar da água para controle de fitopatógenos. Fitopatologia Brasileira, 28(4), 386-393. doi: 10.1590/S0100-41582003000400007
Wolf, F. A., & Wolf, F. T. (1947). The fungi (Vol. I.) New York: John Wiley & Sons.
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Rocha, P. A. C., Mendonça, S. P., Watanabe, T. T. G., Silva, M. E. V. da, & Lima, R. J. P. (2020). Analysis of different tracking intervals for Parabolic Trough Collectors for water disinfestation in agricultural applications. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 41(1), 7–32. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2020v41n1p7
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