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ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT IN PUMPING SYSTEM TO BOOST NATION'S ECONOMY

K L Mokariya

Department of Electrical Engineering, Govt Engineering College Valsad, Gujarat.

Krupa Gandhi

Matrix Comsec Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara – 390 010, Gujarat.

Snehal Patel

Assistant Professor UkaTarsadia University, Gujarat, India

Abstract

Agricultural sector is the dominant players while contributing GDP of the nation. Yet almost 70% of rural households in India still depend mainly on agriculture for their livelihood and 82% of farms are considered "small and marginal". Only 48% of the net sown area of country is irrigated. Out of land for irrigation 62% land of the country is by relatively deep water or tubular wells or other, more shallow types of wells. Most of these wells are electric or diesel pump. Paper mainly focuses on energy conservation aspects of pump including automation and control that enhances economy, reduces emissions.

Keywords- Economy, GDP, VFD, affinity laws, energy efficiency

Volume (2024)

Number 11 (Nov)

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