farm power in india

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FARM POWER IN INDIA

2. SOURCES OF FARM POWER
• Human power
• Animal power
• Mechanical power
• Electrical power
• Renewable energy

3. HUMAN POWER

5. ANIMAL POWER

6. MECHANICAL POWER
• Spark ignition engines (Petrol or Kerosene
engine)
• Compression ignition engines (Diesel engines)
• Thermal efficiency
– Diesel engine 32 to 38 %
– Petrol engine 25 to 32 %

7. ELECTRICAL POWER
• 1/10th of the total electrical power generated
in India
• Electrical power - water pumping, diary
industry, cold storage, farm product
processing, fruit industry

8. RENEWABLE ENERGY
• Sun
• Wind
• Biomass
• Thermal
• Tidal and hydro

9. Usage of RE
• Solar energy- Solar dryers, lantern, cooker, solar
still, solar refrigeration, solar lighting etc
• Wind energy- Water pumping, electricity
generation etc.
• Biomass energy- Gasifiers to produce producer
gas, pyrolysis to produce liquid fuels, Biogas etc
• Tidal energy – electricity generation
• Geothermal energy- Heat and electricity
production