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Feasibility Study on Automatic Irrigation Scheme on the Jos Plateau Using Wind Power Daniel, Samson; Aliyu, Hassan; Mamman, Buhari; Musa, Yarima Sa’id; Danladi, Muhammad Nazif
Asian Journal of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Art Vol 3 No 2 (2025): Asian Journal of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Art
Publisher : Darul Yasin Al Sys

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58578/ajstea.v3i2.4990

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The over-dependence on rainfall agriculture is affecting crop production in Nigeria today, reducing crop yield and keeping farm output below demand. Irrigation farming is insurance for rain-fed agriculture even during the rainy season. The target site is Jos, Plateau state, with wind speed potential of 3ms-1 to 9.37ms-1 all year round, making it viable to generate power for pumping irrigation water. And also, the nature of the terrain which will enable or support the pump hydro storage technology. In this work, the focus is on the feasibility of a wind-powered pump hydro storage scheme for smart irrigation systems. This provided weekly irrigation water. The wind turbine farm can generate electric sufficient power to pump water from a lower reservoir to a higher head reservoir and also charge a batstery bank. At the time of irrigation, water is released from the higher reservoir through a series of control valves installed in the farm. The battery storage was used as a power source for the irrigation control system which uses the microcontroller to monitor and control the farm parameters using soil moisture sensors, a water level sensor for the upper reservoir, and the outlet valve. This system is expected to be fully automatic. The raw wind data collected was upgraded from 10m to a hub height of 50m to improve power generation. The wind turbine (S3-1000-B8) generates power to pump the minimum amount of water of 8.7m3 and a maximum of 176m3 per week. The power generated from the wind by this turbine was determined using polynomial regression which makes it suitable for this work. Twenty (S3-1000-B8) wind turbines were used to supply 180m3 of irrigation water required per week to irrigate 10,000m2 of farmland. For a one-month safe irrigation period, 720m3 of storage water is needed. From the wind potential, a single wind turbine can generate an average energy of 16kWh in a month and pump 234.864m3 of water. Therefore, in total the wind form will generate 336kWh and pump equivalent of 4,932m3.
Feasibility Assessment of Wind Energy-Driven Automatic Irrigation System for Jos Plateau Daniel, Samson; Aliyu, Hassan; Mamman, Buhari; Musa, Yarima Sa’id; Nazif, D. M.
Asian Journal of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Art Vol 3 No 2 (2025): Asian Journal of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Art
Publisher : Darul Yasin Al Sys

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58578/ajstea.v3i2.5034

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Nigeria's over-reliance on rainfall agriculture is reducing crop yield and keeping farm output below demand, despite irrigation farming providing insurance for rain-fed agriculture even during rainy seasons. The location of study is Jos, Plateau State, where year-round wind speeds of 3 to 9.37 m/s make providing electricity for irrigation water pumping feasible, and the nature of the terrain which enables the pump hydro storage technology. This study explores the feasibility of a wind-powered pump hydro storage scheme for smart irrigation systems, generating electricity to pump water and charge a battery bank. The farm uses a battery storage for irrigation control, powered by a microcontroller. The system monitors farm parameters using soil moisture and water level sensors. Raw wind data was upgraded from 10m to 50m hub height for improved power generation. The S3-1000-B8 wind turbine produces enough energy to pump a minimum of 8.7 m3 and a maximum of 176 m3 of water every week. Polynomial regression was used to calculate the wind power produced by this turbine, making it appropriate for this task. The 180 m3 of irrigation water needed per week to irrigate 10,000 m2 of agriculture was provided by 20 (S3-1000-B8) wind turbines. 720m3 of stored water is required for a month of safe irrigation. Based on wind potential, a single wind turbine can pump 234.864m3 of water and provide an average of 16kWh of energy every month. Consequently, the wind farm produces about 336 kWh and pumps 4,932 m3 in total.
Co-Authors Aliyu, Hassan Daniel, Samson Danladi, Muhammad Nazif Mamman, Buhari Nazif, D. M.