Agricultural photovoltaic power generation component bracket diagram

What is agriculture photovoltaic?

Agriculture photovoltaic refers to a system that allows for both solar based electricity generation and agricultural use of the same area of land. It is also known as solar photovoltaic for sustainable agriculture and rural development. Plants and crop growth can be sustained even though the land is filled with solar panels.

What is the difference between agriculture photovoltaic and regular solar panels?

Regular solar panels generate solar power without consideration for plant growth. In contrast, agriculture photovoltaic systems, as presented in this paper, have a slight reduction in solar power generation due to the lack of blue and red wavelengths, which are transmitted to support plant growth.

What is the basic principle of the novel agriculture photovoltaic system?

The novel agriculture photovoltaic system operates on the principle of transmitting light for plant growth (red and blue light) and reflecting all other light onto concentrator solar cells for solar power generation.

Can PV systems be integrated with agriculture production?

Integration of PV systems with agriculture production could be one of the sustainable approaches by employing improved land productivity. This can eradicate the growing land use competition and astonishing demand for energy and food in a country. Thus, ‘APV’ indicates that by sharing the same land and light, energy and food both can be produced.

What is the difference between traditional and new agriculture photovoltaic systems?

The main difference between traditional and new agriculture photovoltaic systems is that shade on the field can be drastically reduced in the new system. In the traditional system, the field is separated into areas with sun and solar panel induced shade to ensure enough sunlight reaches the plants.

Can photovoltaic systems be combined with agricultural production?

The concept of combining photovoltaic systems with agricultural production known as agrivoltaic systems (AVS) was initially proposed by Goetzberger & Zastrow back in 1982; however, it is rarely discussed until the beginning of the new millennium.