Design of an Agro-photovoltaic system to find shade tolerant crops perspective to Bangladesh

Raihan Chowdhury , Abu Shufian , Saima Nusrat , Nur Mohammad
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Agro-photovoltaic (APV) technology addresses the challenges of land-use competition by enabling simultaneous solar power generation and food production, thus mitigating potential economic, ecological, political, and social conflicts in Bangladesh's future energy landscape. This study investigates the growth and yield of shade-tolerant crops, including tomato, brinjal, green chili, lettuce, aloe vera, under shaded and non-shaded conditions. Key plant growth parameters such as height, number of leaves, flowers, fruits, and fruit weight are measured to evaluate crop performance in the APV system. The Land Equivalent Ratio (LER) is utilized to compare the efficiency of food and energy production in APV systems against traditional monoculture farming, identifying optimal crops for APV integration. Energy generation from a stand-alone APV (SAPV) system is measured and simulated using PVsyst software to optimize system performance and maximize power output. Results indicate that brinjal, lettuce, aloe vera exhibit yield advantages in the APV system, while green chili show disadvantages, and tomato demonstrates no significant difference. The SAPV system achieves an average yearly performance ratio of 75.4 % and a solar fraction (FR) of 0.914, consistently meeting energy demands with an average daily energy production of 1.157 kWh. This study highlights the feasibility of APV systems as a sustainable model for integrated food and energy production in Bangladesh, demonstrating their potential to enhance land-use efficiency and contribute to the nation's energy and agricultural resilience.

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设计农业光伏系统以寻找孟加拉国耐阴作物的视角
农业光伏(APV)技术通过同时实现太阳能发电和粮食生产,解决了土地使用竞争的挑战,从而减轻了孟加拉国未来能源格局中潜在的经济、生态、政治和社会冲突。本研究考察了番茄、茄子、青椒、生菜、芦荟等耐阴作物在遮荫和非遮荫条件下的生长和产量。通过测量植物生长的关键参数,如高度、叶数、花数、果实数和果实重量,来评估APV系统中的作物性能。土地等效比(LER)用于比较APV系统与传统单一栽培农业的粮食和能源生产效率,确定APV整合的最佳作物。使用PVsyst软件测量和模拟独立APV (SAPV)系统的发电量,以优化系统性能并最大化功率输出。结果表明,茄子、生菜、芦荟在APV体系中表现出产量优势,青椒表现出劣势,番茄表现出不显著差异。SAPV系统的年平均性能比为75.4%,太阳能分数(FR)为0.914,平均每日发电量为1.157千瓦时,始终满足能源需求。本研究强调了APV系统作为孟加拉国粮食和能源综合生产的可持续模式的可行性,展示了它们在提高土地利用效率和促进国家能源和农业复原力方面的潜力。
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