Solar Powered Corn Threshing Machine
Volume 3 - Issue 6, June 2019 Edition
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Author(s)
Garbin, Ricmart V., Caisip, Eloisa A., Lorzano, Christian Jered R., Mogol, Richard Aries F., Panopio, Jennifer Joy N.
Keywords
corn, solar-powered, threshing, renewable energy
Abstract
Maize or corn serves as a basic element of animal feed and raw material for manufacturing of many industrial products. These products include corn starch, maltodextrins, corn oil, corn syrup and products of fermentation and distillation industries. In order to process the corn, the kernel should be separated from the cob. Corn threshing machines are popular in both farms and factories. For the traditional corn threshers, the machine uses diesel or gasoline in order for it to operate, which incurs additional expenses. With this study, a solar powered corn threshing machine will be used to separate the corn kernel from the corncobs. The machine used a 1 Hp motor running at 1740 rpm, powered by a 300 W solar panel with 12 V, 150 AH 12 battery.
References
[1]. Philippine Electrical Code Part 1 Volume 1 (2009)
[2]. National Electrical Manufacturer Association
[3]. http://www.igmoris.nic.in/guidelines/maize.pdf
[4]. http://corn.agronomy.wisc.edu/Management/pdfs/NCH10.pdf
[5]. http://www.africa-trade.ci/china/machines-agro/eng/corn-thresher.pdf
[6]. http://www.sniti.co/resources/28-solar-photovoltaic-power-system-handbook.pdf
