Dave Smith
Sales Manager
KTR UK
Welshpool Wales

Intelligent technology:
solar pumps
Unlike urban and industrial areas, arable and agricultural land is very often distant from mains water and electricity supplies. As a result, farmers and landowners encounter the challenge of effectively irrigating their land when rain fails to fall. The same scenario arises in dry climates. When rain becomes scarce, irrigation solutions are needed which can extract water from underground wells to the surface. British variable frequency drive (VFD) manufacturer, Invertek Drives, have developed VFDs specifically for these applications. They are designed to work off photovoltaic (PV) systems. Their ‘Optidrive P2 Solar Pump’ VFD is designed to ensure a constant water supply enabled by solar energy produced through PV arrays. Thanks to this development, costly and environmentally unsound diesel generators become redundant. With the help of test benches, Invertek simulates and tests how effectively this technology will work in the field.



















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