Methods and systems for optimizing and monitoring groundwater and solar energy usage
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSeshu TIRUPATHI, Francesco FUSCO, Sean A. MCKENNA
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Abstract
Embodiments for groundwater and solar energy usage optimization for an agricultural region in an Internet of Things (IoT) computing environment by one or more processors are described. An amount of water required for an agricultural region and an amount of solar energy required to pump the water in a water pumping system for the agricultural region may be determined according to groundwater characteristics, weather data, weather forecasts, solar energy forecasts, historical water pumping data, crop and soil characteristics, agricultural management strategies, or a combination thereof.
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A method for groundwater and solar energy usage optimization for an agricultural region in an Internet of Things (IoT) computing environment by one or more processors, comprising:
- determining an amount of water required for the agricultural region and an amount of solar energy required to pump the water in a water pumping system for the agricultural region according to groundwater characteristics, weather data, weather forecasts, solar energy forecasts, historical water pumping data, crop and soil characteristics, agricultural management strategies, or a combination thereof.
A system for groundwater and solar energy usage optimization for an agricultural region in an Internet of Things (IoT) computing environment, comprising:
- one or more computers with executable instructions that when executed cause the system to:
- determine an amount of water required for the agricultural region and an amount of solar energy required to pump the water in a water pumping system for the agricultural region according to groundwater characteristics, weather data, weather forecasts, solar energy forecasts, historical water pumping data, crop and soil characteristics, agricultural management strategies, or a combination thereof.
A computer program product for groundwater and solar energy usage optimization for an agricultural region in an Internet of Things (IoT) computing environment by a processor, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
- an executable portion that determines an amount of water required for the agricultural region and an amount of solar energy required to pump the water in a water pumping system for the agricultural region according to groundwater characteristics, weather data, weather forecasts, solar energy forecasts, historical water pumping data, crop and soil characteristics, agricultural management strategies, or a combination thereof.
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