Development of solar tracker with insect trapping mechanism
Padhee D, Jubrel, Rathoure P and Rajpoot Y
A mechanism has been developed to control the insect in agricultural fields, gardens, and solar trackers. In this mechanism, a solar tracker is typically employs to store the solar energy into batteries, 30–40% more than a static solar system, and the stored energy will be used to glow the LED light at night, which will glow automatically at night using a self-made circuit. All these are controlled by an Arduino Uno microcontroller. For trapping the insects, a fluid tank is used in which water and kerosene (a small amount used to reduce the surface tension) are used to trap them by attracting them with LED light. The fluid tank's water will be drained out using a drain plug at the base of tank, and trapped insects are buried in the soil, which produces humus and increases the fertility of the soil. One buzzer uses to drive away the animals from the field by making sounds.
Padhee D, Jubrel, Rathoure P, Rajpoot Y. Development of solar tracker with insect trapping mechanism. Int J Res Agron 2024;7(7S):217-220. DOI: 10.33545/2618060X.2024.v7.i7Sc.1014