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IRRIGATION

They have a better performance since
SOLAR PUMPING: THE their consistency in irrigation usually HUNTER
MOST ECOLOGICAL implies a greater presence of moisture INTRODUCES TWO
in the soil, which multiplies the possi-
AND ECONOMICAL bilities of producing from the cultivation NEW KITS TO EXPAND
areas.
It is an ecological and sustainable sys-
WAY TO PUMP WATER tem that hardly has an impact on the en- PRO-C® CONTROLLER
vironment in which it works.
Less maintenance costs The combas CAPABILITIES
that work with solid fuels or electricity
tend to have high maintenance costs de- Hunter is proud to introduce two new
rived from the very nature of the power kits designed to expand the capabilities
source. This does not happen with solar of the Pro-C controller. The kits allow us-
pumps. ers to easily expand station counts and
These are pumps that allow the com- bring the power of two-wire technology
plete automation of the irrigation pro- to residential or small commercial proj-
cess or water distribution, so they are ects.
very advantageous for those who have to
attend different tasks at the same time.
Solar pumping is the name given to the They even have systems and applica-
pumps that, instead of being powered tions that allow remote control.
by electric current, use solar energy.
Our country has areas that are suffering Considering the type of activity that
from serious problems of desertification, we develop there are different types of
access to water is unequal and unfortu- solar pumps that will help us develop
nately there are areas where it is scarce. them. These are: solar pumps that do
On the other hand there are also areas direct solar pumping to water accumu-
in which there is no electricity supply lation pond; solar pumps that directly
because they are rural zones that are not serve drip irrigation; pumps that allow
urbanized and where it is not possible to sprinkler irrigation; and solar pumps
obtain energy from the grid. that directly feed large areas of sprinkler The PCM-1600-KIT enables control
irrigation.
In all these places, the solar water for up to 23 conventional stations. If us-
pumping, is imposed as a valid alterna- ers need to expand the system, they
tive for agriculture, livestock and other don’t have to replace the controller to
sectors where it is necessary to extract add more zones. They simply plug in the
and distribute water. PCM-1600 output module and pick up
In addition, it is a system that tries to where they left off.
solve the water problems of some areas The PC-DM-KIT includes a PC-DM de-
with very low annual rainfall; taking even coder output module for use with EZ-1
the water to those places where there is decoders. Plug the PC-DM into a PC-400
no electrical installation that allows us to They can be used with or without cis- to enable up to 32 total stations (+P/MV)
have this source of power. tern; or taking advantage of the system on a single pair of wires. The PC-DM can
of accumulation of water that they have co-exist with conventional stations for
at present. And it is that it adapts to the hybrid conventional/decoder opera-
infrastructure that you have in march. tions. The higher station counts provided
by these kits make the Pro-C controller a
Solar pumps are usually sold in kits flexible and affordable fit for residential
that include everything that the start-up and light commercial projects.
requires for solar water pumping.
“These innovative module upgrade
This is: a 3-inch submersible electric kits provide a solution for customers
So you can become more familiar with pump; a set of adjustable solar panels who need higher station counts in small-
this type of pumps, we have written the of 160 watts of power; folding and trans- er, more affordable enclosures,” said Ben
following article in which we give you portable solar panels; an electrical con- Sacks, Associate Product Manager. “Irri-
more details of the solar pumps. trol and protection panel; pump outlet gation professionals now have more op-
connectors; a cable splice kit; a spare tions than ever before for residential and
Solar pumps: advantages screw driver; 20 meters of cable for light commercial control.”
feeding the pump; one and a half meters
The main advantages of the solar of electrical cable connecting the pump
pumps are in their null electrical expen- to the KBS box; two water level sensors;
diture. The power supply in sunlight, so it 30 meters of flexible pipe for water con-
is clean and free if we have the installa- duction and a clamp for this same work;
tion of relevant solar panels. But, in addi- as well as 20 meters of steel cable to be
tion to this aspect, we have other advan- able to have the pump in suspension.
tages that we expose below: There are also hybrid or isolated solar
pump systems.
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