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A Intelbras, Brazilian manufacturer of electronic security products, launched its first products aimed at agribusiness. The equipment is available for purchase through the distributor Horus.
"You off-grid inverters arrive to meet the needs of rural producer in which you need to get to where there is no electricity without needing batteries and charge controllers using only solar panels and the inverter, so it can pump water using pumps of up to 5 hp, that is, in sunlight the system works normally”, highlights Rainey Soares, Product Manager at Horus.
“We were pleased to present this solution at Tecnoshow Rio Verde which was a success among rural producers, especially grains, who were enchanted by the new technology brought by Intelbras, an industry that we have partnered with for over 25 years, distributing all its technology”, adds Soares.
According to Intelbras, with the aim of offering innovation and diversity in its product line, its off-grid inverter models DS 3220 It is DS5380 present various technological solutions. “Inverters arrive on the market to meet the growing demands of agribusiness, and more specifically irrigation systems, livestock hydration and water pumps”, says Marcio Osli, director of the Solar Energy unit at Intelbras.
Intelbras also highlights the relevance of agribusiness to promote the Brazilian photovoltaic market. The company recalls that, last year, ANA (National Water and Basic Sanitation Agency) developed the second edition of the Irrigation Atlas, which indicates that Brazil has 8.2 million hectares of irrigated area.
The document highlights the need to expand the irrigated area in the country, projecting an increase of 4.2 million hectares by 2040, equivalent to a growth of 79%.
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“Agriculture is a complex activity that involves a set of techniques, including irrigation, which tends to be the most expensive. Developing technological solutions of high efficiency, quality and affordable price implies improving irrigation efficiency, which, in addition to reducing rural producers' water expenses, can result in better harvests”, highlights Osli.
He also points out that the technological solutions presented by Intelbras are ideal for processing motors and pumps in irrigation systems. Furthermore, Osli comments that the difference in the products developed by the company lies in the high-efficiency low voltage operation, which requires a smaller number of photovoltaic modules to generate energy used in the pumps.
“Another point is that the farmer can reduce his production costs. Firstly because inverters eliminate the need for conventional energy and diesel generators and secondly because, as they do not use batteries (as they are directly powered by solar panels), they require less maintenance”, adds the executive.
