Solar-powered Drip Irrigation Modeling

For my Master’s work, I helped to create a model to optimize the cost, revenue, and reliability of solar-powered drip irrigation systems for small farms. The Solar-powered Drip Irrigation Optimal Performance (SDrOP) model considers the system interdependencies and simulates seasonal performance and irrigation reliability. My focus was on modeling the agronomy and crop yield, the solar power system, and the operation simulation logic loop.

See the Applied Energy Journal publication here.