Agrivoltaic
Agrivoltaic Systems Require Tools to Balance Agricultural and Solar Production
Netsens provides certified solutions for microclimate monitoring in agrivoltaic fields, fully compliant with current regulations.
Real-time monitoring of parameters that influence photovoltaic energy production (such as solar radiation, temperature, rainfall and wind speed) is essential to ensure the efficiency of every plant, even small or medium-sized ones.
The recent introduction of the concept of agrivoltaic systems, in which the consumption of often fertile and productive land is partly offset by the cultivation of specific crops beneath the solar panels, also explicitly requires the presence of integrated weather and soil monitoring systems.
Technological tools and monitoring systems are essential for assessing the impact of photovoltaic installations on crops, water savings, agricultural productivity and plant protection, microclimate and resilience to climate change.
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MITE regulations and PNRR tenders require continuous monitoring of agricultural and energy parameters to ensure a balance between photovoltaic production and crop yield. AgriSense fully meets these requirements, offering an integrated solution for data collection, analysis and validation in agrivoltaic systems.
La configuration includes:
- Central unit with anemometer (wind speed and direction)
- Solar radiation, thermo-hygrometer (air temperature and humidity)
- 2G/LTE-NBIOT data transmission or LAN transmission
- IoT wireless receiver
- 220VAC – 12VDC mains power supply / or Autonomous power supply Solar kit
- Additional Sensors: Barometer, Soil Conductivity Sensor, Rain Gauge
Benefits:
- Simple and flexible installation, no mains power or data connections required
- Wide compatibility of sensors, compliant with WMO standards.
- 100% Made in Italy technology.
- Direct technical support from Netsens, also through local partners
- Access real-time data from your PC, tablet or smartphone via Cloud LiveData
- Open integration with external platforms and monitoring systems already in use
- Unlimited data storage with numerous bioclimatic and environmental indices
The additional components
- Air Temperature (°C), Air Humidity (%)
- Two capacitive FDR soil moisture and temperature sensors
- Solar Radiation
- Wind Speed
- Power supply from electrical grid 220VAC – 12VDC / or standalone power supply with solar kit
- Distance up to 8000 m LOS from central unit
- Sensor + wind mounting bracket
- 3 mt installation pole
Optional sensor system
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Allows remote execution of all main operations: management and modification of irrigation schedules, setting activation and stop thresholds based on sensor data (soil moisture, temperature, rainfall, leaf wetness, etc.), planning sequential schedules and variable irrigation based on water needs. It is also possible to configure the sending of alerts in case of anomalies or missing schedules, optimizing resource use to ensure both agricultural productivity and the operation of photovoltaic panels, so that both aspects (cultivation and energy production) are managed efficiently and sustainably.
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