Abstract
A solar photovoltaic (PV) coconut dehusking machine may become one important application of renewable energy especially in rural areas like in Sarawak. It will not only enhance the socio-economy in such areas but also indirectly reduce the risk of injuries from the process of dehusking coconuts manually. Thus the purpose of the study is to simulate the performance of the PV coconut dehusking machine by circuit modeling in Simulink and PVsyst software. Simulation results showed that it could match the rpm and torque required in the dry coconut shear test. Furthermore, when implemented, such a PV-powered machine is expected to offer better cost of ownership in the long term when compared to a dehusking machine that runs on fossil fuel based on the PVsyst software analysis.
Highlights
Coconut dehusking machines are capable to improve production and efficiently eliminate injuries to operators while performing the coconut dehusking task
While the government implement continuous drive to improve the rural economy, coconut production must not be neglected as it has high potential to generate consistent income
Coconut dehusking machine is a critical element for successful production of coconut products, yield better productivity and save time
Summary
Coconut dehusking machines are capable to improve production and efficiently eliminate injuries to operators while performing the coconut dehusking task. These difficulties might change people’s mind set to perform this job fulltime as their core business. Among other coconut producers, yields about 400 million coconuts which is still short of the 543 million coconuts for domestic demand [1].
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