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Solar Irrigation for your farm

Advanced Power Inc. has solar powered water pumps capable of thousands of gallons per minute, up to 200 Horse Power! With our new KB, KG, and KD systems we can power anything with a 3 phase motor.

Small or large, we can power it with solar. Great for:
        ✓ Crops
        ✓ Gardens
        ✓ Vineyards
        ✓ Nursery & Greenhouses
        ✓ Orchards
           & more!

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This means large or small irrigation for crops or fields, vineyards. We can also run pumps for sprinkler systems, ponds, and dewatering purposes. 

There are several different methods of using irrigation: 

  • Center-Pivot: Automated sprinkler irrigation achieved by automatically rotating the sprinkler pipe or boom, supplying water to the sprinkler heads or nozzles, as a radius from the center of the field to be irrigated. Water is delivered to the center or pivot point of the system. The pipe is supported above the crop by towers at fixed spacing and propelled by pneumatic, mechanical, hydraulic, or electric power on wheels or skids in fixed circular paths at uniform angular speeds. Water is applied at a uniform rate by progressive increase of nozzle size from the pivot to the end of the line. The depth of water applied is determined by the rate of travel of the system. Single units are ordinarily about 1,250 to 1,300 feet long and irrigate about a 130-acre circular area.
  • Drip: A planned irrigation system in which water is applied directly to the Root Zone of plants by means of applicators (orifices, emitters, porous tubing, perforated pipe, etc.) operated under low pressure with the applicators being placed either on or below the surface of the ground.
  • Flood: The application of irrigation water where the entire surface of the soil is covered by ponded water.
  • Furrow: A partial surface flooding method of irrigation normally used with clean-tilled crops where water is applied in furrows or rows of sufficient capacity to contain the designed irrigation system.
  • Gravity: Irrigation in which the water is not pumped but flows and is distributed by gravity.
  • Rotation: A system by which irrigators receive an allotted quantity of water, not a continuous rate, but at stated intervals.
  • Sprinkler: A planned irrigation system in which water is applied by means of perforated pipes or nozzles operated under pressure so as to form a spray pattern.
  • Subirrigation: Applying irrigation water below the ground surface either by raising the water table within or near the root zone or by using a buried perforated or porous pipe system that discharges directly into the root zone.
  • Traveling Gun: Sprinkler irrigation system consisting of a single large nozzle that rotates and is self-propelled. The name refers to the fact that the base is on wheels and can be moved by the irrigator or affixed to a guide wire.
  • Supplemental: Irrigation to ensure increased crop production in areas where rainfall normally supplies most of the moisture needed.
  • Surface: Irrigation where the soil surface is used as a conduit, as in furrow and border irrigation as opposed to sprinkler irrigation or subirrigation.

         This information is courtesy of the Nevada Division of Water Planning.

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Our solar pump systems are easy to use with our simple plug & play connectors. Solar for irrigation can be custom sized by our system specialists for each customer. Either create a new irrigation system or ad solar to your existing irrigation system. Your system will be sized by your water demand, water depth, location and application.

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Solar arrays are mounted on pole mounts. Each system includes top of pole mounts to fit your solar panels, along with wiring, on/off power switch, your solar water pump, and your Solar Boss Drive.

Once you purchase your USA made system, our free technical support will be available to help you during your installation for any troubleshooting. 

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