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Irrigation is, for certain geographical regions, a vital activity which often happens to be an expensive one. For those regions, irrigation commonly accounts to significant energy consumption. In this paper, we propose to investigate the possibility of reducing the cost of irrigation by utilizing techniques, methods and practices that are common in the next generation energy systems, known also as smart energy systems. Specifically, we design, implement and evaluate a software platform that couples the smartness of the irrigation systems with the smartness of the energy systems. The resulting simulation engine allows large scale and very detailed experimentation which allow irrigation experts to specify energy effective configurations that lead to the reduction of the irrigation cost through smart utilization of Renewable Energy Sources.
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This work was performed in the framework of the EPEA-TH project within the KRIPIS action of the GSRT. Work also supported in part by the GSRT Aristeia Research Grant with title “Towards Next Generation Intelligent Energy Systems” and with acronym Hephaestus. The authors wish to thank Margaritis Gotinakos, Apostolos Papadoulis and Christos Kokalis for their valuable help on practical irrigation issues.
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Houstis, E., Nasiakou, A., Vavalis, M., Zimeris, D. (2017). Linking Smart Energy and Smart Irrigation: Integration, System Architecture, Prototype Implementation and Experimentation. In: Oral, A., Bahsi Oral, Z. (eds) 3rd International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Energy Related Materials (ENEFM2015). Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45677-5_17
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