Smart Orchard + Solar Microgrid | KU 2025 | เกษตรศาสตร์เพื่อการพัฒนาที่ยั่งยืน

Climate-Resilient Smart Orchard with Sensor Fusion & Solar Microgrid

Faculty of Agro-Industry , Bang Khen Campus

Details

This project built a climate-resilient demonstration orchard by fusing multi-source data—soil moisture, canopy temperature profiles, irradiance, wind, soil EC, and drone multispectral imagery—to derive plot-level plant stress indices. An AI engine forecasted heat/water-stress windows and orchestrated pulse irrigation and adaptive shading in real time, while logging crop responses to tune varietal models for durian, mango, and pomelo.

On the energy side, a 420 kWp solar microgrid with 0.9 MWh batteries powered high-pressure pumps, controls, and postharvest pre-cooling. Automated dispatch charged during solar peaks and discharged for irrigation and cooling loads, cutting main-grid draw. Energy data fed a live carbon dashboard informing the switch from diesel implements to electric drives for spraying and in-field logistics.

After year one, export-grade yield rose 24%, postharvest loss fell 31%, water per kg produce dropped 46%, and grid electricity purchases declined 52% versus a 2023 baseline. Net GHG abatement reached ~1,420 tCO2e/year via renewables, precision irrigation, and electrification, advancing SDG 2, SDG 7, SDG 13 and fulfilling 2025 indicators 96, 210, and 111.