Energy, smart agriculture and the future of IoT
Our world’s population is projected to grow by almost 2 billion people over the next 30 years. In order to keep up, our ability to grow and processfood crops must become increasingly more efficient and productive. In this article, learn about the latest solutions from Microchip for smart agriculture applications.
Microchip solutions that relate to efficient energy and water use include:
Smart Agriculture – Targeting Irrigation and Fertilization
High-Efficiency Power Supplies/Inverters
Higher Efficiency Motor Control
LED Lighting
Smart Dimmers, Actuators and Valves
Efficient Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
ENERGY STAR® Appliances
Server power supply - Increasing energy efficiency for smarter production
Ideal Microchip solutions:
dsPIC33 digital power
Security
Current monitoring
Ethernet
Temperature sensors
Drivers
MCUs/FPGAs
LED lighting
Ideal Microchip solutions:
Power conversion
MCUs for intelligence
Communications (weather, coordination, etc)
Light sensing
Smart agriculture
Ideal Microchip solutions:
Sensing (signal chain)
FPGAs (embedded vision/AI)
MCUs for control
Power
Communications (Ethernet or wireless)
Motor control
Robotic agriculture
Ideal Microchip solutions:
Motor control for propulsion
FPGAs (embedded vision/AI)
MCUs/FPGAs for control
Motor control for pump
Battery management
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