Design and Fabrication of Simple Solar Grass Cutter

Abstract

In the recent years weed cutter machines are quite common in agriculture field and for lawn maintenance. The grass cutters were operating with IC Engine will use gasoline. The gasoline operated engines will generate harmful emissions which pollute the environment. Also the constant rise in fuel prices and the impact of gas emissions from burned fuel into the atmosphere make it necessary to use the sun's plentiful solar energy as a source of power to operate a grass cutter. Accordingly with the use of abundantly available solar energy it is attempted to make a “Simple Solar Grass Cutter”. The fabricated grass cutter involves a solar panel, stainless steel blade, D.C motor, battery, and control switch. The control switch provided on the solar-powered lawnmower closes the circuit and permits current to pass to the motor, which drives the blade. The battery is chargeable and charged continuously by solar energy.