Power Quality Enhancement in Drip Irrigation Manufacturing: Design and Hardware Implementation

Bhagyashri S. Kale¹, Shivani A. Jaypatre², Sakshi S. Jadhav³, Aditya D. Jagtap⁴, Mr. Shrikant D. Mangate⁵

¹²³⁴Students, ⁵Asst. Prof., Department of Electrical Engineering

SVPM’s COE, Malegaon (BK), Baramati, India Savitribai Phule Pune University

bhagyashrikale2005@gmail.com¹, shivanijaypatre43@gmail.com², jadhavsakshi418@gmail.com³, adityajagtap9158@gmail.com⁴, sdmangate@engg.svpm.org.in⁵

ABSTRACT:Reliable electrical power is critical to precision-driven manufacturing environments, particularly in the drip irrigation sector where equipment including extruders, injectors, winders, and cooling systems operates under demanding conditions. This paper presents the design, and partial hardware implementation of a power quality improvement system for a drip irrigation pipe manufacturing plant. Core power quality challenges identified include harmonic distortion from variable frequency drives (VFDs) and nonlinear loads, reduced power factor from inductive motors, and voltage fluctuations during machine start-up. A shunt active power filter (SAPF) controlled by an Arduino UNO microcontroller is proposed as the primary mitigation strategy.This project approach is reducing total harmonic distortion (THD) and improving power factor. Hardware components comprising a 12-0-12 V transformer, three-phase bridge rectifier, filter inductors, capacitors, and a 16×2 LCD display demonstrate practical feasibility. The results confirm that the proposed system meaningfully enhances power quality, extends equipment service life, and lowers operational losses.Keywords—power quality; harmonic distortion; shunt active power filter; THD; power factor correction; drip manufacturing; Arduino; variable frequency drives