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- Features
- Advantages
- How does Virat® help you
- How does Virat® increase productivity & save costs
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Virat® Portable Solar Cotton Picker & Home Power System provides the following: |
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A hand held cotton picking machine with a collection bag.
Backpack solar panel with necessary indicators and input/output leads.
12V storage battery with a carrying pouch that can be strapped to the shoulder and waist.
Wall mountable LED home lighting system.
Multi pin mobile charger.
Provision to attach other appliances like DC fans, field sprayers, etc. |
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BATTERY VOLTAGE |
12V 7 AH |
ELECTRIC MOTOR |
11W |
BATTERY CHARGING TIME |
6 HOURS |
BATTERY DISCHARGING TIME |
6 HOURS |
COTTON PICKER WEIGHT WEIGHT |
620 GRAMS |
COTTON PICKER DIMENSIONS |
280X90X110 MM |
SPEED |
54 RPM |
PICKING QUANTITY |
200 KGS/DAY |
SOLAR PANEL |
MAX POWER 15W; VOLTAGE: 12V (12Vx1.2amps) |
SOLAR PANEL DIMENSIONS |
L X W X T : 455X340X22 MM |
SOLAR PANEL WEIGHT |
2 KGS |
EXTRA POWER IN BATTERY AFTER 6HRS OF PICKING |
12V x 7 AMP/HR = 84 W |
LIGHTS PROVIDED |
TWO LED BULBS |
MOBILE CHARGER |
MULTIPLE POINTS FOR 6 PHONE MODELS |
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Advantages |
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Small & easy to handle.
Light weight. Total weight of picker + backpack solar panel + battery = Less than 5kgs.
The cotton picker can be powered either through electricity or solar power.
Strong, durable & long lasting. Ideal for field use.
Scientific design which is sleek & comfortable.
Low maintenance. Spare parts are easily available.
LED bulbs fixed on super slim panels that can be wall mounted. Easily mountable on rural homes.
Multi pin mobile charger.
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How does Virat® help you ? |
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Virat® picks 200 kg cotton in 6 hours compared to 50 kgs by handpicking.
Virat® is cost effective. The cost of the machine can be recovered by harvesting just 1.75 acres.
Virat® lights up farmer homes after they return from the fields. The wall mountable LED bulbs can be fixed in any rural home and can be used during off season too. A multi pin mobile charger is also provided.
More profitability: Less labour + Better cotton + Electricity at home.
Virat® is strong, durable and has low maintenance. The cotton picker is strong & sturdy and the solar module is glass panelled. Spare parts are easily available.
Better cotton quality: Picks only cotton bolls without leaves, stalk & other materials. Better staple length as the machine keeps the staple length intact while picking.
Quicker & easier harvesting. No training required.
No cutting. No suction. Safe to use.
Continuous working capacity.
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How does Virat® increase productivity & save costs |
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Hand Picking |
Virat® |
Cotton picked per hour |
8 kgs |
30 kgs |
Cotton picked in 6 hours |
50 kgs |
200 kgs |
Labour cost per day |
Rs. 200 |
Rs. 200 |
Labour cost per kg |
Rs. 4.00 |
Rs. 1.00 |
Yield per acre |
3000 kg |
3000 kg |
Labour days per acre |
= 3000/50
= 60 |
= 3000/200
= 15 |
Labour saved per acre |
0 |
45 persons x Rs. 200
= Rs. 9000 |
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Labour costs saved per acre = Rs. 9000
Cost of Machine = Rs. 15000
Cost of Virat® recovered by harvesting just 1.75 acres of cotton
How does Virat® profit you?
Labour cost saved per acre = Rs. 9000
Number of lights that can be charged per day = 40 LED bulbs
Savings in electricity per day = Minimum 1 unit = Rs.3.50
Savings in electricity per annum = Rs. 3.50 X 365 days = Rs. 1300.00
Minimum annual savings (by harvesting just one acre) = Rs.10,300.00 |
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