The outflow characteristics of PV water lifting systems based on multiple tracking strategies

Abstract

In order to clarify the problems of high failure rate, low efficiency, and low outflow rate of PV water pumping stations in pastoral areas due to large differences in resource conditions and poor equipment matching, this study uses the PV water supply model, establishes a pilot site for PV human storage water supply in pastoral areas, carries out research on the relationship between solar energy resources, water supply demand and power system of PV water pumping stations based on group observation tests in the field, and analyzes the PV system. We analyzed the relationship between different tracking operation modes and the amount of solar radiation and water supply flow, and compared the outflow characteristics of fixed type, single-axis tracking type, and double-tracking axis type, in order to explore a kind of PV water pumping station technology suitable for human storage and drinking water in pastoral areas, which can meet the water demand of pastoral water users. The research results show that the single-axis and dual-axis water lifting systems are significantly more efficient than the fixed-support water lifting system, receiving solar radiation at more than 80% of the maximum radiation throughout the day, and lifting water flow at more than 90% of the maximum discharge flow. Compared with the fixed-support PV water lifting system, the radiation of the single-axis PV water lifting system increases by 28.9%, and the daily water output increases by 43%; for the dual-axis PV water lifting system, compared with the single-axis PV water lifting system, the daily radiation of the dual-axis PV water lifting system increased by 4.8% and the daily water output increased by 3.2%; the starting radiation of the PV water lifting system was 256 W/m2.