Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping System Research Articles

Implementation of a Solar Powered UniversalMotor Pump Set without Battery Backup forResidential and Industrial Applications

Photovoltaic power control is one of the burning research fields these days. When compared to fossil fuels, solar energy is relatively untapped source of energy. Solar energy represents a promising alternative that will likely supplement fossil fuel based energy supply, and eventually replace the fossil fuel source as the availability of latter declines. A solar powered pump is a normal pump with an electric DC motor. Solar powered pumps will naturally work best during sunny days. Electricity for the motor is generated on-site through a solar panel which converts solar energy to DC. A solar photovoltaic water pumping system (SPWPS) consists of PV array, motor-pump set, associated electronics and an On/OFF switch.

Solar PV water pumping system with DC-link voltage regulation

This paper deals with a solar photo voltaic (PV) array fed water pumping system. This system includes solar PV array, a boost converter controlled by using perturb and observe (P and O) control algorithm for extracting the maximum power from solar array and the vector control for the controlling speed of an induction motor drive used for driving the water pump. The reference speed is estimated from the affinity law and dc-link voltage proportional-integral (PI) controller. The developed model of the system in Matlab/Simulink has been used to simulate its performance. Simulated results have demonstrated the satisfactory performance of the controllers both in steady state and dynamic conditions.

Design and Implementation of a Novel Photovoltaic Water Pumping System Using Energy Storage Technology

The solar photovoltaic water pumping system has the advantage of pollution-free, fuel consumption less and etc., promotion the application of photovoltaic water pumping can alleviate the arid and remote areas without electric mountain agriculture and living water shortage problems, then improve the people's living standards. But the traditional photovoltaic water pumps have not the energy storage function, the only apply in outdoor light or strong sunshine intensity conditions, these factors limit the application range and increase the cost. A novel photovoltaic pumping systems with energy storage technology was proposed and study in this paper, the system uses scalable energy storage technology, greatly expanded the application range of the pump, the photovoltaic energy storage controller and photovoltaic pump speed controller were development and implementation. Finally, the validity and effectiveness of the proposed system are verified by the experimental results.

Ann Based Maximum Power Point Tracker for Photo Voltaic Pumping System

The feasibility of using a solar photovoltaic array to drive water-pumping units for irrigation and drinking water in remote areas, where other sources of power are not available has been demonstrated. Solar energy, being very costly at present, is to be used very judiciously. Hence, it is very important that the SPV (Solar Photovoltaic) modules operate at its maximum power point all the time. As the insolation and temperature vary, the maximum power point of the SPV array also changes. Due to the relative high cost of solar cell, it is very important that maximum power is extracted out of the SCA to minimize the required size of the SCA and hence the cost of the pumping system. The modelling of maximum power point trackers (MPPTs) has become common to the control system of SPV water pumping systems by selecting the converter-chopping ratio of MPPT using ANN. The models are integrated by a simulation program MATLAB Index Terms: ANN controller, array, chopping ratio, insolation, MPPT, SCA, and SPV

Feasibility study of a solar water pumping system

Solar photovoltaic (SPV) water pumping systems have the potential to provide clean drinking water to millions of unserved people around the world. The abundant solar energy resource and groundwater availability in the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) can be combined to make much needed potable water available to remote island communities in these countries. This paper looks at the feasibility of using a SPV pumping system in one of the villages in the Fiji Islands.

A model for small-scale photovoltaic solar water pumping

A simple method for modelling the output of a solar photovoltaic water pumping system is presented. The model relies on data that can be quickly and relatively easily measured. The procedure of modelling is applied to Solar Star 1000 pumping system. The resulting model predicts the flowrate to within 8% of the measured values.

Experiences with SPV water pumping systems for rural applications in India

Sponsored by the Department of Non-conventional Energy Sources, Government of India, and conducted by the Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi, this study discusses field experiences with solar photovoltaic (SPV) water pumping systems donated to India by the French author Dominique Lapierre. The project, initiated in October 1988, was undertaken to study the performance of these systems in different Indian conditions and their suitability for chosen end-use applications. The scope of the study included installing these systems in sites selected on the basis of end-use water requirement and technical compatibility with the system, and monitoring their field performance. These systems were considered only for rural water supply applications as they were not considered suitable for community irrigation on account of their limited capacity.