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Solar Pump System Overview and Analysis

This document summarizes different components of a solar pumping system including: 1) A PV array that generates current from sunlight, a pump to convert energy to hydraulic energy, a motor to rotate the pump shaft, and a controller to optimize power from the PV array to the motor. 2) Batteries can store electricity from the PV array to power the motor when sunlight is unavailable. 3) Various pump types are described for different applications like submerged pumps, surface pumps, and reciprocating positive displacement pumps. Performance data is provided on output, head pressure, solar array size, and system prices.

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Solar Pump System Overview and Analysis

This document summarizes different components of a solar pumping system including: 1) A PV array that generates current from sunlight, a pump to convert energy to hydraulic energy, a motor to rotate the pump shaft, and a controller to optimize power from the PV array to the motor. 2) Batteries can store electricity from the PV array to power the motor when sunlight is unavailable. 3) Various pump types are described for different applications like submerged pumps, surface pumps, and reciprocating positive displacement pumps. Performance data is provided on output, head pressure, solar array size, and system prices.

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SOLAR PUMP

INTRODUCTION

SOLAR SYSTEM CONSISTING EQUIPMENT


P V ARRAY
PUMP
MOTOR
CONTROLLER
BATERRY
FUNCTION

P V ARRAY
-It depends on radiation and temp.
-it has current-voltage characteristics.
PUMP
- hydraulic machines which convert mechanical-
energy into hydraulic energy.
e.g. centrifugal pump, piston pump.
FUNCTION

MOTOR
-to rotate the shaft of the pump.
-linking with current ,voltage ,torque
characteristics.
CONTROLLER
-it isolate p v array & give optimum i-v site-
condition to pump motor.
FUNCTION

BATTERY
- it storage electricity.
-no output from p v array battery can use to drive
the motor.
Working -principal
TECHNOLOGY

Submerged multistage c.f. pump-set.


Submerged pump with surface mounted motor.
Reciprocating positive displacement pump.
Floating pump-set.
Surface suction pump-set.
Solar thermal pumping system according to an organic
rankine cycle.
Solar pumping with stirling engines.
Solar thermal pumping system according to an
organic rankine cycle (orc)
Reciprocating positive displacement pump
comparision of pumping techniques.

Advantage Dis-advanage

Wind-pump -Un-attended operation. -water storage require for low wind periods.
-easy maintanance. -high system design.
-long life.
Solar-pump -unattended operation. -high capital cost.
-low maintanance. -water storage require for cloudy periods.
-long life. -skill persons require.
Hydraulic- -unattended operation
pump -easy to maintain
-require specific site condition.
-long life.
Diesel & -quick & easy install -short life.
gasoline -low capital cost -noise & fume pollution.
pump
-widely used -high maintanance cost.
Energy demand for water pumping
DH = (Dwell + Dhdyn) + (DHadd + Dhloss) (m ) --------------
(1)

EHYD = kSC ´ g ´ r ´ V ´ DH [kWh, V in m3]


--------------- (2a)
kSC = 1/3600 [converting kJ to kWh]

EHYD = KSC ´ V ´ DH [kWh] ------------- (2b)

KSC = 1/367 [introducing also g and r as constants]


PHYD = KSC ´ V¢ ´ DH [kW] ------------------- (3)

PSOL >> PEL > PHYD [kW] ------------------- (4)

hPV = PEL/PSOL [PV system efficiency] - (5a)

hSYS = PHYD/PEL [ (hydraulic) efficiency] (5b)

hTOT = hPV ´ hSYS[overall efficiency of the PV pumping


set] ----------------------------------- (5c)

0.1 < hPV < 0.15.


0.35 < hSYS < 0.65
0.03 < hTOT < 0.1.
Performance data of pump types

APPLICATION SIZE OF- C.F. DISP OTHER AVG. BEST


ELEC. PUMP PUMP SYS. SYS.
MOTOR EFF. EFF.
Low head pumping 250..>1200 + * - >0.35 >0.55

Drinking water supply 150..>800 * + * 0.3…. Up to


(a) small size system 0.4 0.7
With [Link]
Drinking water supply 700…5000 + * * >0.35 >0.6
(b) Large system with
[Link]
High water head 450…>2000 * * + <0.45 <0.7
pumping
Performance data & cost

OUTPUT HEAD (m) SOLAR- System price


m3/day ARRAY (Wp) US $ FOB
isolation
Submerged 40 20 1200 7000-8000
bore hole motor 25 20 800 6000-7000
pump
Surface motor / 60 7 840 5000-6000
Submerged
pump
Reciprocating 6 100 1200 7500-9000
+ve disp. pump

Floating motor/ 100 3 530 4000


pumpset 10 3 85 2000
ATERNATIVE DESIGN & ITS DRAW-BACK

There are two ways using solar power to solar-pump


- directly connecting the solar panel to the pump.
- charging the battery with solar-panel and then using the
battery to run the pump.

Draw-backs
-if the pump is directly power to the solar panel then
water can only the pumped when the sun is shining.
-charging the battery first and then using that to run.
APPLICATION

Village water supply


Livestock watering
Irrigation

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