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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering: Subrahmanya
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering: Subrahmanya
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering: Subrahmanya
Subrahmanya
• Applications
• Conclusion
• References
Introduction to Solar Water Pumping
Solar Basics:
A solar powered water pumping system is made up of
two components,
1)Solar panels:
-Photovoltaic module
2)Pumps:
-Centrifugal
-Submersible
Solar module
• The power supply consists of PV panels,
-PV panelproduce Direct Current(DC) and are
made up of many cells wired in series.
solar cell.
-Each solar cell has two or more specially prepared Fig2.Solar cell
layers of semiconductors material that produce DC electricity
when exposed to light.
- Pumping at night.
Block Diagram of Solar Direct Water
Pumping System
Free fuel
Environmental friendly
Easy transportation
Disadvantages
Variable yield
Water quality
Theft
Applications
• Agriculture livestock watering / crop irrigation, home
gardens and drip irrigation systems.