Performance analysis of a solar water pumping system

Conference · Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:474482

Katan, R E; Agelidis, V G; Nayar, C V ^[1]

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1. Curtin Univ. of Technology, Perth, Western Australia (Australia). School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

The performance of a solar water pumping system is discussed in this paper. The system consists of a photovoltaic (PV) array, a permanent magnet (PM) DC motor and a helical rotor pump. The operation of the PV array is analyzed using PSPICE. The efficiency of the system is improved with a maximum power point tracker (MPPT) and a sun-tracker. Simulation and field test results are presented.

• OSTI ID: 474482
• Report Number(s): CONF-9601119-; ISBN 0-7803-2795-0; TRN: IM9723%%375
• Resource Relation: Conference: IEEE international conference on power electronics, drives and energy systems for industrial growth (PEDES 96). Vols I & II, New Delhi (India), 8-11 Jan 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 1996 international conference on power electronics, drives and energy systems for industrial growth: Proceedings. Volume 1; Murthy, S.S.; Roy, S. [eds.] [Indian Inst. of Tech., New Delhi (India)]; Divan, D. [ed.] [Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)]; Doradla, S.R. [ed.] [Indian Inst. of Tech., Kanpur (India)]; Murthy, B.V. [ed.] [General Motors, Detroit, MI (United States)]; PB: 650 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR WATER PUMPS
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
ELECTRIC MOTORS
SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEMS
ELECTRIC CONTROLLERS
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
P CODES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION