Title

Analysis And Design Optimization Of Photovoltaic Water Pumping Systems

Abstract

Three photovoltaic (PV) water-pumping systems were analyzed to develop techniques for optimizing system efficiencies. Centrifugal pumps driven by DC motors were operated from PV arrays with the same maximum power rating: one direct-coupled to a fixed array, another direct-coupled to a passive sun tracking array, and a third with a fixed array and operating with a maximum power point tracker (MPPT). Performance was monitored and compared for different head profiles and array series-parallel configurations. Tracking arrays can improve performance of direct-coupled systems over fixed arrays more than the insolation enhancement. Systems incorporating a MPPT perform optimally for a variety of array configurations.

Publication Date

12-1-1988

Publication Title

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volume

2

Number of Pages

1182-1187

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Socpus ID

0024185914 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0024185914

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