The majority of the pumps are fitted with a 2 3 7 kw motor that receives energy from a 4 8 kw p pv array.
Solar water pumping system.
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On a national level solar water pumping can help stabilize increase and diversify agricultural production which is the foundation of most african countries economies.
The pumping system draws water from the open well bore well stream pond canal etc.
The main use of solar pumps in irrigation.
Photovoltaic systems used in solar power generating used are scalable with capacity ranging from a few watts for applications such as automated farm gates or timers to hundreds of kilowatts for the homestead and farm sheds.
The photovoltaic array converts the solar energy into electricity which is used for running the motor pump set.
The nature of variable electricity in the form of direct current.
By definition an efficient solar powered water pumping system is one that receives plenty of sunlight and is installed specifically to the needs of the farm.
The solar water pumps are used for extracting water from ponds rivers bore wells or other sources of water.
The system operates on power generated using solar pv photovoltaic system.
The 3 7 kw systems can deliver about 124 000 liters of water day from a total of 50 meters setoff head and 70 meters dynamic head.
The output of the solar power system varies throughout the day and with changes in weather conditions.