Solar water pumping

Author links open overlay panel Mehdi N.Bahadori

†

Solar Energy Center, Pahlavi University, Shiraz, Iran

Received 31 August 1977, Accepted 28 March 1978, Available online 5 August 2003.

Abstract
According to Bahadori, solar power water system is common nowadays, lots of
countries uses this water system especially in areas with not much source of good
water. Solar power water system’s principle is briefly described by Bahadori, he says
that there are two methods to power the water system. Thermodynamic conversion
and direct conversion method. In thermodynamic conversion, the solar collector is
producing a fluid with high internal energy. The internal energy in the fluid may
utilized Rankine cycles or in a special designed device. The other is the direct
conversion which is commonly used. It is by converting photovoltaic energy into
electrical energy. Using photovoltaic or solar panel is more economical than solar
Rankine cycle (Bahadori, 1977).

Solar Powered Water Pumping System

Volume-7, Issue-2, March-April 2017
Rahul Tamoli, Rohit Agrawal, Paras Arora, Vikalp Sharma, Pradeep Kumar Dubey

Meanwhile, Tamoli, et. Al. (2017) concluded that renewable energy sources (RESs) like solar power,
wind, and geothermal energy, played a vital role to reduce the consumption of conventional energy
sources and its environmental impacts for water system applications wherein agricultural technology is
one of it. Farm machinery, farm buildings and production facility are improving constantly. The utility
companies found that a PV is the best solution for remote agricultural needs as water pumping for crop
livestock and irrigation. The two basic components of a solar powered water pumping system are
photovoltaic panels and water pumps. Solar cell is the smallest element of a PV panel. The solar cell has a
special two or more layer of semiconductor material that when exposed to sunlight it will produce direct
current (DC) electricity. The produced electricity will supply the DC water pump that will supply water
for everyday use. The battery will store the extra electricity from the solar panel to be used later by the
water pump.

Solar Water Pump. Int. Journal of Engineering Research and

Application www.ijera.com ISSN: 2248-9622, Vol. 7, Issue 5,
(Part -3) May 2017, pp.01-05
Ibrahim Alkhubaizi
In the recent years, solar powered water pumping systems have got the interest and attention of many
researchers. Lots of past generation of researchers and innovators have created ways to discover materials
that can be used to make a system that supports turning heat into electricity. They have acknowledged
that the sun gives us photovoltaic energy (solar energy) which can be converted into electrical energy.
Using solar energy for water system is one of the results of the innovations which is used to pump water
for people, crops and livestock. This innovation in technology is important and it is also wise use of solar
energy. Using photovoltaic energy to a water system does not require a lot of maintenance. Nowadays,
most farm owners gained interest in this kind of technology, their main interest is to provide sufficient
water supply for their crops and livestock and also for their own uses. The difference to the existing water
pumps is that the system’s power source relies on solar energy (Alkhubaizi, 2017).