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République Algérienne Démocratique et Populaire

‫وزارة اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻲ و اﻟﺒﺤﺚ اﻟﻌﻠﻤﻲ‬
Ministère de l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique

Université Med khider -Biskra ‫ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺧﻴﻀﺮ ﺑﺴﻜﺮة‬

Faculté des sciences et de la technologie
‫ﻛﻠﻴﺔ اﻟﻌﻠﻮم و اﻟﺘﻜﻨﻮﻟﻮﺟﻴﺎ‬
Département : Génie Electrique
Spécialité : Energie Renouvelable en ‫ اﻟﻬﻨﺪﺳﺔ اﻟﻜﻬﺮﺑﺎﺋﻴﺔ‬:‫ﻗﺴﻢ‬
électrotechnique ‫ﻃﺎﻗـﺎت ﻣﺘﺠﺪدة ﻓﻲ اﻟﻜﻬﺮوﺗﻘﻨﻲ‬:‫ﺗﺨﺼﺺ‬

Practical Work 03 Report

about

Pumping system sizing

Presented by:
Ø ALI BENAMARA Samah.
Ø BOUBIDI Ikram.
Supervised by:
Ø Dr N.Bakhoucha
 Introduction

The growing demand for water in rural areas and isolated sites has led to increasing interest
in the use of photovoltaic generators as an energy source for motor-pump systems. Indeed, the
implementation of autonomous, reliable, and efficient pumping systems represents a practical and
economical solution to the problem of water scarcity in desert regions. Our project is an isolated
autonomous pumping system not connected to the electrical grid, meaning that electrical power is
generated by the autonomous photovoltaic system (photovoltaic panels) of a submerged river pump
to a reservoir. Then, this water will be distributed either for irrigation, domestic use, or to supply
domestic animals. Hence, modeling and simulation through PVsyst software designed for the
dimensioning of structures powered by photovoltaic systems, whether for residences, pumping, or
any built structure, especially in isolated regions.

Isolated pumping systems

§ The Pumping Systems in PVsyst only concern isolated pumping systems, which work
according to the sun's availability, without electrical storage.
§ Such a system consists a pump, a PV array and a controller/power conditioning unit (very
exceptionally a booster battery).
§ The implementation of such systems involves a detailed definition of the hydraulic circuit
(kind of system like deep well, pumping from a lake or equivalent, or pressurization system)
and user's needs, the Head « HMT » (as function of the flowrate and other parameters), the
water needs, and a tank storage.
Ø Some other constraints may be taken into account (maximum drawdown in a deep well, tank
full, etc).
§ The running mode according to the sun's availability implies that the pump will operate at a
power imposed by the maximum power of the PV array at a given time. As the head is
imposed by external conditions (level difference, head loss in the pipes, drawdown in a deep
well...), the resulting flow rate will be directly related to the instantaneous power availability.
§ The Operating point, depending on the Total Head variations «HMT» according to the
flowrate (pipes head losses, drawdown level) will be evaluated by successive approximations.
§ The main advantage of isolated Pumping systems is the absence of a battery, and the
associated maintenance costs (replacement, etc). The storage is indeed performed by the
accumulation of water in the tank.
 PVsyst software interface
We choose « pompage ».
ü First step
We have to define the site and the meteorological input for our project.
After locating the site, we click on the «import » button to bring in the meteorological data of the
site into PVSYST.
These monthly data include irradiance, temperature, wind speed, humidity…

Sun Path

Understanding the apparent movement of the sun for a specific point on the Earth's surface is
essential for any solar application.
ü Second step Defined the orientation

We choose « plan incliné fixe » and a 30° inclination for the photovoltaic panels, corresponding
to the point of maximum power.
ü Third step Defined the water needs.
Our project is to pump a volume of 75m3/day.

Ns=68m Nd=70m Hr=3m

Simplified schematic diagram of our 'PV Pumping' project

For our example, the maximum daily required flow rate is 75m³/day.
Q=75m3/day → Qh=15m3/h

Water requirements and various parameters of the project

For our pumping system, we have designed to implement a photovoltaic pumping system
characterized by a submersible pump in a well that discharges water directly to a water reservoir
located in close proximity to the irrigation area.
ü Fourth step Pumping system definition

Selection of the pump with characteristics adaptable to the system

Selection of modules and corresponding inverters for our pumping system

 ü Fifth step Executing the first simulation

PVsyst global interface for simulation

This is the final configuration of the PVsyst interface. From here, we launch the simulation.
The appearance of the various steps highlighted in green indicates that we can start the simulation
without constraints.

ü Last step Simulation Report

After simulating the consumption of our pumping system throughout the day using PV 6.88, a
report of the results is generated.
 Conclusion :
Our project is an isolated, autonomous pumping system not connected to the electrical grid in
the Wilaya of Biskra. The electrical power is generated by a photovoltaic system (solar panels, a
regulator, an inverter, etc.) that powers a submerged pump in a well, directing water to a reservoir.
Subsequently, this water will be distributed either for irrigation or for domestic use.
To achieve this, we simulated our system using software designed for sizing photovoltaic
systems, which is PVsyst, and we arrived at the following conclusions:
Ø 18 solar modules, arranged in 3 strings of 6 modules in series, for a total nominal field power
of 9kWc.
Ø Use of 02 submerged pumps in parallel with multi-stage centrifuge technology.
Ø An inverter MPPT-DC power converter with a voltage range of 238-375 V.
Ø The pumped water quantity is 26,826 m³, with a total pump energy of 12,428 kWh,
equivalent to a specific energy of 0.46 kWh/m³.
Ø The total water demand is 27,375 m³, resulting in unused PV energy of 4,312 kWh.
Therefore, the system efficiency is 65%.
Ø The missing water represents 2%, and the pump efficiency is 43.2%