Comparative Study of DC–DC Converters Performance for Standalone Solar

Water Pumping Systems (Case Study: - Ciro Rural Community)

TAKELE ALEMAYEHU ABEBE

A Thesis Proposal Submitted to

Department of Electrical Power and Control Engineering

School of Electrical Engineering and Computing

Office of Graduate Studies

Adama Science and Technology University

December 2022

Adama, Ethiopia
Comparative Study of DC–DC Converters Performance for Standalone Solar
Water Pumping Systems (Case Study: - Ciro Rural Community)

TAKELE ALEMAYEHU ABEBE

Advisor: Dr. Tafesse Asrat

A Thesis Proposal Submitted to

Department of Electrical Power and Control Engineering

School of Electrical Engineering and Computing

Office of Graduate Studies

Adama Science and Technology University

December 2022

Adama, Ethiopia
 Declaration
I declare that this thesis proposal entitled Comparative Study of DC–DC Converter Performance
for Standalone Solar Water Pumping Systems is my own work and has not been submitted to any
university for a similar purpose. The references used in this proposal are duly recognized by
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while developing this proposal and read the draft thesis proposal entitled “Comparative Study of
DC– DC Converter Performance for Standalone Solar Water Pumping Systems’’ prepared under
my guidance by Takele Alemayehu. Therefore, I recommend the submission of the proposal to
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 Approval Sheet

I here certify that the recommendation and suggestion given by the proposal review committee
are appropriately incorporated into the final thesis proposal Comparative Study of DC–DC
Converter Performance for Standalone Solar Water Pumping Systems by Takele Alemayehu.

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 Approval of Board of Reviewers
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Takele Alemayehu have read and evaluated the thesis proposal entitled Comparative Study of
DC–DC Converter Performance for Standalone Solar Water Pumping Systems and assessed the
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Table of Contents
List of Figures..................................................................................................................................ii

List of Table...................................................................................................................................iii

List of Abbreviation and Acronyms...............................................................................................iv

Abstract............................................................................................................................................v

CHAPTER ONE 1.Introduction......................................................................................................1

1.1 Background of the Study.....................................................................................................................2

1.1.1 Basics Standalone Solar Photovoltaic Powered Water Pumping....................................3
1.2 Statement of Problem...........................................................................................................................4
1.3 Objective..............................................................................................................................................5
1.3.1 General Objective............................................................................................................5
1.3.2 Specific Objective...........................................................................................................5
1.4 Scope of Thesis....................................................................................................................................5
1.5 Significance of the Study...............................................................................................................6
1.6 Limitation of the Project................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER TWO Literature Review...............................................................................................7

2.1 Theoretical Overview of Solar Powered Water Pump.........................................................................7

2.2 Related Work of Studies....................................................................................................................13
CHAPTER THREE Material and Method....................................................................................16

3.1 Methodology......................................................................................................................................16
3.2 Material or Software Tools................................................................................................................17
3.3 The Structure of System...............................................................................................................17
CHAPTER FOUR Work plan and Budget....................................................................................18

4.1 Work plan...........................................................................................................................................18

4.2 Budget plan........................................................................................................................................19
References......................................................................................................................................20

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 List of Figures
Figure 1. 1 Solar PV integrated system with DC–DC converters fed to the load.........................................2
Figure 1. 2 The basic components of a solar PV water pumping system......................................................4
Figure 2. 1 The component of solar water pumping system..........................................................................7
Figure 2. 2 The classification of the converters.............................................................................................8
Figure 2. 3 Buck converter for the PV application........................................................................................9
Figure 2. 4 Boost Converter for PV Application...........................................................................................9
Figure 2. 5 Buck–Boost converter for PV application.................................................................................10
Figure 2. 6 SEPIC converter for the PV application....................................................................................10
Figure 2. 7 Cuk converter for PV application..............................................................................................11
Figure 2. 8 Positive output super-lift Luo converter for PV application.....................................................11
Figure 2. 9 Ultra-lift Luo converter.............................................................................................................12
Figure 2. 10 Zeta converter for PV application...........................................................................................12
Figure 3. 1 Work Flow Chart of the Thesis.................................................................................................16
Figure 3. 2 Block Diagram of The System..................................................................................................17

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 List of Table
Table 4. 1 Work Plane Time Table..............................................................................................................18
Table 4. 2 Budget Table...............................................................................................................................19

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 List of Abbreviation and Acronyms
ANN Artificial Neural Networks

BLDC Brushless Direct Current

RCC Control of the Ripple Correction

FLC Fuzzy Logic Controller

I–V Current-Voltage

DC Direct Current

EMI Electromagnetic Interference

IC Incremental Conductance

MPPT Maximum power point tracking

PID Proportional Integral Derivative

PV Photovoltaic

RES Renewable Energy Sources

SEPIC Single-Ended Primary-Inductance Converter

SPV Solar photovoltaic power

SRM Switched Reluctance Motor

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 Abstract
In Ethiopia Agriculture is the main source of food and income for rural communities. They
improving their agricultural productivity through irrigations, hence using an efficient solar
powered water pumping based irrigation system will speed up their productivity.
In this thesis proposal, a DC-DC converter strategy is employed for solar water-pumping
application Maximum power point tracking control strategy is incorporated in order to extract
maximum available power from the solar irradiation In rural areas, the fields will be normally
located far from the village, so it will not be able to extend the connection from the grid to such
places Thus, here standalone PV systems will be appropriate for powering pumps and other
loads on the fields. In this thesis proposal, the performance of various DC–DC converters like
Boost converter, Buck converter, Buck-Boost converter, Cuk converter, Positive-Output Super-
Lift Luo Converter, Ultra-Lift Luo Converter, single-ended primary-inductance converter, and
Zeta converter with MPPT techniques and agricultural motors will be studied to identify the
more suitable converter for the pumping application. The proposed system deals with the design,
modelling and simulation of all system component will be using MATLAB/Simulink environment.

Keyword: Agricultural motors, DC-DC converter, Maximum power point tracking, Standalone
PV.

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 CHAPTER ONE
1. Introduction
The economic progress of any country majorly relies on the energy that can be regarded as the
key input for the development. The rapid growth of industries, vehicles and domestic users led to
the consumption of the energy on a large scale (Asenath W. Kiprono, 2020). The fossil fuels are
depleting day by day and the pollution caused to the atmosphere, an increase of the global
temperature is considered to be the dominant challenges to protect the environment. Hence there
is a need to rely on renewable energy sources to produce electrical energy. Among all renewable
Energy sources, the photovoltaic power generation has become significant because of its unique
merits such as longer lifespan, eco-friendly, mobile and portability of various parts, the
capability of the output power to meet the peak loads. Solar power tracking has become a great
issue because of the nonlinear behavior in the PV panel’s current-voltage characteristics that are
operated employing a maximum power point (Anuradha Tomar, 2021). Since the power
delivered by the PV panel depends on the atmospheric conditions generally referred to as the
solar irradiance and accessible temperature of the cell. These parameters are not consistent and
vary according to the atmospheric conditions. Hence it is necessary to employ maximum power
point trackers. MPPT is a critical component in the solar PV system to draw the maximum
power. Furthermore, the converter employed with an MPPT achieves the load matching and
delivers the maximum power. The main factor affecting solar PV systems is the abnormal
availability of solar irradiances. To overcome this problem and to supply a constant output
voltage, various power electronic DC–DC converters are used. Since the 1920s, the DC–DC
converter was established to be employed with solar PV units (Assia. Harkani, 2019). The main
purpose of the power electronic converters was to replace the use of the conventional circuits
such as rheostat and potential dividers often referred to as simple voltage divider circuits. The
drawback of this technique is that the output voltage obtained is less in comparison with the
input voltage resulting in reduced efficiency.
These days, there are various DC–DC converter topologies that are employed to regulate the
input voltage suitable to the application’s requirements as shown in Figure bellow.
The basic classification of the DC–DC converters is into two types, such as the isolated DC–DC
converter and the non-isolated DC–DC converter (Ibrahim, 2020). In the construction of the
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isolated DC–DC converters, there is an electrical barrier created by using a high-frequency
transformer in between the input and outputs of the converter (ZONGO, 2020). This
phenomenon is used to protect the sensitive loads, the output of the converter can be configured
with positive or negative polarity and it has very high noise interference capability.

Figure 1. 1 Solar PV integrated system with DC–DC converters fed to the load

1.1 Background of the Study

In our country Ethiopia, where more than 80 per cent of the population is involved in farming
and their life depends on Agriculture. Agriculture is the main source of food and income for
these rural communities. However, rainfed agriculture has frequently suffered from uneven
distribution of rainfall and frequent drought shocks, leading to food insecurity of the poor rural
communities.
In rural areas, the fields will be normally located far from the village, so it will not be able to
extend the connection from the grid. However, most of them improving their agricultural
productivity through traditional method irrigations system.
Traditional method irrigations systems, which is a labour and time-consuming system of
irrigation, done manually by which the farmers pulls out water from wells or canals by himself
or using cattle and carries to farming fields. But its efficiency is poor because uneven distribution
of water. Also, the chance of water loss is very high. some of them use diesel driven water
pumping systems on irrigation in these remote areas, However the gradual increase of fuel price
worldwide has a serious effect on these communities.
In General, rural areas, the fields will be normally located far from the village, so it will not be
able to extend the connection from the grid to such places Thus, standalone PV systems will be
appropriate for powering pumps, because standalone PV based irrigation systems will be done
with out of any grid electricity pump can will pump full water as they required for their farming

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activities and produce high product from irrigation system, eliminate poverty and these lead to
rural area communities country became rich through these efficient irrigation systems.
Standalone PV system-based irrigation system will be the best alternatives to provide reliable and
sustainable food security, to alleviate food and income shortages.
Standalone PV used to generate electricity from the sun’s energy. A typical standalone PV
pumping system contains a solar array, system controllers, an electric motor, and a water pump.
If run water pumping system with solar then that can be a beautiful Innovation. But the problem
with that solar water pumping systems are the output of the solar system is depending on its
radiation and temperature. actually, temperature and irradiation are changing with respect to
time, in afternoon time we are getting the maximum power, in morning time and evening time
we are getting the low power, they are not constant but at any time load requires constant power.
however, by using MPPT technique with efficient DC-DC converter can get exact power what
required for the load(motor).
The low DC output voltages that are generated by the PV array are subject to a wide range of
variables, such as solar irradiation, sudden shifts caused by the effects of shadowing, ambient
temperature, the cleanliness degree of the PV module surface, mismatching of PV modules, and
a number of other factors. These variables can have a significant impact on the low DC output
voltages that are generated by the PV array. Diverse power electronic DC–DC converters are
developed so that this issue will be resolved.
By using MPPT technique with efficient DC-DC converter devices to increase the voltage level
and will get the maximum power from the solar panel to meet the load requirement then the
pump motor will run efficiently.
Most of the water pumping systems use the motor. However, DC motors has a number of
advantages than induction motor in such as high efficiency, better speed torque characteristics,
higher speed ranges and low maintenance cost. Among them, the efficiency is the main reason
for electric water pumps. Also, DC motor drive is a promising solution to the problem of the bad
environmental impacts of water pumps which not by induction motor.
1.1.1 Basics Standalone Solar Photovoltaic Powered Water Pumping
The term solar photovoltaic is used to refer to generation of electricity from the sun’s energy (Jaswant
Singh, 2022). A solar PV cell transforms the energy of the sun into electricity. A typical solar powered
pumping system contains the following equipment: a solar array, which converts sunlight into electricity;

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system controllers, which control the array and the pump; an electric motor, which drives the pump; and a
water pump, which moves the water from a source to its delivery point (Jeba Singh Oliver, 2022).

Figure 1. 2 The basic components of a solar PV water pumping system

1.2 Statement of Problem

The problems or challenges on standalone PV systems are
 Selecting an appropriate and efficient converter, which has an impact on the operation of
the PV system.
 Unregulated DC voltage from PV system.
 Load mismatching and low power output from the PV systems.
 Low DC output voltages that are generated by the PV array because of various variables,
such as solar irradiation, sudden shifts caused by the effects of shadowing, ambient
temperature, the cleanliness degree of the PV module surface mismatching of PV modules.
Generally, I have seen all the above challenge can make me or appreciate me for proposed this
thesis proposal which is comparative study of DC-DC converter performance for standalone
water pumping systems for irrigation purpose, hence solar system can be efficient with suitable
DC-DC converter types with appropriate MPPT techniques and DC-agricultural motors will be
fulfil rural
area communities need.
For many decades’ induction motors are being used extensively for this irrigation purpose, but
has low efficiency, difficult for control in rural area. However, DC motors has high efficiency in
pumping application than induction motors, better speed torque characteristics, higher speed
ranges, simple to control, low maintenance cost and promising solution to the problem of the bad
environmental impacts of water pumps which not by induction motors.
Here why I will be focused on DC-DC converter.? Because, DC-DC converters are commonly
used in solar water pumping systems because they enable more efficient usage of solar cells,
required for convert the low DC output voltage from a solar PV water pumping system to the

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voltage rating required by any suitable utilization voltage and intended to fulfill the specific
demands of DC loads.
The DC–DC converter has been around since the 1920s and was designed specifically for use
with solar PV systems. It is an extremely important requirement that a DC-DC boost converter
be developed in order to regulate the low and irregular DC output voltage coming from the PV
arrays. In recent years, the DC-DC converter has become an increasingly important component
of systems that collect solar energy. It delivers a voltage that is better suitable for a wide variety
of applications that use photovoltaic panels as the source.
1.3 Objective
1.3.1 General Objective
The general objective of these thesis work will be Comparative Study of DC–DC Converters
Performance for Standalone Solar Water Pumping Systems.

1.3.2 Specific Objective

The specific objective of this thesis will be to: -
 Carried out the Performance Comparison of Various DC-DC Converters.
 Develop mathematical model for PV, DC-DC converters topology, and DC Motors
 Develop the Control techniques for the Proposed System.
 Analyze the Performance of Each Converter topologies with Specific DC Motor.
1.4 Scope of Thesis
The scope of this study will be to: -
 Introduce and study DC-DC converter topologies, proper MPPT algorithm and specific
DC agricultural motor as per requirement.
 Simulation will be done in MATLAB Simulink software
 Completion and study of result by using MATLAB software for the simulation.
 Finally, to identify the more suitable converter for the pumping application

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1.5 Significance of the Study
The significance of these study will benefit: -
 All farmer where there is not electricity available, especially in rural areas communities
whose agricultural productivity depend on irrigation
 Farmers where there is electricity available which result in reduce the pressure from grid
electricity.
 Generator user farmers for irrigation, they will not need to buy fuels every day, use free
fuel source without any cost, because use sunlight source energy.
1.6 Limitation of the Project
The main limitation of these proposed thesis of solar water pump will be: -
 The initial investment in this system will be expensive.
 Solar pumping system cannot supply a large amount of water quickly but will be
relatively inexpensive to use for many continuous hours.
 Will not Pump Water When It Is Dark. If rural communities are wanting to irrigate in the
early morning or late evening, there is not enough sunlight for their solar water pump to
work.
 These works will not have hardware implementation, design, modelling and simulation of
all system component will be done by MATLAB Simulink.

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 CHAPTER TWO
Literature Review
2.1 Theoretical Overview of Solar Powered Water Pump
While solar water pumping has been in operation since the 1970s, it is only in last few years that
it has expanded globally, offering more robust, larger and efficient solutions for water supply
projects (Kummara Venkat Guru Raghavendra 1, 2020). Tens of thousands of solar pumping
schemes have been installed in the last decade, in both rural communities and in large urban
settings, as well as in camps for internally displaced people and refugees; in emergency and post-
emergency contexts and also in more developmental situations (Mr.Sairaju Rakesh, 2020).
Following a worldwide energy transition to renewable solutions, humanitarian and development
actors are increasingly using solar photovoltaic technology in their water supply projects. A
number of factors, including reduced costs, reliable technology, a booming private sector, high
solar radiation in vast areas of Africa and Asia, and environmental concerns, among others, have
been pivotal to bringing about this renewed interest in solar PV solutions in the relief sector.
Despite its numerous advantages, solar PV pumping is not a panacea and careful contextual
analysis beyond technical considerations should be carried out before its adoption (Muralidhar,
2021).

Figure 2. 1 The component of solar water pumping system.

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DC–DC Converters
The era of the power converters created a dramatic shift in the evolution of the various
advancements in the electrical field (K.Rajasri, 2021). Moreover, conventional power converters
always hold a dominant position for their applications and unique characteristics. The following
section will evaluate the classification of the converters and their application in the PV system
applications.
Basically, DC–DC converters are categorized into isolated and non-isolated converters as shown
in Figure bellow. The isolation alludes the presence of an electrical barrier in between the inputs
and outputs of the converter. A high-frequency transformer can act as this barrier. The main
advantage of this barrier is to be employed for the high voltage applications (Naskar, 2022).
Furthermore, these isolated converters can either be configured as positive or negative. This
barrier is absent in non-isolated converters. Fly back, forward, resonant, push-pull, bridge
converters come under the isolated converters. Cuk, SEPIC, boost, buck–boost, positive-output
super-lift Luo and Ultra-lift Luo converters are the non-isolated converters that are majorly
employed.

Figure 2. 2 The classification of the converters

Buck Converter
The DC–DC buck converter, shown in Figure bellow, steps down the output voltage level to be
less when compared with the input voltage level (Matheswaran, 2020). Therefore, this converter
topology can be employed for integrating the greater module voltages to the lower loads or lower
battery voltages. There are various solar PV applications used along with the DC–DC buck
converters, are employed in the standalone solar PV pumping systems that are enabled to use the

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water supply in rural areas, solar battery charger , grid-connected MPPT tracking, and the off-
grid PV systems (Shushil Kumar1, 2020).
I iO
S + -
L
+
iC +
VDC PV DC RVo
- -

Figure 2. 3 Buck converter for the PV application

Boost Converter
In certain PV applications, the load side voltage magnitude needs to be a greater value in
comparison the output voltage (Shushil Kumar1, 2020). In that case, the boost converter is
employed in the MPPT converter.
I L iO

D
+
+
VDC S C RVo
PV
-
-

Figure 2. 4 Boost Converter for PV Application

Buck–Boost Converter
The buck–boost converter in Figure bellow is formed by integrating basic buck and boost
converter topology and that can be used in various applications as standalone/grid-connected PV
systems and motor drives (Varun Prakash Arya Soni, 2022). The current research on the buck–
boost converter is still under progress for solar PV applications. To enhance the voltage gain,
many researchers across the world are developing various non-isolated DC–DC converter
topologies namely Cuk, SEPIC, and Luo converters that are constructed relying on the buck–
boost topology. When the buck–boost converters are operated in the continuous conduction
mode, the ripples in the currents are shown to be less. In comparison with the single switch
buck–boost converters, two switch buck–boost converters said to have minimum voltage and
current stress on operating components.

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 ii D iO

S VD
iL
+
- -
VDC PV L Vc + CRo Vo
- +
iC

Figure 2. 5 Buck–Boost converter for PV application

Single-Ended Primary Inductance Converter (SEPIC)

The single-ended primary inductance converter is shown in Figure bellow and generally referred
as a SEPIC converter (T.Sai Rakshitha, 2020). Basically, during switching, the ON time is more
than the OFF time to achieve the output voltage higher (because of more time of charging for the
inductor). If not, the converter ceases to provide the required output. This is because the
capacitor cannot fully charge.

Figure 2. 6 SEPIC converter for the PV application

Cuk Converter
The basic constructional feature of the Cuk converter, as shown in Figure, can be better
understood from the basic buck–boost converter that was replaced with the capacitor instead of
the inductor used for storage of the energy and the power transfer (Indragandhi, 2022). Also, the
fly back DC– DC converter with the negative-output capacitive energy. The output voltage
polarity of the cuk converter is supposed to be reversed corresponding to the input voltage. With
suitable connections, the output of the converter is inverted resulting in the ripple-free output
which further can be used for various kind of applications.

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 VC1
ii L1 L2 iL2 iO
+-

C1
+
+ +
VDC P S D C Ro VO
VC2
- -
-

Figure 2. 7 Cuk converter for PV application

Positive-Output Super-Lift Luo Converter

Super-lift Luo converters, shown in Figure bellow, are very powerful when compared to the cuk
and the SEPIC converters (Indragandhi, 2022). The unique features of this converters are its
enhanced efficiency, the output voltage generated in terms of the arithmetic progression. When
considering the positive-output super-lift Luo converters, these converters possess higher
transfer voltage gain if they are operated in the first quadrant.
ii D1 D2 iO

+ +
L1 C1VC1
+ Ro +
VDC -
PV C2 VO
VC2
- - -
S

Figure 2. 8 Positive output super-lift Luo converter for PV application

Ultra-Lift Luo Converter

Ultra-lift Luo converters, shown in Figure bellow, exhibit the much higher values of the
conversion of voltage transfer gain at the output (Indragandhi, 2022). The voltage transfer gain
obtained by this converter is the product of the voltage lift Luo converter and the super-lift Luo
converter. The design of the closed-loop controller is tedious since the output voltage is assumed
to be the highest value with small variations obtained in the duty ratio. The efficiency of this
converter is presumed to be the highest value among all other non-isolated DC converters.

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 ii S D1 D2 iO
D3 L2

VD iL2
+ -
- -
L1 VC2 C2 Ro VO
VDC P C1
+ +
VC1 +
-

Figure 2. 9 Ultra-lift Luo converter

Zeta Converter
Zeta converter, shown in Figure bellow, delivers a non-inverted voltage at the output that is
either enhanced or diminished value when compared to the input voltage, such as the SEPIC
converter (K. Laxmi Prasanna, 2020). The two important features of the zeta converters are, for
example, the buck–boost, Cuk, and SEPIC converters. The important feature of the Zeta
converter operated in the solar PV panel is that it is enabled to track MPP over the entire area of
the PV curve.

VC i2
-+

S L2
C

+ +
L1i1 D CORVO
VDC PV
-
-

Figure 2. 10 Zeta converter for PV application

MPPT Techniques
Due to the nonlinear current-voltage characteristics of the PV panel, tracking the solar power
very difficult using the unique type of the maximum power point. Atmospheric conditions such
as cell temperature and solar radiation and the MPP of the solar panel are not consistent.
Therefore, to get the maximum power, the PV panel should be employed at the voltage referring
to the MPP and the maximum power point tracker achieve this criterion. However, a MPPT is an
art of getting the maximum power obtained from the PV panel and it is considered to be a crucial
component of the solar PV system (Indragandhi, 2022). Even though the internal resistance of
the PV panel varies with the atmospheric conditions, the load resistance is consistent.
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with the MPPT algorithm are used to obtain the load matching and achieving the maximum
power from the PV panel.
To ensure that the PV system is working near the MPP, a DC–DC converter with a MPPT
controller is employed in between the PV module and the load. There are various MPPT
algorithms such as short circuits. Open circuit, control of the ripple correction, sliding mode
control, perturb and observe, Adaptive step-size P&O, incremental conductance, fuzzy logic
controller, artificial neural networks-based were studied and this enough for these thesis
proposals however the detail explanation at final thesis then I will select efficient and appropriate
MMPT for my thesis work. The simulation results will be validated in MATLAB/Simulink.
Dc-Motor Drive for Agricultures
In recent years interest has grown dramatically in the development of electrical motors to replace
conventional hydraulic and mechanical equipment (Jeba Singh Oliver, 2022). Now a day’s all
accessory systems present are candidates for electrical conversion. An electric water pump is
selected as the target accessory. The energy is needed to transport water through pipes also to
compensate differences in level between the start and the end of a pipe. Electric machines are a
means of converting energy. Motors are used to convert mechanical energy from electrical
energy. Electric motors are used to power thousands of devices we use in everyday life (Jaswant
Singh, 2022).
In these thesis proposals I will study different agricultural DC motor, and I will select the most
efficient for my thesis work, because, Conventional motor like DC motors useful for noncritical
loads such as water pump application. The simplest and least expensive method to convert solar
energy into mechanical energy is to supply a dc motor from a photovoltaic. It is typically used,
as it need not operate continuously and water output can be easily stored. This arrangement is
commonly used for water pumping in rural villages all over the world where there is no
existence of grid electricity. With the increased use of these systems, more attention is paid to
their design and utilization in order to achieve the most reliable and economical operation.
2.2 Related Work of Studies
1) Solar PV Powered SRM Motor Drive for Water Pumping Using Single Stage Power
Conversion by Varun Prakash, Arya Soni, Sudhir Sharma, C.S. Sharma, 2022. The
authors of this paper proposed a mathematical model of solar photovoltaic based

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 pumping system and study the analysis of solar photovoltaic pumping system using SRM
motor.
Gap: - the author use IC-MPPT technique as excellent tracking techniques, however extracts the
most power from the PV module followed by IC-MPPT, can be lowest, and also in their work
cannot compared the performances of MPP methods in terms of their performances with
different DC-DC converter, only use boost converter.
2) Implementing A Single Switch DC/DC Converter for A Solar Battery Powered Pump
System by Udhayakumar, the author of this paper proposed multiple tasks like
maximum-power-point tracking (MPPT), battery charging, and driving the pump at
constant flow rate with a single switch to reduce the switching loss.
Gap: - The batteries can be used to power the pump when the pumping requirement exceeds the
solar power input and its charge and discharge will be regulated by the control unit. However,
using batteries, will require a more complex control system and will significantly increase the
cost and maintenance of the PV powered system.
Remember, my goal of these work will be solar-powered water pump system for store water, not
electricity. The use of batteries should therefore will be discouraged unless absolutely necessary
since the added expense and complexity usually outweighs any advantages.
3) Performance analysis of a solar-powered water pumping using improved SIDO buck–
boost converter by Bhim Singh, ad Anjanee Kumar Mishra, 2019. The authors of this
paper proposed a low-cost solar-powered water pumping system (SPWPS) utilizing a
proposed single-input dual output (SIDO) buck–boost converter with an efficient
control technique for the switched reluctance motor (SRM) drive.
Gap: - The authors of this paper used four-phase SRM drive with a mid-point converter,
however four phase motor not accessible on market, which is difficult for this proposed system
and also will be difficult implementing it in rural areas.
4) BLDC Motor Driven Solar PV Array Fed Water Pumping System Employing Zeta
Converter by Elizabeth, Bavanirajan, Kannabiran and Surendiran, 2017. The authors of
this paper proposed a simple, cost effective and efficient brushless DC (BLDC) motor
drive for solar photovoltaic (SPV) array fed water pumping system.
Gap: - The authors of this paper only uses IC-MPPT technique as excellent tracking techniques,
however extracts the most power from the PV module followed by IC-MPPT, can be lowest, and

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also in their work cannot compared the performances of MPP methods in terms of their
performances with different DC-DC converter only use zeta converter.
5) Modernization of DC-DC converter topologies for solar energy harvesting applications,
by Tole Sutikno, Hendri Satrian Purnama, Rizky Ajie Aprilianto, Awang Jusoh, Nuryono
Satya Widodo and Budi Santosa, 2022. The authors of this paper proposed the
modernization of various distinct DC-DC converter topologies for solar
energy harvesting systems.
Gap: - The author of this paper uses batteries and AC grid lines as power supplier for connected
load, however. batteries, will require a more complex control system. Also using batteries and
AC grid lines will significantly increase the cost and maintenance of the PV powered system.
6) Photovoltaic Boost Converter Fed BLDC Drive by Puja Nikhade, Shubham Bramhane,
Ashwini Dudhakaware and Prof. Ashutosh Joshi, 2021. The authors of this paper
proposed that the best selection of DC–DC converter in the PV system is the buck–boost
DC–DC converter, BLDC based water pumps.
Gap: - The authors of this paper uses batteries and buck–boost converter only. The batteries can
be used to power the pump when the pumping requirement exceeds the solar power input and its
charge and discharge will be regulated by the control unit. However, using batteries, will require
a more complex control system and will significantly increase the cost and maintenance of the
PV powered system and also, they cannot compare the performances of MPP methods in terms of
their performances with different DC-DC converter, only use buck–boost converter.

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 CHAPTER THREE
Material and Method
3.1 Methodology
For successful completion of this thesis proposal some steps are followed to carry out different
tasks. Basically, we can categorize these tasks in to two.

Phase-I: In this section, you will look over several literature reviews that are linked to the thesis
subjects, as well as identifying the gap in technology in the literature and understanding the
theoretical concept to develop or generate hypothesis for the thesis. In my case, I'll cover the
basics of DC-DC converter topologies, PV array, MPPT controlling techniques, DC-motors, as
well as the impact of these systems on our daily lives

Phase-II In this part, we concentrate on developing the system using simulation tools while
adhering to the theoretical principle.

Start

Collect, reviewing journals and Books Related to Standalone PV Water pumping Systems and DC-DC

Collect the Necessary Data

Figure 3. 1 Work Flow Chart of the Thesis

Analysis the Data

Design the System

Model the System with its Components

Simulation of the model using MATLAB Simulink software

Analyzing and discussing the performance of DC-DC Converter

End

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3.2 Material or Software Tools
 MATLAB
 MATLAB Simulink software

MATLAB Simulink software tools are used to construct and simulate the overall solar powered
water pump dc-dc converter topologies in this work. MATLAB Simulink is a software platform
that allows users to plan, test, and simulate solar powered water pump. This application provides
a large range of solar powered water pump dc-dc converter topologies, which is a low-cost and
time-saving strategy that allows the researcher to work more efficiently.
3.3The Structure of System
After seen the component and overview of solar powered water pump DC-DC converter
topologies, now in this section see the general structure of the solar powered water pump with its
component will be simulated.

DC-DC DC-
PV Convert erspump Motors
Arra MPPT
Figure 3. 2 Block Diagram of The System.
y

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 CHAPTER FOUR
Work plan and Budget
4.1 Work plan
This proposed research is expected to be completed as per the schedule of 2022/2023 academic
year of the university. The detail of the time frame work is depicted in the table below.

Table 4. 1 Work Plane Time Table.

Task name Year 2022/2023

Month
November December January February March April May June
Title

Introduction

Literature
Review
Methodology
formulation
Data collection
and analysis
Simulation
design
Result analysis
and discussion
Draft report
Preparation
Final report

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4.2 Budget plan
Financial requirement to carry out this suggested work is presented in the table below.

Table 4. 2 Budget Table.

Cost per Total

Item Description Unit Quantity
unit price
Expenses for data
1 collection Day 19 400.00 7,600.00

Per deim for the

researcher: Starting
2 place: -Adama to Day 19 460.00 8,740.00
Ciro (Asebe Teferi)
packet 1 1000.00 1000.00
A4 paper
pages 100 10.00 1000.00
Colour print
piece 1 600.00 600.00
Flash
3
packet 2 360.00 720.00
pen
piece 5 500.00 2500.00
Final paper binding
page 420 2.00 840.00
Normal print
Transportation cost from
4 Adama to Ciro (Asebe Day 8 250.00 2,000.00
Teferi) by minibus

Total budget 25,000.00

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