Department of Unconventional Energy Sources and Electrical Engineering, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola-444104, Maharashtra, India
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Online published on 25 July, 2018.
Solar photovoltaic (SPV) water pumping systems have the potential to provide clean drinking water to millions of unserved people around the world. The performance of 3, 5 and 7 hp solar operated AC-submersible pumps was evaluated. The experimental data on head discharge, input power, solar insolation etc were recorded in order to access the overall efficiency of the system. The overall efficiency of 3, 5 and 7 hp pumps was found to be in the range of 5–10 per cent. The discharge was found to be directly proportional to solar intensity.
Solar insolation, overall efficiency, array efficiency, discharge
