• DocumentCode
    1186882
  • Title

    Water from the African sun

  • Author

    Makukatin, Serge

  • Author_Institution
    Siemens Solar GmbH, Munich, Germany
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1994
  • Firstpage
    40
  • Lastpage
    43
  • Abstract
    One of the world´s most ambitious photovoltaic programs is pumping water from wells in the drought prone Sahel region. An important side benefit is an infrastructure trained in installing and maintaining the systems.<>
  • Keywords
    maintenance engineering; photovoltaic power systems; pumps; training; water supply; Africa; drought prone Sahel region; maintenance; photovoltaic programs; trained workforce; water pumping; wells; AC motors; Africa; Contracts; Gold; Inverters; Photovoltaic cells; Refrigeration; Solar energy; Sun; Water storage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.328650
  • Filename
    328650