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
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