Photovoltaic-powered water pumping-design, and implementation: case studies in Wyoming

Author

Chowdhury, Badrul H., Sr. ; Ula, Sadrul ; Stokes, Kirk

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Wyoming Univ., Laramie, WY, USA

Volume

8

Issue

4

fYear

1993

fDate

12/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

646

Lastpage

652

Abstract

A photovoltaic-powered water pumping project comprising of several rural electric cooperatives and their customers is described in detail. A number of remote water pumping installations in the state of Wyoming, USA, are currently operating as a result of this project. The design, installation and performance monitoring of these systems are discussed. In general, it can be stated that PV-powered water pumping in this state has been a cost-effective alternative to distribution line extension or other conventional means of water pumping. Customer satisfaction, in terms of functional adequacy and low maintenance requirements of these systems, is high. The benefit for the electric utilities concerned, are cost savings and better customer relations

Keywords

photovoltaic power systems; project engineering; pumps; water supply; PV power systems; USA; cost; design; electric utilities; functional adequacy; installation; maintenance requirements; performance; project; remote power generation; water pumping; Computer aided software engineering; Condition monitoring; Costs; Customer satisfaction; Kirk field collapse effect; Photovoltaic systems; Remote monitoring; Solar power generation; Strontium; System performance;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8969

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/60.260976

Filename

260976