Solar Water Pump

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Mini Project

Guided by

Alok Anand

Contents

• Water Pump
• Design of Solar Water Pump
• Principle
• Components
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Applications
• Conclusion
• References

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WATER PUMP

• It is a device which is used to convert mechanical energy to hydraulic energy.
• It is used to move water from lower point to higher point with required discharge and pressure head.

DESIGN OF SOLAR WATER PUMP

Water Pump

Principle

Components

Water Pump�

A water pump is an important part of a water pumping system. These pumps have various types such as sump pump, booster pump, circulating pump, and submersible pump.

Submersible Pump: The submersible pumps pump water from deep depth, e.g., underground water sources such as shallow wells and boreholes.

Circulator Pump: These pumps circulate the water to keep it warm and prepared for utilization and ensure a continuous water supply.

Booster Pump: The booster pump provides the pressure needed to pump water from a storage tank and deliver it to the entire home or facility.

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Solar Panels�

• Solar panels are a key part of the solar-powered water pump. A group of solar panels is called an array. Solar panels generate electrical energy by separating electrons from atoms by permitting photons and light arrays, which creates electricity.
• Solar panels are made up of small units called solar cells that change sunlight into electrical energy. There are several types of solar energy technologies like concentrated solar energy and solar thermal. These work differently than PV solar panels. However, these also use the energy of sunlight to generate electricity to drive water pumps.

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Solar Batteries�

• The battery of the solar powered water pump system stores the charge produced by the solar panel; in the presence of sunlight, the energy produced by the solar panel supplies to a load and a battery.
• If the load requirement is greater compared to the energy obtained by the solar panels, these batteries deliver a stable source of energy to the pumping system. The battery ensures that the water pumping system is working in the sunlight or not.
• Deep cycle batteries often use for solar energy purposes because they are repetitively and deeply discharged.

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Pump Controllers�

• The pump controller can adjust the pump system parameters to meet user needs and shield the pump system.
• These can use for the water to set an extraction schedule. The scheduled water helps to maximize the pump life.

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Advantages

• The solar pump has an easy installation.
• It requires less maintenance.
• It has low operating costs.
• The solar systems work without fuel.
• Solar water pumps are easy to move.
• It doesn't require regular utility power.
• It can also use in remote areas.
• These pumps have high durability and performance.

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• They have Strong design.
• Long service life
• These have easy maintenance and use.
• Simple installation.
• These are environmentally friendly pumps.

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Disadvantages

• It has a high price.
• The output of solar panels varies on the weather conditions.
• They supply quality water.

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Applications

• These pumps use to supply water for animals
• They use for irrigation systems
• They also use to supply water for drinking and cooking purposes
• These pumps may also utilize as booster pumps for pumping fluids over long distance
• Solar pumps use for water treatment applications
• These also use for the extraction of oil and gas

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Conclusion

• Solar pumping system offers an alternate means to meet the electricity demand for irrigation and livestock watering.
• Under the circumstances of inadequate supply of electrical energy, the solar water pump plays a significant role.
• Different renewable resources are there, but solar energy has great deal for utilization in electricity generation.Therefore, solar water pumping system has great prospect of utilization in India.
• Battery would increases the stability of system water demands of land was defined with soil moisture content and atmospheric temperature. Site-specific irrigation provides effective management of scarce water resources.

References

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1. McDermott, James E. Horne; Maura (2001). The next green revolution : essential steps to a healthy, sustainable agriculture. New York.
2. Romain (10 February 2021). "Solar Water Pumping (All you need to know)". Get Solar Savvy. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
3.  Simalenga, Mark Hankins ; illustrations by Francis Njeru & Michael Glen-Williamson ; layout by Michael Okendo ; edited by Timothy (1995). Solar electric systems for Africa : a guide for planning and installing solar electric systems in rural Africa (Rev. ed.). London: Commonwealth Science Council. p. 117. ISBN 0850924537. 
4. India's Solar Power GREENING INDIA'S FUTURE ENERGY DEMAND Archived 19 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine

5."Solar water pumps | ClimateTechWiki". www.climatetechwiki.org. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

6.  "Solar Water Pumping for Sustainable Water Supply". World Bank. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
7.  "Solar Water Pumping for Sustainable Water Supply". "Submersible vs Solar-Heat Pumps". SolarOntario. 3 June 2016.

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