Economic Analysis of a Solar Operated Irrigation Pump for Different Crops under Egyptian Climatic Conditions

IF 1 Q4 ENERGY & FUELS

International Journal of Renewable Energy Research Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.20508/ijrer.v13i2.13956.g8731

A. Khalid, M. A. El-Hamid, A. Mostafa, E. Elgendy

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Abstract

- - The present investigation aims to analyze and compare the performance of a photovoltaic-powered submersible pump under three various climatic conditions in Egypt. The pump is employed to irrigate wheat and maize crops in a one-feddan farm by adopting the actual well depth and crop water requirement in the proposed locations. Furthermore, the total power of solar modules required to operate this pump is computed to reveal the auxiliary power needed for these crops at the proposed locations during their irrigation season. At the introduced weather conditions, an economic analysis is conducted to examine the feasibility of the solar powered pump versus that operated by traditional diesel generator. The results reveal that the net generated power via the PV panels to operate a pump used to irrigate wheat crop is 325, 495 and 17 kW and for maize crop is 1786, 1767 and 266 kW in Aswan, Alexandria and Giza cities, respectively. In Alexandria, Giza, and Aswan cities, utilizing solar PV panels as a power source for the pump used to irrigate wheat crop has proven its economic feasibility as it is expected to dramatically reduce the total cost by around 49, 46, and 76%, respectively and for maize crop cost is reduced by 47, 48 and 66% in the same locations compared to diesel generators.

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埃及气候条件下太阳能灌溉泵对不同作物的经济性分析

本研究旨在分析和比较埃及三种不同气候条件下光伏潜水泵的性能。利用该泵对某一单作农场的小麦和玉米作物进行灌溉，根据规划地点的实际井深和作物需水量进行灌溉。此外，还计算了运行该泵所需的太阳能模块的总功率，以显示这些作物在灌溉季节在拟议地点所需的辅助功率。在引入的天气条件下，对太阳能水泵与传统柴油发电机的经济性进行了分析。结果表明，在阿斯旺、亚历山大港和吉萨市，通过光伏板运行水泵灌溉小麦作物的净发电量分别为325、495和17千瓦，玉米作物的净发电量分别为1786、1767和266千瓦。在亚历山大港、吉萨和阿斯旺等城市，利用太阳能光伏板作为灌溉小麦作物的水泵的动力源已被证明具有经济可行性，因为与柴油发电机相比，预计在同一地区，它将分别大幅降低约49%、46%和76%的总成本，玉米作物的成本将分别降低47%、48%和66%。

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International Journal of Renewable Energy Research Energy-Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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