Design and Simulation of Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping System

Water demand for irrigation, livestock, rural areas and agriculture keeps on increasing by the day in India. Most Farmers are using the same conventional techniques for irrigation purposes. As we know, the cost of fuel and electricity is rising constantly and due to no grid connection in rural areas, solar photovoltaic water system pumping (SPVWPS) is the best alternative for irrigation and other purposes. SPVWPS ensures long product life and it has a very low maintenance cost. Hence, solar photovoltaic water system pumping can be a solution to fulfil the demand. The aim of this study is to design and simulate the solar photovoltaic water pumping system. Designing and simulation of an SPVWPS is being done by the software PVsyst Version 6.87. For a case study and simulation, a village called Bhagipur, near Etah district Uttar Pradesh, India (27.63° N 78.67° E) has been preferred as a location. Results show the effect of various performance parameters such as (global Irradiation, diffuse Irradiation, Temperature, etc) on the system. Paper further shows system losses over the whole year.