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Photovoltaic Water Pumping Systems: Concept, Design and Methods of Optimization looks at the potential of effectively designed PVPS and how they can be commercially efficient… Read more
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Photovoltaic Water Pumping Systems: Concept, Design and Methods of Optimization looks at the potential of effectively designed PVPS and how they can be commercially efficient and economically competitive to grid connected or diesel generator (DG) based pumping systems.
The low energy conversion efficiency of PV modules, nonlinearity of PV module/array I-V characteristics and the unique maximum power operation point are major challenges of this technology, this book provides readers with design and optimization methods, codes and critical analysis of the recent developments in PV pumping systems.
Focusing on system feasibility and suitable applications with design procedures, this reference presents a critical analysis of PVPS field performance, modeling and control strategies using artificial intelligence techniques.
A suitable text for researchers, engineers and graduate students who are working in the field of photovoltaics and pumping and systems.
1. Introduction1.1. Types of water irrigation1.2. The need for pumping1.3. Types of water pumping systems1.4. History of photovoltaic water pumping systems
2. Photovoltaic water pumping systems concept2.1. Photovoltaic water pumping system theory2.2. Photovoltaic water pumping system field performance2.3. Photovoltaic water pumping system reliability, feasibility2.4. Photovoltaic water pumping system design procedures2.5. Photovoltaic water pumping system control procedures2.6. Economic evaluation procedures
3. Modeling of photovoltaic water pumping systems3.1 Photovoltaic array model3.2 Power conditioning unit (PCU) model3.3 Pump-motor model3.4 Battery model3.5 Diesel generator model3.6 Case studies modeling using Matlab
4. Intuitive and numerical sizing methods for photovoltaic water pumping systems4.1 Intuitive method for sizing photovoltaic water pumping systems4.2 Design example on sizing photovoltaic water pumping systems using Intuitive method4.3 Numerical method for sizing photovoltaic water pumping systems4.4 Design example on sizing photovoltaic water pumping systems using numerical method
5. Sizing of photovoltaic water pumping systems using evolutionary algorithms
6. Sizing of photovoltaic water pumping systems multi-criteria decision making methods6.1 multi-criteria decision making methods6.2 Analytic hierarchy process6.3 Order performance by similarity to ideal solution method6.4 Design example for sizing of photovoltaic water pumping systems multi-criteria decision making methods
7. Sensitivity analysis of photovoltaic water pumping7.1 Operation mode of photovoltaic water pumping system with battery7.2 Operation mode of photovoltaic water pumping system with diesel generator7.3 technical analysis of photovoltaic water pumping system with different types of storage and back up sources7.4 Cost analysis of photovoltaic water pumping system with different types of storage and back up sources7.5 Techno-economic evaluation of photovoltaic water pumping system with different types of storage and back up sources
8. Power electronic features of photovoltaic water pumping systems8.1 Maximum power trackers8.2 PV-matching methods8.3 power conditioning units
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