Influence of pumping head, insolation and PV array size on PV water pumping system performance
A transient simulation model, using TRNSYS, for AC photovoltaic (PV) water pumping systems is developed and validated against laboratory and field data. Simulations and analysis were undertaken in this work to: (i) discern the influence of mismatch of pump characteristics and well system characteris...
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Published in | Solar energy Vol. 80; no. 1; pp. 51 - 64 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Oxford
Elsevier Ltd
2006
Elsevier Pergamon Press Inc |
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | A transient simulation model, using TRNSYS, for AC photovoltaic (PV) water pumping systems is developed and validated against laboratory and field data. Simulations and analysis were undertaken in this work to: (i) discern the influence of mismatch of pump characteristics and well system characteristics on system performance; (ii) obtain average efficiencies and average performance ratios for system, subsystem and PV array over any period of time and under different operating conditions; (iii) analyze the effect of insolation frequency distribution on system performance and (iv) determining the optimum PV array size considering life cycle cost analyses. Simulation and analyses are illustrated using a real case study and utilizing real field data obtained from a system installed in Jordan. |
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ISSN: | 0038-092X 1471-1257 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.solener.2005.07.009 |