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A new pump selection method for large-power PV irrigation systems at a variable frequency
Año:2018

Áreas de investigación
  • Energía solar,
  • Generación fotovoltaica

Datos
Descripción
This paper presents a new method for selecting a pump for large-power PV irrigation systems working at a variable frequency. This can have a significant impact since the traditional way of selecting the pump is based on maximizing the efficiency of pump in the duty point at a certain single operating frequency, which is not useful for PV irrigation systems working at a variable frequency. The proposed method starts by considering the pumps with H-Q curves with a high slope and the duty point in the right-hand third of the curve to assure a wide range of operating frequencies. Then, the efficiency within the whole range of frequencies is evaluated. An example of a performance comparison between the pumps selected with the new and traditional methods has been carried out. Results show that by using the new method, the yearly volume of water pumped increases by 7.2-21.0% and the pump efficiency by 4.3-5.3%. Finally, it is important to mention that the proposed method has already been implemented in the SISIFO tool, able to simulate PV irrigation systems.
Internacional
Si
JCR del ISI
Si
Título de la revista
Energy Conversion And Management
ISSN
0196-8904
Factor de impacto JCR
5,589
Información de impacto
Datos JCR del año 2016
Volumen
174
DOI
10.1016/j.enconman.2018.08.071
Número de revista
Desde la página
874
Hasta la página
885
Mes
OCTUBRE
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  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Sistemas Fotovoltaicos
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Instituto de Energía Solar
  • Departamento: Ingeniería Telemática y Electrónica