Water Pumping
A solar water pump is driven by solar energy through photovoltaic cells as opposed to grid electricity or diesel run water pumps. It is an efficient means of utilizing solar power generated electricity. The system can be used for agriculture and livestock. Solar water pumps may be especially useful in small scale or community based irrigation, as large scale irrigation requires large volumes of water.
Solar PV water pumping systems are used for irrigation and drinking water in India. The majority of the pumps are fitted with a 200 watt - 3,000 watt motor are powered with 1,800 Wp PV array which can deliver about 140,000 liters of water/day from a total head of 10 meters. By 30 September 2006, a total of 7,068 solar PV water pumping systems have been installed.
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