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UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST
FACULTY OF PHYSICS Guest
2024-11-22 2:24 |
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Conference: Bucharest University Faculty of Physics 2021 Meeting
Section: Physics and Technology of Renewable and Alternative Energy Sources
Title:
Solar panel water pumps for sustainable agriculture
Authors:
Ionuț TĂNASE (1), Adriana BĂLAN (1, 2)
Affiliation:
1) University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics, Bucharest-Măgurele, 405 Atomistilor str., Bucharest-Măgurele, Romania
2) University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics, 3Nano-SAE Research Centre, 405 Atomistilor str., PO Box MG-38, Bucharest-Măgurele, Romania
E-mail
tanaseionutcji@gmail.com
Keywords:
Solar panel water pumps, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture
Abstract:
Water supply has always been a problem, especially when electricity is not available. Individual irrigation systems that use solar panels or wind turbines have proven to be the ideal solution and are increasingly used in agriculture. These systems use submersible or surface pumps. Essential in these applications are direct current pumps that have very high efficiency, using a very small amount of electricity for pumping water. The solar pumping project aims to expose the characteristics, uses, advantages and disadvantages of its use. Solar panel water pumps are a relatively new concept, used more and more often in residential and non-residential buildings. These pumps run on solar energy, so a renewable, free and green energy. Pumping water with solar pumps can provide significant environmental and socio-economic benefits. At the individual level, the pumping system can be a viable alternative, especially in isolated, non-electrified communities. At the national level, solar pumping can contribute to the creation of an efficient irrigation system, growth and diversification of agricultural products. Solar pumping systems can include two categories of pumps, centrifugal and positive displacement pumps. The solar pump is powered by a minimal photovoltaic system, sized according to its energy needs. The solar water pumping system is able to support all types of electric water pumps ranging from irrigation to household requirements. Irrigation pumps such as submersible, surface or deep, can also be coupled with drip irrigation systems to increase the cost-effectiveness of this configuration.
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