Photovoltaic Water Pumping Systems: Concept, Design, and Methods of Optimization

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. Introduction 2. Photovoltaic water pumping systems concept 3. Modeling of photovoltaic water pumping systems 4. Intuitive and numerical sizing methods for photovoltaic water pumping systems 5. Sizing of photovoltaic water pumping systems using evolutionary algorithms 6. Sizing of photovoltaic water pumping systems multi-criteria decision making methods 7. Sensitivity analysis of photovoltaic water pumping 8. Power electronic features of photovoltaic water pumping systems