Techno-economic Analysis of Photovoltaic Water Pumping System in Khuzestan Province

Techno-economic Analysis of Photovoltaic Water Pumping System in Khuzestan Province

In the present study, the technical and economic analysis of using solar energy and electricity for water pumping in the Khuzestan province in Iran is investigated. For this purpose, the ecological conditions such as the weather data, air clearness and sunshine hours are analyzed. The nature of groundwater in the region was examined in terms of depth, static and dynamic head, water pumping rate. The economic analyses were done using computer code to investigate the feasibility analysis and cash flows from the use of various energy sources in order to pump water. Three configurations for solar water pumping system were studied in this study; AC solar water pumping with storage battery, AC solar water pumping with storage tank and DC direct solar water pumping.