Solar water pumping optimization for domestic use in Kota Bharu, East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

Author

Mustafa, W. ; Humar, M.F. ; Zakaria, K.P. ; Hamid, H.

Author_Institution

Univ. Kuala Lumpur Malaysia France Inst., Bandar Baru Bangi, France

fYear

2014

fDate

27-29 Aug. 2014

Firstpage

116

Lastpage

120

Abstract

This paper presents the feasibility and optimization analysis of submersible water pumping system application in East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The main objective of this study is to design the optimum sizing of system components through HOMER software (Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy Resources) to fullfill the requirement of 2.2 kWh/d DC primary load with 1.9 kWp load. The simulation result show the optimal sizing of 1.5 kW photovoltaic system, 12 batteries of 220 Ah with 36 V system voltage and 300 W of converter. This configuration is the most technically feasible to lift a water of 30 liters/min at 70 meters depth.

Keywords

optimisation; pumps; solar power; water supply; HOMER software; Kota Bharu; Peninsular Malaysia; hybrid optimization of multiple energy resources; solar water pumping optimization; submersible water pumping system; Batteries; Load modeling; Optimization; Photovoltaic systems; Underwater vehicles; Water resources; HOMER; Optimization; Photovoltaic; Solar Water Pumping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering Technology and Technopreneuship (ICE2T), 2014 4th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kuala Lumpur

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICE2T.2014.7006230

Filename

7006230