Title :
Optimised solar water pumping system based on an induction motor driven centrifugal pump
Author :
Nayar, C.V. ; Vasu, E. ; Phillips, S.J.
Author_Institution :
Power Electron. Res. Unit, Curtin Univ. of Technol., Perth, WA, Australia
Abstract :
Two power electronic interfaces, each forming a complete photovoltaic pumping system requiring an "off-the-shelf" induction motor driven submersible centrifugal pump have been developed. An in-depth study of the developed system has been carried out by simulation and field tests.<>
Keywords :
electric drives; induction motors; photovoltaic power systems; power convertors; power electronics; pumps; solar cell arrays; water supply; DC-DC converters; field tests; induction motor driven centrifugal pump; optimised solar water pumping system; photovoltaic pumping system; power electronic interfaces; simulation; solar arrays; submersible centrifugal pump; DC-DC power converters; EMTP; Induction motors; Photovoltaic systems; Power electronics; Power system modeling; Pulse width modulation inverters; Solar power generation; Underwater vehicles; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON '93. Proceedings. Computer, Communication, Control and Power Engineering.1993 IEEE Region 10 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1233-3
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1993.320664
