Title :
Solar PV water pumping comes of age in India
Author :
Surendra, T.S. ; Subbaraman, S.V.V.
Author_Institution :
Polyene Group, Suryovonics Ltd, Hyderabad, India
Abstract :
If grid-connected PV applications are prominent in the PV market segments of developed countries, an agrarian country like India is gradually experiencing a paradigm shift to stand alone solar PV water pumping. This would encourage economies of scale PV plants in India in the future and ensure reliable, clean and sustainable power to small farmers. The DC floating pump system developed by the Polyene Group has found acceptance amongst small farmers in the Southern states of India as established by various studies. This paper also discusses the economics of solar water pumping from the stand point of the Government and develops life cycle cost analyses of various options. Solar PV water pumping has indeed arrived in India.
Keywords :
life cycle costing; photovoltaic power systems; pumps; water supply; DC floating pump system; India; PV market; Polyene Group; agrarian country; economics; grid-connected PV applications; life cycle cost analyses; small farms; solar PV water pumping; solar water pumping; stand alone solar PV water pumping; sustainable power; Costs; Crops; DC motors; Economies of scale; Government; Manufacturing; Power system planning; Power system reliability; Propagation losses; State estimation;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7471-1
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190891
