Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping for Multiple Use Systems (MUS) in Nepal

Authors

Fintan McLoughlin, Technological University DublinFollow
Aidan Duffy, Technological University DublinFollow
Michael Conlon, Technological University DublinFollow

Document Type

Conference Paper

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

Electrical and electronic engineering

Publication Details

48th Universities Power Engineering Conference, Dublin, September 5th & 6^th 2013

Abstract

This paper investigates the performance of five solar photovoltaic (PV) Multiple Use Systems (MUS) used for water pumping. The solar MUS’s provide water for drinking, cleaning and micro-irrigation for some of the poorest communities in Nepal. In the absence of data logging, the performance of each system is investigated based on a series of rules of thumb to determine the predicted, expected and estimated demand and supply of water to small rural communities. The systems are compared based on their technical and economic performance and how this relates to local environmental, physical and socioeconomic characteristics at each location.

Recommended Citation

McLoughlin F., Duffy, A. & Conlon, M. (2013). Solar photovoltaic water pumping for Multiple Use Systems (MUS) in Nepal. 48th International Universities' Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Dublin, Ireland, 2– 5,September, 2013