Overview
Simulations and analysis, over three years of field data for 8 solar PV pumping stations, were undertaken in this work to: (i) Use the unutilzed PV power for RO Water Desalination
Unutilized PV Power
Unutilized
PV power can be classified into: (i) PNMAX
power (or ENMAX energy) which results from the maximum capacity
limit of the pump and (ii) PLOSS power (or ELOSS energy)
which occurs at times when the storage tank is full. PNMAX is a
system design parameter and is not affected by oversizing or tank size.
Sample Results
Figure
1. Total potable water (QP) as a function of oversizing factor
for different storage tank sizes
