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Simulation Algorithm And Validation Of A Photovoltaic Water Pumping System, I. Odeh, Y. Yohannis, Brian Norton
Simulation Algorithm And Validation Of A Photovoltaic Water Pumping System, I. Odeh, Y. Yohannis, Brian Norton
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A photovoltaic (PV) water pumping system has been modelled using TRNSYS considering a power supply, a direct current (DC)/alternating current (AC) inverter, an AC induction motor, a centrifugal pump, a well, a water storage tank, and an overflow protection device. The model emulates actual pumping head curves, uses numerical methods to determine pump system working points, and includes a storage tank as a component in the system. It simulates PV-powered water pumping systems, constant voltage tracking, voltage frequency modulation, and maximum power point tracking algorithms; variable inverter frequency with variable motor efficiency, variable inverter frequency with constant motor efficiency, and …