Study and Development of Solar-Powered Water Pumping System

Solar energy is the radiant light from the sun and can be harnessed from different technologies. It is an important renewable energy source which is generally used for generating electricity. It can be harnessed very easily as the only condition is availability of sunlight and landmass. But it is mainly used in rural areas for their development. Solar powered pumps can be used in farmsfields, villages and animal herds. It is normal power pump with an electric motor which uses electricity produced by solar panel at the site. The motor can us DC as well as AC power but due to reduced efficiency and cost of AC and DC motor is generally preferred. This can be used for pumping water. Basically, two elements are used in water pumping system. These are PV panels and pumps and the smallest one is solar pump. When exposed to light, each solar cell produce a direct electric current using the specially designed layers of semiconducting material. The wiring in the panel helps to collect this direct current and send it to the DC pump, which pumps it according to the sun or is stored for future use.