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Grid and Photovoltaic Powered Pumping Systems

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 14612

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Dr. Vladimir Prakht

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Department of Electrical Engineering, Ural Federal University, 620002 Yekaterinburg, Russia
Interests: energy efficiency; electric machines; electric motors; electric generators; electric drives; gearless generators; gearless motors; high-speed electric machines
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Prof. Dr. Anton Rassõlkin

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Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics, Tallinn University of Technology, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia
Interests: electrical drives; mechatronics; electric vehicles; electrical machines
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Dr. Levon Gevorkov

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Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, 30100 Pilsen, Czech Republic
Interests: electrical engineering; power electronics; pumping systems
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Dr. Emiliia Iakovleva

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General Electrical Engineering Department, Saint Petersburg Mining University, 2, 21st Line, 199106 St. Petersburg, Russia
Interests: battery
Dr. Irina Kirpichnikova

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Department of Electrical Engineering, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia
Interests: renewable energy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Pumping systems driven by electric motors play a significant role in modern water production, distribution, and sewerage systems by providing liquid transfer and delivery for industrial, household and commercial applications. The growth of population in big towns and cities as well as in rural areas consequently leads to the necessity of optimized and more sophisticated water supply and distribution systems.

This Special Issue focuses on the theory and practice of all types of regular and solar-powered pumping systems.

We invite papers on novel methods, innovative technology approaches, analytical models, reviews, and case studies. The area includes but is not limited to the following topics:


- Technical, economic, and environmental assessment of grid and solar-powered applications of pumping systems (including domestic, community, and industrial);

- Novel methods and innovative approaches of power conversion and optimization for both conventional and solar powered pumping systems (theory with modeling and/or practice with implementations and case studies);

- Solar energy management models for pumping systems, forecasting, and optimization techniques;

-  Optimization techniques for control strategies including speed, throttling, and bypass methods;

- Batteries and photovoltaic arrays for solar power usage in pumping applications.

Thank you for your consideration. We hope you consider contributing to this very exciting Special Issue.

Dr. Vladimir Prakht
Prof. Dr. Anton Rassõlkin
Dr. Levon Gevorkov
Dr. Emiliia Iakovleva
Dr. Irina Kirpichnikova
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • water pumping systems
  • efficiency
  • energy management
  • photovoltaic
  • solar
  • electric drives
  • centrifugal pumps
  • control systems
  • flow and pressure regulation
  • sustainable water supply
  • optimization of components and controls
  • irrigation

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19 pages, 2613 KiB  
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Experimental Performance Evaluation of a PV-Powered Center-Pivot Irrigation System for a Three-Year Operation Period
by Juan Ignacio Herraiz, Rita Hogan Almeida, Manuel Castillo-Cagigal and Luis Narvarte
Energies 2023, 16(9), 3654; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en16093654 - 24 Apr 2023
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High-power diesel-based or grid-connected irrigation systems are being replaced by battery-free, high-power stand-alone Photovoltaic Irrigation Systems (PVIS) that reduce energy costs by up to 80% and for which no experimental performance data are available. The operation of PVIS is affected by various factors, [...] Read more.
High-power diesel-based or grid-connected irrigation systems are being replaced by battery-free, high-power stand-alone Photovoltaic Irrigation Systems (PVIS) that reduce energy costs by up to 80% and for which no experimental performance data are available. The operation of PVIS is affected by various factors, some unrelated to the quality of the PV system itself, that generate losses that affect their performance: losses that vary with the crop and its irrigation period, losses intrinsic to the PVIS design, and losses that happen as a consequence of the behavior of the end-user. To better understand the impact of each type of loss, the traditional performance ratio was factorized. This paper provides the PV community with experimental data on the performance of a battery-free 160 kWp PV-powered constant-pressure center-pivot irrigation system. The system was analyzed over three years of real operation, during which the performance ratio ranged from 49.0 to 53.2%. Full article
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Photovoltaic Electrification and Water Pumping Using the Concepts of Water Shortage Probability and Loss of Power Supply Probability: A Case Study
by Misagh Irandoostshahrestani and Daniel R. Rousse
Energies 2023, 16(1), 1; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en16010001 - 20 Dec 2022
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In this paper, a techno-economic investigation of a small-scale solar water pumping system combined with power generation is conducted numerically. Irrigation and power production for a typical small-size citrus farm located in southern Iran is simulated. The system consists of monocrystalline photovoltaic panels [...] Read more.
In this paper, a techno-economic investigation of a small-scale solar water pumping system combined with power generation is conducted numerically. Irrigation and power production for a typical small-size citrus farm located in southern Iran is simulated. The system consists of monocrystalline photovoltaic panels (CS3K-305MS, 305 W), absorbent glass material batteries (8A31DT-DEKA, 104 Wh), inverters (SMA Sunny Boy 2.0, 2000 W), and a pumping storage system. The key concepts of water shortage probability (WSP) and loss of power supply probability (LPSP) are used in conjunction with users’ tolerances and sizing of the system. A genuine MATLAB code was developed and validated before the simulations. A specific electricity consumption pattern for a rural home and a variable irrigation water profile were considered. The main objective of the study is to size a system that provides both electricity for domestic use of a home as well as the energy required for running the irrigation pumps with respect to investment cost, LCOE, WSP, and LPSP. The main findings of the research are that LPSP and WSP threshold tolerances can have a preponderant effect on the cost and sizing of the system. Interestingly, results reveal that there is a minimum variation of the capital expenditure (CAPEX) versus the number of PV panels. For the optimal configuration, the study indicates that shifting from an LPSP of 0% to 3% (or about ten days of potential yearly shortage) makes the LCOE drop by about 55%, while the WSP decreases by about 36%. Full article
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A New Strategy for PI Tuning in Photovoltaic Irrigation Systems Based on Simulation of System Voltage Fluctuations Due to Passing Clouds
by Francisco Jesús Guillén-Arenas, José Fernández-Ramos and Luis Narvarte
Energies 2022, 15(19), 7191; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15197191 - 29 Sep 2022
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One of the greatest challenges in stand-alone photovoltaic irrigation systems (PVIS) without batteries is the tuning of PID controllers and the evaluation of their performance once the system is tuned. Tuning method must be applied in clear days (constant irradiance) while performance must [...] Read more.
One of the greatest challenges in stand-alone photovoltaic irrigation systems (PVIS) without batteries is the tuning of PID controllers and the evaluation of their performance once the system is tuned. Tuning method must be applied in clear days (constant irradiance) while performance must be evaluated in the most unfavourable circumstances, which occur when the passage of a cloud causes a sudden drop in available power. In short, tuning and testing must be done under different weather conditions. To solve this problem, a tuning method that is complemented by a method to simulate voltage fluctuations due to cloud passage has been developed. This allows tuning and evaluation of the system’s performance in the same session. Furthermore, the new PI tuning method achieves a better adjustment of the parameters and solves the instability problems that arise when applying traditional closed-loop tuning methods. Both methods use the feedforward input that most variable frequency drivers have. A signal generator is used to carry out the simulation of the clouds. This input is also used to introduce a triangular signal used for the tuning of the PI controller. The results show that the performance of the system, characterized by the voltage of the PV generator, with simulated clouds is similar to the response with real clouds. With regard to the tuning, the new method achieves better performance than previous methods. These methods can be applied on clear days, under conditions of constant irradiance, which greatly simplifies its implementation and greatly reduces the time required for commissioning the system. Full article
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Comparative Simulation Study of Pump System Efficiency Driven by Induction and Synchronous Reluctance Motors
by Levon Gevorkov, José Luis Domínguez-García, Anton Rassõlkin and Toomas Vaimann
Energies 2022, 15(11), 4068; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15114068 - 01 Jun 2022
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Grid-powered pumping plants are widespread electromechanical systems commonly set in motion by electrical machines. The productivity of these electromechanical systems varies substantially according to the shift of the location of the working point on the H-Q plane, which is determined with the help [...] Read more.
Grid-powered pumping plants are widespread electromechanical systems commonly set in motion by electrical machines. The productivity of these electromechanical systems varies substantially according to the shift of the location of the working point on the H-Q plane, which is determined with the help of mutual positions of the characteristics of the pump unit itself and the hydraulic parameters of the pipeline. The topic of the proposed article is mainly focused on the investigation of pumping plant productivity equipped with two various types of electrical machines known as induction and synchronous reluctance motors. A simulation method of efficiency prediction of a centrifugal pumping plant for flow regulation is proposed. The described Simulink/Matlab simulation approach is quite valuable for validating efficiency in the case of pumping plants supplied with various types of electrical machines. The data relating to the electrical machines’ efficiency estimation were obtained during a series of experimental tests with the real experimental setup. Thus, the calculation results of the model are accurate and based on confirmed experimental measurements. Full article
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Assessment of the Harmonics Influence on the Power Consumption of an Electric Submersible Pump Installation
by Aleksandr Lyakhomskii, Anton Petrochenkov, Aleksandr Romodin, Evgenia Perfil’eva, Sergey Mishurinskikh, Andrei Kokorev, Aleksandr Kokorev and Sergei Zuev
Energies 2022, 15(7), 2409; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15072409 - 25 Mar 2022
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Oil production is a complex technological process that requires significant electricity consumption. The main electricity consumers in oil and gas production workshops are artificial lift facilities. Currently, among the objects of mechanized mining, installations of electric submersible pumps are widespread. When planning technological [...] Read more.
Oil production is a complex technological process that requires significant electricity consumption. The main electricity consumers in oil and gas production workshops are artificial lift facilities. Currently, among the objects of mechanized mining, installations of electric submersible pumps are widespread. When planning technological modes, it is necessary to be able to assess the change in the power consumption parameters when changing the technological process parameters. The paper proposes a typical replacement scheme for the electrical complex element. The power consumption calculation of electric submersible pump installations has been carried out. The error in the power consumption modeling results of electric submersible pump installations in comparison with the results of instrumental measurements is no more than 10%. The estimation of additional losses of electric energy caused by the influence of harmonics is carried out. The proposed technique makes it possible to estimate the power consumption of an electric submersible pump installation when changing the parameters of the technological process and equipment. The results of the work can be used for planning material support and optimization of warehouse stocks within the framework of integrated logistics support for the technological process of industrial enterprises. Full article
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Optimal Tradeoff between MPP and Stability of a PV-Based Pumping System
by Wahid Souhail, Sameer Alsharif, Irfan Ahmed and Hedi Khammari
Energies 2022, 15(3), 1106; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15031106 - 02 Feb 2022
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This paper presents a novel algorithm to pick PV-based pumping system operating points that simultaneously achieve maximum delivered power and optimized stability. We present an in-depth analysis of operating point dynamics and shape the PV output current and voltage parameter plans. Accordingly, we [...] Read more.
This paper presents a novel algorithm to pick PV-based pumping system operating points that simultaneously achieve maximum delivered power and optimized stability. We present an in-depth analysis of operating point dynamics and shape the PV output current and voltage parameter plans. Accordingly, we draw the power bifurcation diagram with all possible operating points. Our proposed algorithm picks the power operating point midway between two consecutive stable points and far enough from the stability boundary to assure system safety. We validated our methodology successfully by numerical simulation based on speculative evidence using MATCON/MATLAB/SimPowerSystems blocks. In addition, we compared the proposed algorithm with P&O MPPT algorithm, and the results verified the reliability of our proposed algorithm to deliver maximum stable power. Full article
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Review on Solar Photovoltaic-Powered Pumping Systems
by Levon Gevorkov, José Luis Domínguez-García and Lluis Trilla Romero
Energies 2023, 16(1), 94; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en16010094 - 21 Dec 2022
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Water and energy are becoming more and more important in agriculture, urban areas and for the growing population worldwide, particularly in developing countries. To provide access to water it is necessary to use appropriate pumping systems and supply them with enough energy for [...] Read more.
Water and energy are becoming more and more important in agriculture, urban areas and for the growing population worldwide, particularly in developing countries. To provide access to water it is necessary to use appropriate pumping systems and supply them with enough energy for operation. Pumps powered by solar photovoltaic energy are complex electromechanical systems that include hydraulic equipment, electrical machines, sensors, power converters, and control units. Therefore, solar photovoltaic pumping systems are associated with various fields of science and engineering. In remote, less-populated areas without electricity, where it is either challenging to connect to the grid or it is not possible, solar photovoltaic water pumping systems can play a significant role. To see whether solar photovoltaic pumping systems may be a practical, viable, and affordable method of pumping water it is necessary to study different aspects of their operation. The goal of this current article is to evaluate and outline recent research and advancement in the field of solar photovoltaic pumping systems. The major focus is on the standalone photovoltaic pumping system’s components, factors that affect system efficiency, performance evaluation, system optimization, and the potential for integration with modern control techniques. The main objective of this article is to give a broader overview of solar photovoltaic technologies for researchers, engineers, and decision-makers. Full article
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