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Design Principles of
Photovoltaic Irrigation 9
Systems
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Juan Reca-Carden ˜a , Rafael Lo ´pez-Luque 2
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Department of Engineering, Universidad de Almerı ´ a, Almerı ´ a, Spain ; Department of Applied
Physics, Universidad de Co ´rdoba, Co ´rdoba, Spain 2
CHAPTER OUTLINE
1. Introduction ....................................................................................................... 296
2. Classification of Photovoltaic Irrigation Systems .................................................. 297
2.1 According to the Type of Powering Plant ............................................... 298
2.1.1 Stand-alone Plants ........................................................................... 298
2.1.2 Grid-Connected Plants...................................................................... 299
2.1.3 Hybrid Systems ................................................................................ 299
2.2 According to the Type of Irrigation System ............................................ 300
2.2.1 Pumping to an Elevated Tank ........................................................... 300
2.2.2 Direct Pumping ................................................................................ 300
3. Photovoltaic Irrigation Systems Components........................................................ 301
3.1 Photovoltaic Power Plants.................................................................... 301
3.1.1 Photovoltaic Modules........................................................................ 301
3.1.2 Solar Tracking Systems..................................................................... 304
3.1.3 Other Types of Photovoltaic Array Arrangements ............................... 308
3.1.4 Inverter ............................................................................................ 309
3.2 Photovoltaic Irrigation Systems............................................................. 311
3.2.1 Pumping System .............................................................................. 312
3.2.2 On-Farm Irrigation Network............................................................... 312
4. Modeling and Simulation of Photovoltaic Irrigation System................................... 319
4.1 EartheSun Geometry and Solar Radiation Modeling ............................... 319
4.1.1 Solar Position ................................................................................... 319
4.1.2 Angle of Incidence of the Solar Rays With Respect
to the Photovoltaic Modules .............................................................. 320
4.1.3 Solar Irradiance Components............................................................ 321
4.1.4 Power Calculations ........................................................................... 325
5. Design of Photovoltaic Irrigation Systems............................................................ 326
References ............................................................................................................. 330
Further Reading ...................................................................................................... 333
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