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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The satisfaction and euphoria that accompany the successful completion of

any task would be incomplete without the mention of the people, who are
responsible for the completion of the technical seminar because it is epitome of
hard work, perseverance, undeterred missionary zeal, steadfast determination,
unperturbed concentration, dedication and most of all encouraging guidance. So
with gratitude I acknowledge all those whose guidance and encouragement served
as a “Beacon Light” and crowned our effort with success.

My humble pranaams to SRI SRI SRI DR. NIRMALANANDANATHA

MAHA SWAMIJI for his divine blessings

I am grateful to thank Dr. K.M. RAVIKUMAR, PRINCIPAL, for helping

and guidance throughout our academic carrier.

I would like to thank Dr.NAGENDRAKUMAR M, HOD, Dept. of

TelecommunicationEngineering for providing all the help and guidance needed for
the successful completion of the technical seminar.

I express my heartfelt thanks to my department faculties for providing

opportunity to perform technical seminar work in this institution under their
directions. Without their guidance, support and technical expertise, this work
would have been a distinct dream for me.

I take the opportunity to express my deep sense of gratitude to my parents

and family, who introduced me to the graduate engineering studies and were a
constant source of moral support, love and encouragement throughout my studies.

I thank all those persons and all well-wishers who directly and indirectly
helped and motivated me to complete the technical seminar successfully.

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ABSTRACT

Solar energy radiant light and heat from the sun, is harnessed using a range of ever
evolving technologies such as solar heating, solar photovoltaic, solar thermal
electricity, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis.

Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active solar
depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute solar energy. Active
solar techniques include the use of photovoltaic panels and solar thermal collectors
to harness the energy.

Solar Irrigation, a new emerging application in Solar Energy as well as Solar PV

Industry, is now being implemented by many companies from India. Indian
government and NGOs have come forward to support this technology by
financially and morally
.
What is solar irrigation? It is simply, the water pump -which is used by farmers to
water their corps land and help them significantly in irrigation work, will be
powered by Solar PV array with or without Inverters (and Battery bank if needed).

In detail, a solar-powered pump is a pump running on electricity generated by

photovoltaic panels or the thermal energy available from collected sunlight as
opposed to grid electricity or diesel run water pumps. The operation of solar
powered pumps is more economical mainly due to the lower operation and
maintenance costs and has less environmental impact than pumps powered by an
internal combustion engine (ICE). Solar pumps are useful where grid electricity is
unavailable and alternative sources (in particular wind) do not provide sufficient
energy.

Now, what is profit from this project? Who will get benefited? These 2 questions
are correlated in this case. The developer/installer organization will get benefited
by the outcome of the project, whereas the farmers, who will use the water, will get
this as a cheaper rate comparing to diesel-run or grid-powered water pumping
solutions. And the ultimate benefit is to the Environment as this is a ZERO carbon
emission project.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................ 1
1.1. Water Pumping ........................................................................ 1
1.2. Application .............................................................................. 1-3
1.3. Objective of the project ............................................................ 3
Chapter 2 Literature Survey ....................................................... 4
2.1. Solar Panel ............................................................................... 4-5
2.2. Boost Converter ....................................................................... 5-7
2.3. Inverter ..................................................................................... 7
2.4. Pump Configuration ................................................................ 8
2.4.1. Submersible Pump………………………………………….8-9
2.4.2. Multistage centrifugal pumps……………………………….9
2.4.3. Pump set Positive displacement helical pumps…………….9
2.4.4. Submerged pump with surface mounted motor……………..9-10
2.4.5. Floating Motor Pump sets………………………………….10-11
2.4.6. Surface Suction Pump set…………………………………11-12
Chapter 3 Selection ..................................................................... 13
3.1. Solar Panel ............................................................................. 13
3.2. Boost Converter ..................................................................... 13-14
3.3. Filters ...................................................................................... 14
3.4 Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation……………………………15

Chapter 4 Conclusion ................................................................. 16

References.................................................................................... 17

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