Monday, October 24, 2011

Is it possible to run water pump on solar system?

Hi

I want to operate motor which require to collect water from land under 1300 ft. I want to run that motor on solar system rather than on electricity. I do not know how much walt needed to operate it?

can u give me your idea and information in this matter?Is it possible to run water pump on solar system?if you have a 1300 foot deep well, you will need to lift the water at some flow rate. The power needed is proportional to flow rate. so you can calculate the energy needed to lift a mass of 1 kg/min of H2O 1300 feet (396 m) the potential energy is

m*h/min = 396kg-m/min per kg water

1 watt is equal to 6.11829727787 kg-m/min

to have a flow of 1 kg/min you will need to have a power source of 396/6.11 = 64.7w for each kg of water

a gallon is about 3.6 kg, so for 1 gal/min from a 1300 foot deep well you will need about 235 watts



there will be some losses in the system and you might get 50% overall efficiency, thus you will need to have about 500 w solar power to get the flow of 1 gal per minute from a 1300 foot deep well. you can scale the power directly from the 1 gal per min example of to get your required flow.Is it possible to run water pump on solar system?There are a variety of pumps that operate on solar power.

Do a Google.

But here is one place that deals with this equipment:

http://www.etaengineering.com/waterpumpi

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