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A 600 W Photovoltaic Groundwater Pumping System Based on LLC Converter and Constant Voltage MPPT

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  • Flavio Palmiro

    (Department of Chemical Engineering—Post Graduate Program, West Parana State University, UNIOESTE, Campus of Toledo, Rua da Faculdade 645, Jd. La Salle, Toledo 85903-000, PR, Brazil)

  • Ruben B. Godoy

    (Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Urbanism and Geography—FAENG, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul—UFMS, Costa e Silva Avenue, Campo Grande 79070-900, MS, Brazil)

  • Tiago H. d. A. Mateus

    (Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Urbanism and Geography—FAENG, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul—UFMS, Costa e Silva Avenue, Campo Grande 79070-900, MS, Brazil)

  • Nicholas D. de Andrade

    (Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Urbanism and Geography—FAENG, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul—UFMS, Costa e Silva Avenue, Campo Grande 79070-900, MS, Brazil)

Abstract

The work consists of the development of a market-friendly 600 W photovoltaic battery-less water pumping system. The system is composed of four 280 Wp solar panels, an auxiliary 10 W solar panel, a three-phase converter and a ½ horsepower (hp) submersible water pump. The electronic stage involves a resonant DC-DC converter in series with a voltage source three-phase inverter. The novelties of this work are related to the use of a resonant DC-DC converter with fixed duty-cycle and frequency for water pumping application, the use of Silicon Carbide Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors (MOSFETs) for solving converter startup issues, and the use of a constant voltage maximum power tracking (MPPT) algorithm with auxiliary panels. The work displays the design of the converter, simulation and experimental results, discussions, and cost evaluation. The feasibility of the system is studied for the water requirements of a beef cattle farm in Brazil.

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  • Flavio Palmiro & Ruben B. Godoy & Tiago H. d. A. Mateus & Nicholas D. de Andrade, 2023. "A 600 W Photovoltaic Groundwater Pumping System Based on LLC Converter and Constant Voltage MPPT," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-12, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:13:p:4926-:d:1178448
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    1. Ammar Mahjoubi & Ridha Fethi Mechlouch & Ammar Ben Brahim, 2011. "A Low Cost Wireless Data Acquisition System for a Remote Photovoltaic (PV) Water Pumping System," Energies, MDPI, vol. 4(1), pages 1-22, January.
    2. Eser Çalışkan & Ozgur Ustun, 2022. "Smart Efficiency Tracking for Novel Switch—LLC Converter for Battery Charging Applications," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-21, March.
    3. Dongkwan Yoon & Sungmin Lee & Younghoon Cho, 2020. "Design Considerations of Series-Connected Devices Based LLC Converter," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-14, January.
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