Review on Solar PV based Drives for Water Pumping Application

In remote and hilly areas water pumping for domestic usage can induce heavy cost due to high cost of power transmission to those areas. In recent years, photovoltaic (PV) power systems have been gaining importance in catering to the energy needs of villages and small towns for domestic purposes. Using diesel pump to deliver water for the agricultural needs causes problems both in terms of profitability and environmental perspectives. Higher price of diesel increases the operation costs of diesel water pumping system thereby reducing the incomes of farmers. The utilization of solar photo voltaic (SPV) energy is progressive at these areas. In this article we reviewed various works / studies involved in Solar PV based water pumping application.