Mathematical Modelling and Implementation of Solar Based Water Pumping System for Irrigation

Abstract

This paper presents mathematical design of solar based irrigation system for water pumping employing MATLAB/Simulink environment. Perturb and observe (P&O) technique, which is an algorithm, is used for obtaining maximum amount of power from the output. The Perturb and Observe MPPT technique is realized on a cuk converter. The performance of PV system is tested at various solar irradiance and temperature of cell. The results confirmed that motor-pump speed, current and power increases on increasing solar insolation. This paper and piece of research will aid system designers in analyzing the performance of the system at various atmospheric condition in rural irrigation.