Due to the evident shortfalls in the high costs of diesel and current, the requirements of pumping for agricultural and aqua
supply have been affected. In that regard, utilizing solar energy to pump aqua is a potential technology for diesel-driven and
conventional propelling structures. Propelling aqua using solar energy is done using photovoltaics techniques that transform energy
from the sun into useful power meant to operate AC or DC engine-driven hydraulic ram. This research contribution provides a critical
evaluation of the solar propelling technology e.g. Maximum Power-Point Trackers (MPPTs) and is based on economic viabilities of
solar photovoltaics techniques and schemes, execution evaluation, photovoltaics generator degradation, and optimum sizing that
distributes power to the electropumps. This analysis also relates to environmental and economic aspects, advanced Photovoltaics
materials, and potential enhancements. Updates regarding the present condition and usage of solar H2O propelling technologies have
also been focusing in this analysis.
Keywords
Maximum Power Point Trackers (MPPTs), Alternating Current (AC), Direct Current (DC)
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Matt Bowden, “A Survay on Photovoltaics Technology for Water Pumping”, Journal of Machine and Computing, vol.1, no.2, pp. 086-096, April 2021. doi: 10.53759/7669/jmc202101010.
