Qingjing Gong, Anqi Wang, Erika Axe
Abstract:
The PV/Pump Subteam section has worked on how to modify and improve upon the ideas and models already in place for design of pumps in villages for the Fall 2014 Semester; this group is a subset of the entire Village Supply Team in the AguaClara Student Project Team at Cornell University. In general, this subset has worked toward having single electric pumps that send water to the town and lifts water from the well at ground level to an AguaClara facility/distribution system, deliberating types of pumps and pressure requirements for equal distribution, balancing cost and efficiency of pumps, and evaluating the different options for the design of the photovoltaic and pump system. Among the different designs for the photovoltaic and pump system, this section will be looking at two main options. The first option will be to divide the power between the two pumps, create a simple control system for easily maintenance, and to design the photovoltaic system to be able to handle cloudy, winter days. The second option to be looked into will be to divert all the power to the first pump on cloudy days and to allow the control system to automatically divert all of the power to the well pump when the chlorine contact tank isn't full—thereby allowing the second option to be more easily implemented.
