Determining the optimum solar water pumping system for domestic use, livestock watering or irrigation

38th ASES National Solar Conference 2009, SOLAR 2009

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages 2212-2239

  Vick, Brian D ^a   Clark, R Nolan ^a  

^a Conservation and Production Research Lab ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC USE; PUMP TYPES; PV ARRAYS; PV MODULES; SOLAR-POWERED; WATER DEMAND; WATER PUMPING SYSTEMS;

CENTRIFUGATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84867269956     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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