Design and Implementation of Photovoltaic Pumping System using Centrifugal Pump and Motor for Rural Area in Oman
The Ministry of Higher Education sponsored this project with Research Grant Agreement No. FURAP/C2/HK/ENGEE .
My duty: Research fellow March-May 2018 (Three months).
My duty was being the Principle investigator.
For two university semesters, I have worked on the project carrying out the following duties:
1. Developed the research proposal, objectives and methodology.
2. Assembled a team of researcher and assigned roles and functions of each member.
3. Controlled the communication mechanisms between research team, university administration and supervising professor.
4. Led the planning, coordination and implementation of the experimental work and research programme in accordance with the University strategy, policy and procedures and funder requirements.
The aim of the project is to discover the techno-economic criteria and optimum design of a Photovoltaic (PV) water pumping system for irrigation purposes in Oman. The findings were compared to results in the literature of other systems setup in neighboring countries and across the world. The project concludes that Oman has a promising future in implementation of PV water pumping systems.
Funded amount: US$ 5,700
Publications include:
Al-Waeli, A. H., Al-Kabi, A. H., Al-Mamari, A., Kazem, H. A., & Chaichan, M. T. (2017). Evaluation of the economic and environmental aspects of using photovoltaic water pumping system. In 9th International Conference on Robotic, Vision, Signal Processing and Power Applications (pp. 715-723). Springer, Singapore.
Al-Waeli, A. H., El-Din, M. M., Al-Kabi, A. H., Al-Mamari, A., Kazem, H. A., & Chaichan, M. T. (2017). Optimum design and evaluation of solar water pumping system for rural areas. International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, 7(1), 12-20.
Kazem, H. A., Al-Waeli, A. H., Al-Kabi, A. H., & Al-Mamari, A. (2015). Technoeconomical assessment of optimum design for photovoltaic water pumping system for rural area in Oman. International Journal of Photoenergy, 2015.
