Solar Water Pumping Syste

Design Toolkit
December 2019
Version 3

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 Daily water requirement
STEP 1 - Determine Daily Water Requirement
1. Village/community water supply
Community water supply can be estimated from population size and from the daily per capita water consumption. Water demand
estimation also considers the future demand from the growing population. Usually water demand estimation considers the life time
of the water lifting system or the major cost item of the system components.

2. Water for livestock

Livestock water supply is estimated from the number of animals using the system multiplied by the per capita water consumption.
It also considers livestock population growth rate.

Please enter daily water demands for the predicted period in gray shaded cells:
3. Location Name: Region SNNP Zone Alaba
LibishSpe Woreda Alaba
Kebele Dino Hossa Site Name Mena
4. Community water suppy
Per capita water demand 25 liters/day (ranges from 15 to 50 liters/day)
5. Water for livestock
Values in Green Shaded Cells are
Livestock Water demand Typical values typical values for livestock water
Type (L/day) (L/day) requirement. These values may
Cattle 40 25 - 60 vary depending on livestock breed
and also seasonally. Users are
Camel 60 40 - 70 required to enter appropriate
Equine 40 30 - 45 values in Gray shaded cells.
Sheep/goat 10 4 - 15
Pigs 15 10 - 20
Chicken 0 0.1
Note: Water demand for humans and livestock may vary depending on local climatic conditions.
Daily Water Requirements: Enter population valuse for the predicted period.
Quantity L/day
6 Population size 1,000 25,000

7 Cattle 100 4,000

Camel 30 1,800
Equine 2 80
Sheep/goat 70 700
Pigs 0 0
Chicken 200 20

8 Other water demand (L/day) 2,000 2,000

9 Enter additional percentage of daily water 2.2%

supply that you want to account for storage or
compensate for losses due to spillage.

10 Storage Tank Required - days of storage 2.0 days

11 Total Daily Water Requirement 34.3 m3/day

12 Maximum/Design flow rate 2.2 L/s

It should not exceed safe yield of the well 7.8 m3/h
13 Storage Tank size 68.7 m3
 Hydraulic Power Requirement
STEP 2 - Determine Hydraulic Power Requirement Static Head
To determine the hydraulic power requirement, the total daily water demand and the 5 Static water level below the pump (hp)
total dynamic head should be known. 6 Draw down (hd)
Enter values only in Gray shaded cells. Refer the diagrams. 7 Pump position from dynamic water level (hp)
8 Vertical lift above the pump (hv)
9 Total Static Head
Head loss in pipe
10 Suction pipe diameter
11 Suction pipe type
12 Delivery pipe length
13 Delivery pipe diameter
14 Delivery pipe type
15 Adustment of friction loss for pipe aging
Friction loss in the pipe
Head losses in pipe fittings
Enter fitting sizes in inch Quantity
16 Gate Valves 1
17 Globe Valves 0
18 Check Valve 1
Positive displacement 19 Foot valve with strainer 0
Submersible pump 20 90 Degree Elbows 6
Suction pumBore-hole Enter values in inch Quantity
Float pump Surface water 21 Reducers 0
1 Source of water Surface water 22 Diffusers/Expansion 1
2 Choose the type of pump: Suction pump 23 Friction losses in pipe fittings
3 Enter suction pipe length (For Suction pumps only) 24 Total Friction losses in pipes and fittings
(Enter 0 for other types of pumps) 10.0 m 25 Residual pressure at reservoir exit
4 Total Hydraulic Workload 0.108 m4/s 26 Total Dynamic Head
27 Percentage of friction losses
28 Total Hydraulic Power Requirement
ment
Note:The sketch on the left indicates static head parameters for a bore Pipe sizes
hole with a submersible pump. The sketch on the right is a suction pump or
4.5 m a float pump lifting from a surface water source. When appropriate, note 0.50
the values of NPSHRequired and NPSHAvailable to avoid cavitation problems. Enter
0.0 m 0 for draw down for surface water pumping systems. For Float pumps enter 0.75
0.0 m 0 for Water level below the pump (hp). 1.00
40.0 m 1.25
44.5 m 1.50

1.75
2.5 inch For delivery pipe = v 0.68 m/s 2.00 For delivery pipe
Galvanized Steel Conversion V2 0.47 m/s 2.50 Iterations f cal f
300 m Inch mm Re 31157 3.00 1 0.02913 0.0286021
2.5 inch 1 25.4 e/D 0.002362 3.50 2 0.0286021 0.028635
Galvanized Steel fFirstGues 0.029133 Moody's e 4.00 3 0.028635 0.028633
0 % (0- 15) fTenthIteration 0.02863309 Colebrook' 4.50 4 0.028633 0.0286331
3.32 m L/D 4724.41 5.00 5 0.0286331 0.0286331
Kpipe 135.27 5.50 6 0.0286331 0.0286331
Size KGtvalve 0.20 6.00 7 0.0286331 0.0286331
2.5 inch KGlbvalve 10.00 6.50 8 0.0286331 0.0286331
2.5 inch Kelbow 0.90 7.00 9 0.0286331 0.0286331
2.5 inch KPumpFoot 1.50 7.50 10 0.0286331 0.0286331
2.5 inch KCheckValve 2.00 8.00

2.5 inch KFootValve 7.20 8.50

From (inch) To (inch) Effective Surface Roughness KReducer 0.00 9.00

2.5 2 Pipe material e (mm) KExpansion 0.13 9.50
2 2.5 Galvanized Steel 0.15 KWellToPipe 1.00 10.00
0.27 m PVC 0.0015 KExitToTank 1.00 10.50
3.6 m Polyethylene 0.0015 11.00
2.0 m 29 NPSHRequired 3.60 m 12.00

50.1 m 30 NPSHAvailable 4.67 m 13.00

7% 31 Min pump position from dynamic water level 5.57 m 14.00

1,060.1 Watt Note: NPSHAvailable > NPSHRequired to avoid cavitation 15.00

16.00
NPSHavailabe (0.6 meter in formula is safety allowance) 17.00
Pvapour pressure of water at 25oC = 0.03166*10^5 PA 18.00
19.00
20.00
For riser or suction pipe
v 0.68 m/s
V 2
0.47 m/s
Re 31157.345
e/D 0.0023622
fFirstGues 0.0291334 Moody's equation
fTenthIteration 0.0286331 Colebrook's equation
L/D 157.48
Kpipe 4.51
Iterations f cal f
1 0.02913 0.0286021
2 0.0286021 0.028635
3 0.028635 0.028633
4 0.028633 0.0286331
5 0.0286331 0.0286331
6 0.0286331 0.0286331
7 0.0286331 0.0286331
8 0.0286331 0.0286331
9 0.0286331 0.0286331
10 0.0286331 0.0286331
 Solar Resource Estimation
Step 3 - Estimate the Solar Resource in the site
Determine the mean mothly global solar irradiance in kWh/m 2/day for every month of the year. This can be
obtained from sveral sources. Solar irradiance data can be obtained from the nearest meteorology station,
national solar resource maps or own data for the site.

1 Enter the GPS coordinates of the site in Decimal Degrees

(Eg. 7.9549999 E, 34.31399917N)
Latitude: 10 o N Longitude: 38.12486 o E
Altitude: 1857 m
2 Enter the tilt angel for the solar array 15 o
(Tilt angele between 15o to 18o for site in Ethiopia)
3 Populate the table with the mean mothly daily solar irradiance data for the site (kWh/m 2/day)
Global Irradiance Tilt (Note: For inhabited
Factor Irradiance
Month on Horizontal areas, the solar
on Array
surface radiation flux varies
January 5.8 15 6.3 January from about 3 to 30MJ
February 6 15 6.3 February per m2 per day (0.8 to
March 8.3 kWh per m2 per
March 5.2 15 5.3 day), depending on the
April 5.6 15 5.5 April place, time and
May 6.2 15 5.8 May weather conditions).
June 5 15 4.6 June
July 4.8 15 4.5 July
August 4.6 15 4.4 August
September 5 15 5.0 September
October 5.5 15 5.7 October
Novemebr 5.8 15 6.3 Novemebr
December 5.9 15 6.5 December December
source Estimation
4 Design month is the month for which the solar pumping system is sized to ensure sufficient
water supply when the solar irradiance is the minimum while the corresponding hyraulic
power is the maximum. This is the month where the Reference Area is the maximum.

Average hydraulic Solar Irradiance on Ratio

Month
power (kWh/day) Array (kWh/m2/day) Phy/Irrad January
January 4.7 6.3 0.74 January
February 4.7 6.3 0.74 February
March 4.7 5.3 0.88 March
April 4.7 5.5 0.86 April
May 4.7 5.8 0.80 May
June 4.7 4.6 1.01 June
July 4.7 4.5 1.04 July
August 4.7 4.4 1.06 August
September 4.7 5.0 0.94 September
October 4.7 5.7 0.82 October
Novemebr 4.7 6.3 0.75 Novemebr
December 4.7 6.5 0.72 December

Design month is the month for which the solar PV system is sized to ensure sufficient water
supply when the solar resource is the minimum.

5 Design month is the month of August

with mean solar irradiance of 4.4 kWh/m2/d
 Solar PV Array Siz
Step 4 - Determine PV Array Size Selection of module size and
When determining the PV array size, derate factors for the array performance due to (Selection of modules is made fro
power mismatch and cell temperature increase are considered. In this worksheet a 4 Minimum operating inp
derate factor of 20% is taken.

5 Maximum input voltag

Required electrical energy and the corresponding solar PV power
6 Maximum input curren
1 Average subsystem energy efficiency 70% (Typical values 50% to 70%)
(Older electrical pump sets may have lower sub system efficiency) 7 Wire loss factor

2 Required electrical energy: 6.7 kWh 1.51 kW 8 Module size that matche

9 Number of modules co
3 PV Array Size Needed: 2,337 Wp
10 Number of module stri

11 Actual Size of PV Array

Note: Use manufacturers manual for pumps to determine the appropriate type
and size of motor-pump unit at the Maximum Flow Rate (shown in 'Daily Water Warning: System voltage
Requirement' sheet) and at the Total Dynamic Head (shown in 'Hydraulic Power
Requirement' sheet). Read the pump efficiency from the manufacturers' manual Voltage and maximum Curren
at the system's operating head and discharge. Also determine the minimum and
maximum input voltage, and maximum input current to the motor-pump unit In such cases, user may need
directly or to the inverter. Enter these values in the gray shaded cells. another motor-pump unit
voltage and current.

Solar Nominal No. in

module in voltage Tot. No. No. in series - No. in No. in Series-
Wp Vmp (V) Imp (A) Isc (A) Voc (V) system (V) Mod Parallel-1 1 par -2 2
50 17.5 2.9 3.1 21.4 12 50 11 4 3 19
75 17.0 4.5 4.8 21.4 12 33 7 4 2 19
80 18.0 4.4 4.7 22.0 12 31 7 4 2 18
90 17.7 5.1 5.5 22.0 12 28 6 4 2 18
100 17.5 6.1 6.5 21.6 12 25 5 5 1 18
120 16.9 7.1 7.7 21.0 12 21 4 5 1 19
150 34.0 4.5 4.8 42.8 24 17 7 2 2 9
170 36.0 4.7 5.0 44.2 24 15 7 2 2 9
250 30.8 8.1 8.6 38.3 24 10 4 2 1 10
 Solar PV Array Sizing
tion of module size and PV array arrangement
on of modules is made from size that range from 50 Wp to 250Wp)
Minimum operating input voltage to pump/controller 150 Volt 12 Put your choice of modules below
Selected module Size 170
Maximum input voltage of pump/ controller 360 Volt No. of modules in sereies 2
No. of modules in parallel 7
Maximum input current of pump/ inverter 35.0 A

Wire loss factor 0.95 (Typical values 0.8 to 0.95)

Other Possible Configerations
Module size that matches best to the PV array size needed 170 Wp A B C Total Wp Imax Vmax
50 4 11 2,200 32.8 78
Number of modules connected in sieries 2 75 4 7 2,100 32.2 77
80 4 7 2,240 32.0 80
Number of module strings in parallel 7 90 4 6 2,160 31.7 79
100 5 5 2,500 31.5 98
Actual Size of PV Array 2,380 Wp 120 5 4 2,400 29.6 95
150 2 7 2,100 32.2 77
170 2 7 2,380 34.0 80
ning: System voltage and current must not exceed the maximum 250 2 4 2,000 33.5 69
ge and maximum Current of the pump or inverter. A - Single PV module size in Wp
B - Number of modules in series
h cases, user may need to look for a different array configuration or
C - Number of parallel module strings
er motor-pump unit or inverter with higher maximum input
e and current.

Calc. Calc.
No. No.mo
Imax 1 Imax2 Vmax-1 Vmax-2 Wp -1 Wp-2 mod-1 d-2
32.8 9.0 78 370 2200 2850 44 57
32.2 9.2 77 365 2100 2850 28 38
32.0 9.1 80 360 2240 2880 28 36
31.7 10.6 79 357 2160 3240 24 36
31.5 6.3 98 352 2500 1800 25 18
29.6 7.4 95 360 2400 2280 20 19
32.2 9.2 77 346 2100 2700 14 18
34.0 9.7 80 361 2380 3060 14 18
33.5 8.4 69 346 2000 2500 8 10
 CALCULATION OF TOTAL IRRADIANCE ON A
Daily Volume of Water Pumped in the Design Month (m3/day)
A B
60
51
Water pumped (m3/h)
49 49 49 0.17 0.25
50 45 45
41 42
39
40 36 35 34 date = 8/15/2018
30 g = 0
20 b = 15.00

10 n = 227
do = 23.45
0
ar
y ry ch ril ay ne Ju
ly st be
r er be
r
be
rf = 10.43
nu rua ar Ap M Ju gu ob
Ja
Min difference b M A u em ct em e m
Fe pt O v c
No De
e E = -0.1255
S
137 50 4 11
Month B= -0.99339922
237 75 4 7
97 80 4 7
Hourly rate of water pumping in a typical day of the month
177 90 with Minimum
4 6
Irradiance
163 100 5 5 TIME tSOL
563 120 5 4.4 4.64 4.5 6.015 5.827
237 150 2 7 4.1
Rate of water pump (m3/h)

3.9 7.015 6.827

4
43 170 2 7 3.4 8.015 7.827
3.2
337
3 250 2 4 2.5 9.015 8.827
2.2 10.015 9.827
2
1.5 11.015 10.827

1 12.015 11.827
13.015 12.827
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0 14.015 13.827
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
15.015 14.827
Hours
16.015 15.827
17.015 16.827
18.015 17.827
19.015 18.827
ON OF TOTAL IRRADIANCE ON AN INCLINED SURFACE

C D E No Tsr Hth ws ref. date

0.00 0.95 0.05 12.345 5.827 2.50E+07 1.62 1/1/2018

(mm/dd/yy)
0.00
0.26

0.41
0.18

22.856

13.784

Gth Gth Gdh d w sina cosq cosq Gbh Gb

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.241 -1.62 0.000 -0.063 0.000 0.00 0.00
222.44 222.44 111.22 0.241 -1.35 0.248 0.189 0.189 111.22 447.70

430.55 430.55 215.28 0.241 -1.09 0.483 0.427 0.427 215.28 445.83

610.93 610.93 305.47 0.241 -0.83 0.687 0.634 0.634 305.47 444.42
751.96 751.96 375.98 0.241 -0.57 0.848 0.797 0.797 375.98 443.42
844.56 844.56 422.28 0.241 -0.31 0.954 0.904 0.904 422.28 442.81
882.75 882.75 441.38 0.241 -0.05 0.997 0.948 0.948 441.38 442.57
864.09 864.09 432.05 0.241 0.22 0.976 0.927 0.927 432.05 442.68
789.77 789.77 394.89 0.241 0.48 0.891 0.840 0.840 394.89 443.17
664.58 664.58 332.29 0.241 0.74 0.748 0.696 0.696 332.29 444.03
496.59 496.59 248.29 0.241 1.00 0.558 0.502 0.502 248.29 445.29
296.61 296.61 148.30 0.241 1.26 0.332 0.274 0.274 148.30 447.00
77.52 77.52 38.76 0.241 1.53 0.086 0.025 0.025 38.76 449.19
-146.56 0.00 0.00 0.241 1.79 -0.162 -0.227 0.000 0.00 0.00

6932.37 3466.185966 3466.185966

6.93 3.466185966 3.466185966
 Gb(b,g) Gbt(b,g) a Sings gs q TIME Gbt(b,g)
0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.97 -75.98 90.0 6 0.00
84.66 195.88 14.38 -0.98 -78.29 79.1 7 0.00

190.25 405.52 28.87 -0.98 -79.91 64.7 8 405.52

281.75 587.22 43.42 -0.99 -80.83 50.7 9 587.22

353.29 729.27 57.98 -0.99 -80.65 37.2 10 729.27
400.25 822.53 72.48 -0.98 -77.20 25.3 11 822.53
419.62 861.00 85.80 -0.60 -36.81 18.5 12 861.00
410.16 842.20 77.41 0.96 73.32 22.1 13 842.20
372.46 767.35 63.01 0.99 80.08 32.8 14 767.35
308.96 641.26 48.45 0.99 80.94 45.9 15 641.26
223.75 472.04 33.89 0.99 80.32 59.8 16 472.04
122.29 270.60 19.38 0.98 78.93 74.1 17 270.60
11.12 49.88 4.95 0.97 76.87 88.6 18 0.00
0.00 0.00 -9.33 0.96 73.99 90.0 19 0.00

6644.75 Total 6399

6.644747581 PSH 6.4
0.95851
Monthly gain or loss due to tilt angle of array
At 15 Deg. TiAt 18 Deg. Tilt
January 1.093500 1.146377
February 1.057563 1.100152
March 1.018040 1.042472
April 0.974907 0.985238
May 0.943165 0.946320
June 0.927851 0.926578
July 0.933958 0.934877
August 0.960044 0.966716
September 1.000208 1.018136
October 1.042876 1.078069
Movember 1.083270 1.140878
December 1.104038 1.162224
Average 1.011618 1.037336

Typical day of the design month

Month Day
0.74 1/15/2018 8/15/2018
0.74 2/15/2018
0.88 3/15/2018
0.86 4/15/2018
0.80 5/15/2018
1.01 6/15/2018
1.04 7/15/2018
1.06 8/15/2018
0.94 9/15/2018
0.82 1\10/15/2018
0.75 11/15/2018
0.72 12/15/2018
 Array Water pumped
% Gbt(b,g) TIME Water (m3/h)
0% 0.0 6 0.0
0% 0.0 7 0.0

6% 279.9 8 2.2

9% 405.3 9 3.2
11% 503.3 10 3.9
13% 567.7 11 4.4
13% 594.2 12 4.6
13% 581.2 13 4.5
12% 529.6 14 4.1
10% 442.6 15 3.4
7% 325.8 16 2.5
4% 186.7 17 1.5
0% 0.0 18 0.0
0% 0.0 19 0.0

100% 4416 34.3392

4.4 34.3392

PSH Month Water (m3/day)

6.3 January 49
6.3 February 49
5.3 March 41
5.5 April 42
5.8 May 45
4.6 June 36
4.5 July 35
4.4 August 34
5.0 September 39
5.7 October 45
6.3 November 49
6.5 December 51
 Bill of Quantities
Step 5 - Determine bill of quantities and bill of costs
Bill of Quantities and cost of main solar pumping components
# Cost Item Description Measuring Unit Quantity Unit Price (ETB)
1 Solar Module 170 Wp 14 4,700.00
2 Inverter/Controller/Switch Number 1 80,000.00
Min. operating voltage (V) 150
Maximum input voltage (V) 360
Maximum input current (I) 35
3 Pump (solar pump) 1.5 kW 1 70,000.00
Type of pump Suction pump
4 Water pipes
Suction/riser pipe type and size Galvanized Steel meter 10 300.00
Suction/riser pipe diameter (inch) 2.5
Delivery pipe type size Galvanized Steel m 300 300.00
Deliver pipe diamber (inch) 2.5
5 Pipe fittings (inches)
Gate Valves 2.5 Number 1 400.00
Globe Valves 2.5 Number 0 540.00
Foot valve with strainer 2.5 Number 0
90 Degree Elbows 2.5 Number 6 400.00
Check valve 2.5 Number 1 600.00
Reducers 2.5 Number 0 200.00
Diffusers/Expansion 2.5 Number 1 340.00
6 Conductors and accessaries meter 165 230.00
Conductor material copper
Wire diameter @ < 10% loss (mm2) 8.37
7 Array support structure Metal
8 Water storage tank
Material RC Concrete
Capacity 69
9 Water tank support structure Masonry
Total cost of system
Total Price (ETB)
65,800.00
80,000.00

70,000.00

3,000.00

90,000.00

400.00
0.00

2,400.00
600.00
0.00
340.00
37,950.00

100,000.00
800,000.00 Plastic
Fiber glass
Mild steel
0.00 Aluminium
1,250,490.00 Metal
Masonry
Sandwich concrete
RC Concrete
 Financial Analysis
Step 6 - Determine financail feasibiilty of the system
Cost factors
Cost of complete solar pump sytem+ pipes+fittings 1,250,490.00 ETB
Life time of a PV pump system 20 years
Cost of Diesel motor/genset, pump & controller 25,000 ETB/kW
Diesel Engine Efficiency 35% (25% to 35%)
Average Electrical Pump Efficiency 70% (50% to 70%)
Derate factor due to Altitude 90%
Drive Factor Electrical
Optimum load of operation 80%
Life expectancy of a diesel motor/ genset 15,000 hours
Daily operation time for diesel pump 8 hours
Life time of a diesel motor/genset 5.1 years
Regular service time at 250 hours

Financial Comparison between solar PV and diesel water pumping system based on major cost items
Annual
Water pumping system Levelized Cost of system Maintenance/ Cost of fuel
service cost
Solar PV pump 146,882.09 18,505 -
Diesel Pump 154,961.36 15,928 32,093.74

Derate Factor due to Altitude Drive Factor (Motor-pump coupling)

Meters above Derate Drive
sea level Factor Mechanism
0 0.99 Flat belt
200 0.98 V-Belt
400 0.97 Right angle gear d
600 0.96 Direct
800 0.95 Electrical
1000 0.94
1200 0.93
1400 0.92
1600 0.91
1800 0.9
2000 0.89
2200 0.88
2400 0.87
2600 0.86
2800 0.85
3000 0.84
3200 0.83
3400 0.82
3600 0.81
3800 0.8
4000 0.79
 Financial Analysis

Discounting rate 10%

Required pumping capacity 4.29 m3/hour (For a diesel pump)
Required pumping capacity 1.0 kW
Hydraulic Energy 4.68 kWh per day
Required Diesel genset size 3.9 kW
Diesle consumption 0.22 liter/kWh (at about a 1/3 of full load)
Regular service cost for diesel genset 850 ETB (Filter+oil+technician)
Diesel price at service point 16 ETB/L
Cost of diesel motor/genset 97,576 ETB
Pumping days with a diesel pump 365 days
Annual operation/management costs 6,000.00 ETB/year

based on major cost items

Annual costs for Cost of
pumping Percent of
water pumping cost saving
(ETB/year) (ETB/m3)
165,387 13.20
19%
202,983 16.19

e Factor (Motor-pump coupling)

Efficiency
Factor
0.88
0.93
0.95
1.00
0.85
 diesel pump)

bout a 1/3 of full load)

+technician)
 Well Design Information

No.
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
3

5
6
6.1
6.2
6.3
7
7.1
7.2
8
 Well Design Information

Description
Well and water specifications
Depth of Well: From ground level to bottom of the well
Static Water Level: From ground level to the water surface
Dynamic Water Level/ Pumping Level: Ground to water level, while pumping at the desired flow rate
Total Static Head: From pump position to storage
If surface water: What is the suction lift? (The vertical distance from the water level to the inlet of the pump)
Pipeline length & vertical lift
What is the vertical rise from the well-head to the top of the storage tank or outlet of the pipe?
What is the horizontal distance (path) from the well-head to the storage tank or end of pipeline (delivery pipe length)?
What is the diameter of the delivery pipeline?
Type of pipe? (PVC, Polythylene, Steel)
In the case of a surface pump, what is the length and diameter of pipe in the suction side of the pump?
Pipe length
Diameter of Pipe
What is the type of pipe? (PVC, Poly, Steel)
Well Yield or Recharge Rate
How many liters per minute does the well produce continuously?
Well casing diameter (for boreholes)
What is the inside diameter of the casing (for boreholes)?
What is the water used for? (Examples: Domestic use, livestock, irrigation)
Seasonality of use and daily water requirements
Same year around, Dry season only, High in dry season, low in wet season
Cubic meter of water required per day
Other specify
What is the condition of the water?
Clean, High Mineral Content, Brackish, Dirty, Temperature
Other
What is the pump site elevation in meters?
 Value Unit

Meter
4.5 Meter
4.5 Meter
44.5 Meter
4.5 Meter

40 Meter

300 Meter
2.5 Inch
Galvanized Steel

10 Meter
2.5 Inch
Galvanized Steel

Liter/second

Inch

34.3 m3/day

1857 Meter
 Summary
Step 7 - Summary of the solar pumping system
No Data Description
1 Location Name
Region SNNP
Zone Alaba Spe
Woreda Alaba
Kebele Dino Hossa
Site Name Libish Mena
GPS Lat (N): 10
Long (E): 38.12486
2 Population 1000
3 Livestock 402 Number
4 Daily water requirement for people 25.00 m3/day
5 Daily water requirement for livestock 6.60 m3/day
6 Daily water requirement for other uses 2.00 m3/day
7 Total daily water requirement 34.34 m3/day
8 Total Dynamic Head 50.08 m
9 Source of water Surface water
10 Type of pump Suction pump
11 Maximum flow rate 2.16 L/s
12 Reservoirs Capacity 68.68 m3
13 Mean solar irradiance for design month 4.42 kWh/m2/day
14 Hydrolic Power Requirement 1,060.14 Watt
15 Required Electrical Energy 6.69 kWh per day
16 PV Array needed (Wp) 2,380.00 Wp
Recommended Module size 170 Wp
Modules in series 2 Number
No. of parallel module strings 7 Number
17 Estimated Costs of system 1,250,490.00 ETB