 Optimal design of a standalone direct pumping photovoltaic system for deficit irrigation of olive orchardsR. López-Luque, J. Reca and J. Martínez Applied Energy, 2015, vol. 149, issue C, 13-23 Abstract: In this work, an optimal standalone direct pumping photovoltaic irrigation system is proposed for the deficit irrigation of olive orchards. A simulation model of the system was developed in order to obtain the economically optimal design of this system. This model is composed of different sub-models: the photovoltaic power generation capacity sub-model, the direct pumping management sub-model and the sub-model that evaluates the economic and productive response of the crop to the application of water. The model simulates for increasing values of peak power of the photovoltaic system, the water and energy balance in the photovoltaic irrigation system and the crop yield. It also calculates the investments and operational costs of the system and, finally, the net economic returns to the farmer. The model enables us to select the optimal design of the system that achieves its maximum economic profitability. Keywords: Photovoltaics Opportunity Irrigation (PVOI); Solar energy; Photovoltaic energy; Olive orchard; Deficit irrigation; PV optimal design (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:appene:v:149:y:2015:i:c:p:13-23 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.03.107 Access Statistics for this article Applied Energy is currently edited by J. Yan More articles in Applied Energy from Elsevier |
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