Energy Management for Photovoltaic Irrigation with a Battery Bank

Imene Yahyaoui, Maher Chaabene and Fernando Tadeo
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Imene Yahyaoui: Industrial Engineering School, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Maher Chaabene: Control of Electrical Machines and Power Networks Unit (CMERP), University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
Fernando Tadeo: Industrial Engineering School, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain

International Journal of Energy Optimization and Engineering (IJEOE), 2015, vol. 4, issue 3, 18-32

Abstract: A proposal for energy management in an off-grid photovoltaic pumping and irrigation system is presented and evaluated for a specific case study. The system is assumed to be based on off-the-shelf components (photovoltaic panels, battery banks, DC/AC converters, relays, submergible pumps, etc.), with a microcontroller-based energy management system, deciding when to disconnect the load from the photovoltaic panels or the battery, or the battery from the photovoltaic panels. The aim is to reduce the battery bank us, but always fulfilling the irrigation demand. Using a specific case study (for tomatoes irrigation in Tunisia), the proposal is evaluated, showing that it fulfills the irrigation water demand, using the batteries only when really needed.

Date: 2015
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