DESIGN AND SIZING OF SMALL – SCALE PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) CELLS POWERED REVERSE OSMOSIS (RO) DESALINATION SYSTEM FOR WATER SUPPLY IN REMOTE LOCATIONS | ||
| Iraqi journal of mechanical and material engineering | ||
| Article 1, Volume 16, Issue 4, December 2016, Pages 350-365 | ||
| Author | ||
| Hasan Shakir Majdi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This paper present the design and sizing of a small-scale solar photovoltaic powered reverse osmosis purification system that provides drinking water to domestic or small group in a remote area in Babil Governorate in south Iraq. The aim of this study is to estimate an optimum PV system to power the RO that produces 20 l/h (0.35 M3 /day ) at constant daily load profile. The system designed based on brackish waters at a (Total dissolve solid (TDS) value of 1500-2000 mg/L) from well in mention area, The PV and solar source simulated by TRANSYS16 Software to evaluate various PV-RO system. The results indicated requires energy of approximately 216.5 Wp with about 38 hours battery storage that can operate the RO unit continually after the sunset . The RO systems powered by PV panels have many advantages, such as lowest operation cost , simple operation , environmentally friendly , easy installation and maintenance, high reliability and suitability for brackish water. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| photovoltaic; purification system; reverse osmotic; power system; SMALL; scale solar; desalination | ||
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