The diagram demonstrates how a solar powered water pump is used to supply water for a village. There are three main components to the system: a solar panel, an underground bore or well with a water pump inside it, and a tank for holding the water after it has been pumped up from the underground source.
The first part of the process involves collecting sunlight to power the pump. A solar panel consisting of photo-voltaic cells is mounted, facing the sun, on a raised pole well above the ground. DC electricity is collected when the panel is exposed to sunlight. This DC current travels from the panel to power a water pump, which is suspended below the water level inside an underground well or bore.
The DC power is used to pump water from the well into an outlet pipe which runs from the pump up the well through the bore cap and into the top of a water tank which is situated on the ground nearby. The water then runs in a pipe to a village, where it provides fresh water to the residents.
The diagram demonstrates how a solar powered
water
pump
is
used
to supply
water
for a village. There are three main components to the system: a solar
panel
, an underground bore or
well
with a
water
pump
inside it, and a tank for holding the
water
after it has
been pumped
up from the underground source.
The
first
part of the process involves collecting sunlight to power the
pump
. A solar
panel
consisting of photo-voltaic cells
is mounted
, facing the sun, on a raised pole
well
above the ground.
DC electricity
is collected
when the
panel
is exposed
to sunlight. This DC
current
travels from the
panel
to power a
water
pump
, which
is suspended
below the
water
level inside an underground
well
or bore.
The DC power is
used
to
pump
water
from the
well
into an outlet pipe which runs from the
pump
up the
well
through the bore cap and into the top of a
water
tank which
is situated
on the ground nearby. The
water
then runs in a pipe to a village, where it provides fresh
water
to the residents.