The majority of the world's photovoltaic module production is shipped to developing countries for a variety of applications, such as rural electrification, telecommunication, water pumping, cathodic protection, street lighting, etc. This flow of imported modules and systems, coupled with the...

The paper presents the outcome of the powering of a conventional a.c. type water pump by photovoltaic (pv) solar modules which were 28 in number connected 7 in series giving a total of 4 parallel strings. An assesment of the system, which provides water to the University Mechanical Workshop and...