What are the capacities at which solar water pumps are available and what is the average discharge?
The motor pump set for irrigation and domestic drinking water should have a capacity in the range of 0.1 HP to 5 HP. Although, municipal and rural community applications could choose a higher capacity solar pump.
For a DC motor pump set, the discharge varies from 14 - 100 litres of water per watt peak of PV array while for AC motor pump, the discharge varies from 13 - 19 litre of water per watt peak of PV. The average discharge, however, depends on solar intensity, location, season and other factors.