A Low-cost Low-carbon Modular Grid-independent Water Pumping Solution

低成本、低碳、模块化、高效的不依赖电网的抽水解决方案该项目提出了一种新型的抽水解决方案，该解决方案解决了资金呼吁的所有三个目标领域：水、能源和食品。这将证明：*一种高效的“一刀切”的泵送机制的可能性，以离心泵为基础，但采用电子控制的流体系统，最大限度地利用可用能量，同时确保泵的最佳运行，而不考虑泵送的高度；*一个系统，由于其模块化，当由许多小型能源供电时，包括风能、太阳能（PV）、生物电，或这些能源的组合（有或没有备用电池），或与电网连接的混合动力，同样有效和可靠地运行；*电子系统控制上述能源本身之间的接口，以及能源与抽水系统之间的接口。整个系统的“一刀切”性质，预期可透过提供规模经济，大幅降低成本。这样一来，一个单一的、非特定地点的、低成本的抽水装置将能够使用各种能源从多种来源抽水（或其他流体）到任何给定的高度需求，无论是用于动物饮用水还是灌溉。

A Low-cost, Low-carbon, modular, highly-efficient grid-independent Pumping SolutionThis project proposes the development of a novel pumping solution that addresses aspects of all three target areas of the funding call: water, energy and food.This shall demonstrate:* the possibility of a highly efficient "one-size fits all" pumping mechanism, based around a centrifugal pump, but with an electronically controlled fluids system that shall maximise the use of available energy, whilst ensuring optimal operation of the pump irrespective of the height to which it is pumping;* a system that, due to its modularity, operates equally effectively and reliably when powered by a number of small-scale energy sources, including wind, solar (PV), bio-electricity, or combinations of these with or without battery back-up, or hybrids with grid connections;* the electronic systems to control the interface between the above energy sources themselves, and between the sources and the pumping systemThe "one-size fits all" nature of the entire system is expected to significantly reduce costs, through providing economies of scale. In doing so, a single, non-site-specific, low-cost pumping unit would be able to use a variety of energy sources to pump water (or other fluids) from a multitude of sources, to any given height-demand, be it for animal drinking water or irrigation.