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

低成本、低碳、模块化、高效的独立于电网的抽水解决方案本项目建议开发一种新的抽水解决方案，以解决资金募集的所有三个目标领域：水、能源和食品。这将证明：*基于离心泵的高效的“一刀切”抽水机制的可能性，但具有电子控制的流体系统，该系统将最大限度地利用可用能源，同时确保泵的最佳运行，而不考虑泵的泵送高度；*一个系统，由于其模块化，在由多种小规模能源供电时，同样有效和可靠，包括风能、太阳能(PV)、生物电力，或这些能源的组合，无论是否有电池后备，或有电网连接的混合能源；*控制上述能源本身以及能源与抽水系统之间接口的电子系统。整个系统的“一刀切”性质预计将通过规模经济显著降低成本。在这样做的过程中，一个单独的、不特定于现场的、低成本的抽水机组将能够使用各种能源来从多种来源抽水(或其他流体)，以满足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.