System Design of a Solar Powered Water Pump
During the Winter and Spring of 2012, a group of students working under the umbrella of One World Environment and Engineers Without Borders designed a system that combines photovoltaic panels and batteries to provide a reliable source of clean water to a school in Haiti.
The team consisted of:
- Kaiwen Sun
- Justin Bonnell
- Taylor VanderKley
- Hani Mahmoud
- Darcy Akers
- Monica Huang
Click here to download a copy of their report, which describes how they designed this system. You can also download a spreadsheet that can be used to modify this design by clicking here. A French translation of this spreadsheet can be obtained by clicking here.
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