Performance Improvement of Standalone Solar PV Pumping System Using Supercapacitor

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Year : 2026 | Volume : 04 | 01 | Page :
    By

    Kazi Kutubuddin Sayyad Liyakat,

  1. Professor and Head, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Brahmdevdada Mane Institute of Technology,, Solapur (MS), India.

Abstract

Two of the most pressing issues when it comes to rural communities of arid and semi-arid regions are water shortage and unstable grid electricity. Standalone solar photovoltaic (PV) pumping systems have been introduced as a clean, low maintenance alternative to diesel powered pumps, but their performance is limited by intermittent nature of sunlight and limited energy buffering capacity of conventional batteries. The paper is an investigation into the incorporation of high power, high energy density super capacitor bank as a hybrid storage component in a 5 -kW PV driven water pumping system. Detailed Modeling Framework is developed in MATLAB/Simulink that integrates a detailed PV array model, and MPPT controller. In key findings, it is demonstrated that the supercapacitor module mitigates the short duration power dips, caused by clouds, in delivering an average pump flow increase of 22 % and depth of discharge cycle reductions of 17. Also a results demonstrates that, average pump flow in Sunny days is 99%, in cloudy days is 88% and in partially cloudy days is 83% of its rated flow. The findings support the assumption that, given a well-planned layout of the conventional batteries, supercapacitors can contribute significantly to the reliability, efficiency, and economic feasibility of off grid solar water pumping systems.

Keywords: PV pump, Pumping System, Supercapacitor, Battery, Pump power, Water output

How to cite this article:
Kazi Kutubuddin Sayyad Liyakat. Performance Improvement of Standalone Solar PV Pumping System Using Supercapacitor. International Journal of Electrical Power and Machine Systems. 2026; 04(01):-.
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Kazi Kutubuddin Sayyad Liyakat. Performance Improvement of Standalone Solar PV Pumping System Using Supercapacitor. International Journal of Electrical Power and Machine Systems. 2026; 04(01):-. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/ijepms/article=2026/view=245092


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Volume 04
01
Received 09/05/2026
Accepted 16/05/2026
Published 26/05/2026
Publication Time 17 Days
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