ENHANCING SOLAR WATER PUMPING IN ARID REGIONS WITH HYBRID SUPER CAPACITOR AND BATTERY STORAGE

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

    Heena Shaikh,

  • Kazi Kutubuddin Sayyad Liyakat,

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

Abstract

Water scarcity and unreliable grid electricity are two of the most pressing challenges facing rural communities in arid and semiarid regions. Standalone solar photovoltaic (PV) pumping systems have emerged as a clean, lowmaintenance alternative to dieselpowered pumps, yet their performance is constrained by the intermittent nature of sunlight and the limited energybuffering capacity of conventional batteries. This study investigates the integration of a highpower, highenergydensity supercapacitor bank as a hybrid storage element in a 5 kW PVdriven waterpumping installation. A comprehensive modeling framework was developed in MATLAB/Simulink that couples a detailed PV array model, a variablespeed centrifugal pump, a maximumpowerpointtracking (MPPT) controller, and a dualstorage management algorithm capable of dynamically allocating power between the supercapacitor and a modest Liion battery pack. Key findings demonstrate that the supercapacitor module mitigates the shortduration power dips caused by passing clouds, delivering a 22 % increase in average pump flow (from 3.1 m³ h⁻¹ to 3.8 m³ h⁻¹) and a 17 % reduction in the depthofdischarge cycles imposed on the Liion battery, effectively extending its service life by an estimated 40 %. Also, the results demonstrates that, average pump flow in Sunny days is 99%, in cloudy days is 88% and in partially cloudy days it 83% of its rated flow. The results substantiate the premise that supercapacitors, when judiciously orchestrated with conventional batteries, can substantially uplift the reliability, efficiency, and economic viability of offgrid solar waterpumping solutions.

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

How to cite this article:
Heena Shaikh, Kazi Kutubuddin Sayyad Liyakat. ENHANCING SOLAR WATER PUMPING IN ARID REGIONS WITH HYBRID SUPER CAPACITOR AND BATTERY STORAGE. International Journal of Electrical Power and Machine Systems. 2026; 04(01):-.
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Heena Shaikh, Kazi Kutubuddin Sayyad Liyakat. ENHANCING SOLAR WATER PUMPING IN ARID REGIONS WITH HYBRID SUPER CAPACITOR AND BATTERY STORAGE. International Journal of Electrical Power and Machine Systems. 2026; 04(01):-. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/ijepms/article=2026/view=245098


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Volume 04
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Received 09/05/2026
Accepted 14/05/2026
Published 26/05/2026
Publication Time 17 Days
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