Performance Study of Small Scale Solar PV Powered RO Desalination System
Abstract
At present time, the fresh water shortage is a significant problem in many areas of the world, such as the Middle East and North African countries (MENA), the Southern European Mediterranean Islands (SEMI) and isolated communities in desert or arid areas of Central Asian countries. Main point is, that available water resources are strongly mineralized and contaminated, which is not suitable for drinking and daily usage. Another difficulty is that the part of the population lives in small villages or settlements without infrastructure, and is not connected to centralized system of electrification and drinking water supply. This condition of the life calls to consider RE utilization as a promising option. Developing of autonomous system of drinking water supply or desalination systems working on RE is one of the real solutions, particularly using solar energy, which is very attractive where the potential is usually quite high in most rural arid areas. In addition, the cost of primary fuel is getting up while the need to maintain clean environment is becoming an important issue worldwide .