Solar-wind hybrid water pumping (GEF Small Grants Program)
Follow up of wind solar hybrid system
The MFC project team checked also on the functioning of the equipment, and lowered the wind turbine tower to check the wind turbine head. The system is actually pumping between 18 and 22 cubic metres per day of water, according to the log book which is kept by the guardian of the sysetm. Every day, he writes down in the log the amount of water pumped, the amount used for gardening and the amount used for watering animals, according to the meters installed.
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The group of women who have come to work in the garden prepare to start just next to the solar installation (left), the water tank (centre), tone of three water meters installed in order to mesure system performance (right).
The water meters give a good idea of performance of the overall system, and facilitate management and operation by allowing a control over quantities used for different purposes (left), the readings from the meters are recorded every morning and evening in order to have a record (centre), the breaker box and rectifier for the wind turbine (right).
The cables and grip-hoist are set up to lower the turbine (left), cable tension is critical (centre), the lowering starts (right).
The wind turbine tower descends (left, centre & right).
Download short video clips of the activities:
Lowering the wind turbine on its tower with a grip-hoist (2.2 MB)
