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Operational performance of the photovoltaic-powered grain mill and water pump at Tangaye, Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta)A photovoltaic (PV) system powering a grain mill and water pump was installed in the remote African village of Tangaye, Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) under the sponsorship of the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) and by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center (LeRC) in early 1979. The presence reports covers the second two years of operation from April 1981 through June 1983. During this time, the grain mill and water pump were operational 96 and 88 percent of the time respectively, and the PV system generated sufficient electricity to enable the grinding of about 111 metric tons of finely ground flow and the pumping of over 5000 cm sq of water from the 10 m deep well. The report includes a description of the current configuration of the system, a review of system performance, a discussion of the socioeconomic impact of the system on the villagers and a summary of results and conclusions covering the entire four-year period.
Document ID
19850014932
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Martz, J. E.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Roberts, A. F.
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1985
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.15:86970
NASA-TM-86970
E-2496
Accession Number
85N23243
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 776-54-01
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA ORDER DSB-5710-2-79
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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