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    The document provides an example of how to use COMPASS solar pumping design software to design a submersible pump system. It walks through selecting a location, pump details like head and flow rate, solar panel specifications, and shows how the software calculates daily and hourly water outputs. It demonstrates how to generate a report on the system characteristics and add accessories. Additional resources for training videos, tender templates, remote monitoring apps, and a knowledge base on solar pumping are also listed.

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    The document provides an example of how to use COMPASS solar pumping design software to design a submersible pump system. It walks through selecting a location, pump details like head and flow rate, solar panel specifications, and shows how the software calculates daily and hourly water outputs. It demonstrates how to generate a report on the system characteristics and add accessories. Additional resources for training videos, tender templates, remote monitoring apps, and a knowledge base on solar pumping are also listed.

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    The document provides an example of how to use COMPASS solar pumping design software to design a submersible pump system. It walks through selecting a location, pump details like head and flow rate, solar panel specifications, and shows how the software calculates daily and hourly water outputs. It demonstrates how to generate a report on the system characteristics and add accessories. Additional resources for training videos, tender templates, remote monitoring apps, and a knowledge base on solar pumping are also listed.

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    Example of Using Solar Pumping Design Software:: Compass

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    Example of using solar

    pumping design software:


    COMPASS
    Presentation Screen when opening COMPASS:

    Click on either Submersible or Surface


    depending on the kind of scheme

    Useful webinars introducing COMPASS


    Example for Submersible pump

    Select your location by introducing


    Country and City OR GPS point

    Leave the system to suggest the best


    performing angles for solar panel installation

    Motor cable length =Typically pump installation


    depth+20 meters. Make your best guess in case
    you don’t know yet pump depth, as Motor cable
    length has little influence

    Lost due to panels being covered with dust. If in dusty


    environment with little possibility to clean panels
    regularly, dirt lost=10%. Otherwise leave it at 5%.

    Only relevant if you are pumping hot water, as it wont


    refrigerate the pump properly. Otherwise, leave it at 25C
    If you don’t know Total Dynamic Head of your system,
    tick on Pipe Length and fill the information to the best
    of your knowledge (see next slide)

    State daily needs of water in terms of m3

    If you have made a pumping test, introduce here the If want to ensure the Required Daily Output of water is
    Safe Yield of the borehole (the maximum amount of supplied even during months with least Sun (i.e. winter
    water that can be pumped without drying the or rainy seasons) choose the option ‘Sizing for month
    borehole). with least output’. Otherwise choose ‘Average month’
    In case Total Dynamic Head is not known, tick on Pipe length and fill
    the 3 boxes to the best of your knowledge.

    Vertical height from the dynamic water


    level to the highest point of delivery (not
    to be mistaken with static water level).

    Length of pipe from pump


    outlet to pump to inlet of tank.

    To fill Pipe Type, click on ‘+’, then choose from


    the displayed ‘Pipe type Menu’ the closest
    definition to your pipe. In case of doubt, choose
    the worst case scenario (‘steel, slightly rusty and
    incrusted’ with Pipe roughness of 0.400).
    Click ‘Calculate’ and see whether your water needs are covered.

    62m3/day during December, which is the month with least output for our
    location. As it is higher than the Daily Required Output introduced (60m3/day),
    it means this system will provide all the water needed all the year round.
    Only relevant if you are pumping
    hot water, as it wont refrigerate the Daily water pumped in m3 during April
    pump properly. Otherwise, leave it
    at 25C

    Daily water pumped in an average


    day during the year

    Only relevant if you are pumping


    hot water, as it wont refrigerate the
    pump properly. Otherwise, leave it
    at 25C

    This is an example of m3 pumped per hour in an


    average day. Pump will start running at 9:00h and
    will pump 8.1m3/h through 15:00h for 6.8m3/h
    Add/ remove solar panels and see how water output change

    By clicking the arrows up/down, number of solar panels can be


    increased/ decreased and water output will change accordingly

    By clicking report, system


    characteristics will be shown
    (pump, number of panels, etc)
    By Clicking Report, all data of proposed system will be shown

    5 pages showing different system


    data and drawings

    Add/remove accessories (water


    level sensors, water meters etc) and
    produce report in .pdf if needed
    Additional resources
    • COMPASS video tutorials:
    https://www.lorentz.de/en/partnernet/partner_program/partneraca
    demy/webinar-recordings.html
    • Tender template for solar pumping tenders:
    https://www.lorentz.de/en/partnernet/selling/tender.html
    • pumpScanner remote monitoring App for Android:
    https://www.lorentz.de/en/partnernet/support/pumpscanner.html
    • Knowledge Base for tricks and tips about solar pumping:
    https://www.lorentz.de/en/partnernet/support/knowledge_base.ht
    ml

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