Solar power technology is widely used to run various types of water pumps, including both surface and submersible pumps. Submersible solar pumps are commonly used for drawing water from borewells or deep wells. Similarly, solar power systems can drive different types of pumps, including both centrifugal and positive displacement pumps like piston pumps, depending on the specific system design and application.
With reference to solar water pumps, consider the following statements : 1. Solar power can be used for running surface pumps and not for submersible pumps. 2. Solar power can be used for running centrifugal pumps and not the ones with piston. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Asked in UPSC IAS 2020 · Topic: Non-Conventional Energy (Solar Energy: Technologies, applications, and challenges)
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