TY - GEN
T1 - Design and Development of a Water Purifier System
AU - Ntobela, Delani Favours
AU - Tartibu, Lagouge Kwanda
AU - Kunene, Thokozani Justin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Water is the most basic and important substance on earth. Every human being is fully dependent on water to survive, eat and live healthily. Many people from developing countries are struggling daily to have access to potable water and sustain their lives. In this paper, a purifier system was developed to address the poor quality of water in a rural community (Dumezulu village). Solar photovoltaic (PV) cells have been selected to power the proposed system. The Reverse Osmosis (RO) method was adopted to remove contaminants during the treatment process. This system comprises solar PV modules, a structural mounting frame, centrifugal and vertical water pumps, activated carbon and sand filters, micron filter filters, RO membrane filters, a flywheel energy storage system (FESS), an electrical Distribution Board (DB), a chemical dosing pump, and a water distribution piping.
AB - Water is the most basic and important substance on earth. Every human being is fully dependent on water to survive, eat and live healthily. Many people from developing countries are struggling daily to have access to potable water and sustain their lives. In this paper, a purifier system was developed to address the poor quality of water in a rural community (Dumezulu village). Solar photovoltaic (PV) cells have been selected to power the proposed system. The Reverse Osmosis (RO) method was adopted to remove contaminants during the treatment process. This system comprises solar PV modules, a structural mounting frame, centrifugal and vertical water pumps, activated carbon and sand filters, micron filter filters, RO membrane filters, a flywheel energy storage system (FESS), an electrical Distribution Board (DB), a chemical dosing pump, and a water distribution piping.
KW - renewable energy
KW - reverse osmosis
KW - solar photovoltaic
KW - water purification
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85168762146&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICMIMT59138.2023.10199949
DO - 10.1109/ICMIMT59138.2023.10199949
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85168762146
T3 - 2023 14th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2023
SP - 75
EP - 80
BT - 2023 14th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2023
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 14th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2023
Y2 - 26 May 2023 through 28 May 2023
ER -