I want to know the disadvantages of a wind powered water pump and if you have any questions you would ask to someone presenting to you about a wind powered water pump(They should be really hard and smart questions) please include them in your answer.Thanks in advance.
Disadvantage: No wind = no water Questions: 1. What is the minimum wind strength that would cause the pump to operate? 2. What is the maximum wind strength before the water pump needs to be disconnected for safety reasons? 3. What is the frequency of maintenance for the wind turbine and the water pump? 4. What is the conversion ratio from wind velocity to water flow rate?
The disadvantage is that it will not work with no wind. I would ask: 1. expected life 2. maintenance cost 3. capacity (liters/hour) at the mean wind speed on installation site 4. height it can pump the water (so that I can check the possibility of having a reservoir for the no wind period)
