Real-Time Generation of Operational Characteristic Curves for Municipal Water Pumping Systems: An Approach to Energy Efficiency and Carbon Footprint

Water supply represents a significant electrical load worldwide. The operation of inefficient pumps contributes to increased energy demand and carbon footprint. Current methods for evaluating industrial water pumps present technical and economic challenges that need to be addressed. For these reason...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2023-11, Vol.16 (22), p.7532
Main Authors: Bonilla Garcia, Diego Ramon, Ramos, Margarita Gil Samaniego, García, Conrado, Perez-Sanchez, Armando, Coronado, Marcos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
best efficiency point
Carbon footprint
Climate change
Computer software industry
Cost control
Desalination
Ecological footprint
Electric rates
Electricity
Emissions
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
energy saving
Force and energy
Global temperature changes
Hydraulics
Internet of Things
Manufacturers
Mexico
pump evaluation
Software
United States
virtual instrument
water distribution system
Water supply
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Summary:Water supply represents a significant electrical load worldwide. The operation of inefficient pumps contributes to increased energy demand and carbon footprint. Current methods for evaluating industrial water pumps present technical and economic challenges that need to be addressed. For these reasons, we developed a practical and cost-effective virtual instrument called the Pumping Evaluation System (PES). The PES tool performs real-time monitoring of electrical, hydraulic, and efficiency data, as well as the Operating Characteristic (OC) curves. The PES tool was implemented on a vertical pump currently used by a municipal water distribution plant in Mexicali, Mexico. A comparative analysis between the experimental data and the manufacturer’s data revealed potential energy savings of 361,455 kWh/year (24.35%) and an equivalent carbon footprint reduction of 157,233 kg of CO2eq/year if the old pump is replaced by a new one, which is the lowest cost alternative according to a Life Cycle Cost (LCC).
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en16227532