With regard to increasing energy costs, the issue of reducing energy consumption can be vital and essential. Pumping systems are one of the most widely used energy consuming systems in the water supply network. This work studies the optimization of Goharbaran pump station in Sari (Iran) with the purpose of achieving some extendable effective strategies which can be applied to the other ABFAR pump stations. After the field study, identifying the existing systems, and considering different methods of optimization, three methods have been analyzed and discussed in detail, i.e. using variable speed drives, selection of an appropriate pump arrangement, and load transfer from peak hours. The results show that determination of the exact operating point of the characteristic pump curves and considering the specific energy consumption index in the pump selection can significantly decrease the energy consumption. Also, it is found that utilizing appropriate planning for telemetry can lead to an adequate reduction in the consumption costs. Pilot pump station (the pump station chosen for investigation) results indicate that combining the two approaches of load transmission and selection of an appropriate pump can lead to a decrease in the operation cost of up to 36%, and also a considerable reduction (17.8%) in the energy consumption.
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12 May 2016
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Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua
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January 07 2016
Evaluation of methods for reducing the total cost in rural water pumping stations in Iran: a case study
Saeid Mohammadzade Negharchi;
Saeid Mohammadzade Negharchi
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran
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Rouzbeh Shafaghat;
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran
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Ahmadreza Najafi;
Ahmadreza Najafi
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran
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Delavar Babazade
Delavar Babazade
2Rural Water Co. (ABFAR) of Mazandaran, Sari, Iran
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Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2016) 65 (3): 277–293.
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May 22 2015
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November 26 2015
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Saeid Mohammadzade Negharchi, Rouzbeh Shafaghat, Ahmadreza Najafi, Delavar Babazade; Evaluation of methods for reducing the total cost in rural water pumping stations in Iran: a case study. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 12 May 2016; 65 (3): 277–293. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2016.070
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