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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 22, 2017
International Conference on Advances in Energy Systems and Environmental Engineering (ASEE17)
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| Article Number | 00204 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20172200204 | |
| Published online | 07 November 2017 | |
Optimization of energy cost in water supply system
Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering Institute of Water and Wastewater Engineering, ul. Konarskiego 18, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
* Corresponding author: izabela.zimoch@polsl.pl
The decreasing amount of fossil fuels and deteriorating air quality forces the governments to introduce a rational energy management in all sectors of economy. At the beginning of the twenty-first century many water supply systems (WSSs) were oversized because of the reduction of water consumption, especially in industry. This resulted in high energy consumption in the pumping stations. Improving pumps operation will decrease energy consumption and also the water prices. The purpose of this paper is to present a method of energy optimization in WSSs. This paper presents an analysis of energy consumption in a selected water supply system. In this study pumps located in water treatment plants and pumping station cooperating with the tanks are analyzed. The study used hydraulic model of the WSS created in MOSKAN-W, which defines pumps´ parameters such as flow, head, and efficiency. Using optimization options of calculation software several scenarios of energy costs were prepared.
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