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Energy Efficient Pump Station Operation with a Pump Switching Constraint

by Kofi Awumah, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, United States,
Kevin E. Lansey, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Water Resources Planning and Management: Saving a Threatened Resource?In Search of Solutions

Abstract:

Pump operation scheduling has become a significant practical and research concern as utilities increase their computer usage. This paper presents an integer programming algorithm which is capable of developing an operation schedule for a single tank system which does not contain a large number of pumps. The objective is to minimize pump operation costs while limiting the number of pump switches within an on-line model. The objective of the optimization problem is to provide a schedule for pump operations over the planning horizon that will yield the lowest energy cost.

Subject Headings: Pumps | Pumping stations | Power plants | Energy efficiency | Benefit cost ratios | Computer programming | Water supply systems

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