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

Diego Ramon Bonilla Garcia, Margarita Gil Samaniego Ramos, Conrado García, Armando Perez-Sanchez () and Marcos Coronado
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Diego Ramon Bonilla Garcia: Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Blvd. Benito Juárez S/N, Mexicali 21280, Baja California, Mexico
Margarita Gil Samaniego Ramos: Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Blvd. Benito Juárez S/N, Mexicali 21280, Baja California, Mexico
Conrado García: Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Blvd. Benito Juárez S/N, Mexicali 21280, Baja California, Mexico
Armando Perez-Sanchez: Facultad de Ciencias de la Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Tijuana 22260, Baja California, Mexico
Marcos Coronado: Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Blvd. Benito Juárez S/N, Mexicali 21280, Baja California, Mexico

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 22, 1-16

Abstract: 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 CO 2eq /year if the old pump is replaced by a new one, which is the lowest cost alternative according to a Life Cycle Cost (LCC).

Keywords: pump evaluation; water distribution system; virtual instrument; energy saving; carbon footprint; best efficiency point (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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