Strategic Placement of In-line Turbines for Optimum Power Generation and Leakage Reduction in Water Supply Networks

Priyanshu Jain () and Ruchi Khare
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Priyanshu Jain: Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology
Ruchi Khare: Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), 2024, vol. 38, issue 10, No 6, 3623-3638

Abstract: Abstract Conduit hydropower systems improve the efficiency of water supply networks (WSNs) by utilizing excess network pressure for providing renewable energy while significantly reducing leakage. A major problem in using conduit hydropower is finding the optimum location for installing power generation devices like in-line turbines or pumps operating as turbines (PATs). This paper suggests an optimization model to find the optimum location for placing in-line turbines in WSNs using a non-parametric Rao algorithm for optimal daily power generation. The methodology is tested on a hypothetical 5-Node network and later applied to a benchmark 25-Node network. Installing turbines at optimum locations reduced network leakage by 76332.00 and 380473.87 L, representing approximately 2.57% & 2.94% of the total water demand of 5-Node and 25-Node networks, respectively, and generated 184.12 & 547.48 kWh/day of hydropower.

Keywords: Water supply network; Leakage reduction; Power generation; Optimization; Rao algorithm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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