Retrofitting a water-pumping station with adjustable speed drives: Feasibility analysis: Final report

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6846857

The objective of this report is to develop a generalized methodology for examining water distribution systems for adjustable speed drive (ASD) applications and to provide an example (the City of Chicago 68th Street Water Pumping Station) using the methodology. The City of Chicago water system was chosen as the candidate for analysis because it has a large service area distribution network with no storage provisions after the distribution pumps. Many industrial motors operate at only one speed or a few speeds. By speeding up or slowing down, ASDs achieve gentle startups and gradual shutdowns thereby providing plant equipment a longer life with fewer breakdowns while minimizing the energy requirements. The test program substantiated that ASDs enhance product quality and increase productivity in many industrial operations, including extended equipment life. 35 figs.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA); CRS Sirrine, Inc., Raleigh, NC (USA); Power Electronics Applications Center, Knoxville, TN (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6846857
• Report Number(s): EPRI-EM-5913; ON: TI88016214
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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