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Improvement of the Electrical Regulation of a Microhydropower System using a Water Management Tool

doi: 10.3390/w14101535
handle: 10251/189899
The constant growth of the population and the increase in the need for resources create challenges, and it is necessary to seek more sustainable solutions to manage them more adequately and efficiently. In recent years, the use of renewable energy systems has increased, in which water distribution networks are no exception. Pumps operating as turbines (PATs) are an innovative solution with enormous potential to achieve these sustainable development goals. As a means of improving sustainability, in this research, an optimized regulation tool is developed to maximize the recovered energy in the system using PATs in water distribution networks (WDNs). This is possible due to the use of empirical methods for the estimation of the characteristic curves. The tool was developed in Simulink MATLAB, in which the optimization and iterative steps were carried out. It is based on the intended methodology and applied to a real case study. When implementing the tool, the results given are the hydraulic–electrical regulation strategies, where the number of machines working, the frequency inverter setpoint, and the degree of opening of the pressure-reducing valves (PRV) is defined for any given time. After the analysis in the case study, the tool recovered 28% of the supplied energy in the system. This daily recovered energy was above 7160 kWh, and it contributed to an increase in efficiency and sustainability.
INGENIERIA HIDRAULICA, Pump working as turbine, Electronic regulation, Hydraulic regulation, electronic regulation, hydraulic regulation; electronic regulation; sustainability; pump working as turbine; water distribution network, TD201-500, Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes, 06.- Garantizar la disponibilidad y la gestión sostenible del agua y el saneamiento para todos, hydraulic regulation, Hydraulic engineering, sustainability, Water distribution network, pump working as turbine, Sustainability, water distribution network, TC1-978
INGENIERIA HIDRAULICA, Pump working as turbine, Electronic regulation, Hydraulic regulation, electronic regulation, hydraulic regulation; electronic regulation; sustainability; pump working as turbine; water distribution network, TD201-500, Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes, 06.- Garantizar la disponibilidad y la gestión sostenible del agua y el saneamiento para todos, hydraulic regulation, Hydraulic engineering, sustainability, Water distribution network, pump working as turbine, Sustainability, water distribution network, TC1-978
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