The water Supply system is one of the major
functions of urban local bodies in terms of providing safe
water to its residents. The energy charges on water supply
pumping system also occupy a major portion of the
electricity bill. Hence special attention shall be paid for
energy conservation in the water supply system to minimize
the expenditure related to energy consumption, based on the
associated energy tariffs. “The main aim of study is to
conduct Energy Audit of Booster Pumping station installed
in Nagpur Water Supply system & evaluate energy
efficiency based on actual measurements. During Energy
Audit carried out measurements of various
Electrical/Mechanical parameters. Like voltage, Current,
KWH, Frequency, Maximum Demand, Power factor, Flow,
Pressure using Energy Audit instruments to calculate the
total electrical energy consumption per day and total actual
energy use per day, maximum (VA ) demand, consumption
figures of the whole pump in the plant, energy cost figures of
the plant in (KWh), where we discovered very high energy
wastage during operation .Therefore ways to reduce energy
consumption by various energy conservation methods are
recommended for optimum utilization. For optimum
utilization automation placed important role.
Published In : IJCAT Journal Volume 2, Issue 5
Date of Publication : May 2015
Pages : 135 - 138
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Publication Link :Review on the Energy Audit of Water Pumping
Stations and Its Cost Saving Measures
Gajanan Raut : M.Tech Student, Department of Electrical Engineering RCERT Chandrapur, Gondwana University
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Dr. Z. J. Khan : Professor & HOD, Department of Electrical Engineering RCERT Chandrapur, Gondwana University,
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Energy Audit
Energy Conservation Methods
Pumps Operation
Energy Consumption
Energy Audit of Booster Pumping stations in Nagpur
Water Supply system. In performance evaluation find out
the operating performance i.e. loading, operating
efficiencies of the various installed equipments at
pumping stations, measurements were carried out using
energy audit instruments. To analyzed Electricity bills &
energy Tariff of MSEB Booster Pumping Stations. Energy
conservation measures of booster pumping Station can be
taken to improve energy efficiency thereby resulting in
energy cost reduction which could lead to savings in the
electricity Bills. The Energy Conservations Measures
(ECMs) for Booster pumping stations include saving by
Time of Day (TOD),Power Factor improvements,
Reduction in maximum demand, Replacing inefficient
lighting with energy efficient lighting, Replacement of
inefficient pump with energy efficient pump.
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