SMART PUMPS
FLOW PREDICTION TOOL
FOR VARIABLE SPEED PUMP STATIONS By Troy Leyden, Operations Engineer, Fitzroy River Water (a business unit of Rockhampton Regional Council)
Variable Speed Drives (VSD), also known as variable voltage variable frequency drives or pulse width modulation, are commonplace in water pump stations where they allow reliable pressure or flow regulation and substantial energy savings simultaneously. In sewage pump stations, the use of VSDs is less widespread, but through the use of daily cleaning cycles, high torque settings and reverse-run subroutines, the major obstacles to widespread acceptance are being overcome.
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