Efficiency evaluation of a micro-generation system for energy recovery in water distribution networks

Author

Dannier, A. ; Del Pizzo, A. ; Giugni, M. ; Fontana, N. ; Marini, G. ; Proto, D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Inf. Technol., Univ. of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy

fYear

2015

fDate

16-18 June 2015

Firstpage

689

Lastpage

694

Abstract

The paper deals with the efficiency evaluation of a micro-generation unit for energy recovery in water distribution networks. The analyzed system includes an electric motor-driven pump working as turbine/generator, connected to the electrical grid through a bi-directional power converter. The micro-generation unit is implemented in an experimental setup which simulates a real water network in a reduced scale. The unit was tested and analyzed in order to monitor some critical electrical quantities as well as to evaluate its generating efficiency. In the measurements campaign, various operating conditions were analyzed. The corresponding results are reported and discussed.

Keywords

distributed power generation; electric motors; power convertors; power grids; pumps; water supply; bi-directional power converter; critical electrical quantities; efficiency evaluation; electric motor-driven pump; electrical grid; energy recovery; generating efficiency; generator; measurements campaign; micro-generation unit; turbine; water distribution networks; Current measurement; Magnetic heads; Pumps; Transducers; Valves; Voltage measurement; Distributed Generation; Energy Recovery; Pump As Turbine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP), 2015 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Taormina

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCEP.2015.7177566

Filename

7177566