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contributor authorNicola Fontana
contributor authorMaurizio Giugni
contributor authorLuigi Glielmo
contributor authorGustavo Marini
date accessioned2017-12-30T13:02:23Z
date available2017-12-30T13:02:23Z
date issued2016
identifier other%28ASCE%29WR.1943-5452.0000651.pdf
identifier urihttp://138.201.223.254:8080/yetl1/handle/yetl/4244874
description abstractIn recent years, the opportunity of coupling a pressure management strategy with power generation in water distribution networks (WDNs) has attracted increasing interest. Numerical simulations developed for a number of real cases showed attractive profits and capital payback periods. Although many micro- and pico-hydro plants currently are operating along supply water mains, installations in WDNs are quite uncommon because of the high variability of flow and pressure patterns. Aiming at robust and effective industrial-based solutions, a laboratory prototype was developed for hydropower generation in WDNs. A pump as turbine (PAT) was used for generation, although a traditional turbine could be used as well. A control strategy was developed and implemented for automatic setting of regulating valves, aimed at both ensuring adequate pressure over the network and maximizing electric power. Experiments showed that the valves, equipped with the automatic control system previously described, can automatically both regulate the flow running the PAT and guarantee the set point pressure at the network monitored node, even in cases of abrupt change in pressure and flow discharge.
publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
titleReal Time Control of a Prototype for Pressure Regulation and Energy Production in Water Distribution Networks
typeJournal Paper
journal volume142
journal issue7
journal titleJournal of Water Resources Planning and Management
identifier doi10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000651
page04016015
treeJournal of Water Resources Planning and Management:;2016:;Volume ( 142 ):;issue: 007
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