Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1990
Publication Source
U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
Abstract
This report presents an optimal control methodology designed to reduce the electrical consumption and operating costs at Army water supply pumping stations.
The methodology, contained in a computer program called Optimal Control of Pumping Stations (OCOPS), enables water utility managers and operators to reduce the electrical consumption at pumping stations while maintaining adequate storage and system pressures for fire protection. OCOPS can be applied to any water distribution system and is not limited to any number of pumps, pump stations, or storage tanks within the system.
The optimal control strategy developed is based on electricity unit charges, but can be modified to include electrical demand charges. OCOPS was applied to the Fort Hood, TX water distribution system to demonstrate the effectiveness and capabilities of the model. OCOPS calculated optimal pumping costs nearly identical to actual costs (within 3 percent), indicating that Fort Hood is already operating at the optimal level.
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 1990, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Publisher
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Place of Publication
Champaign, IL
eCommons Citation
Chase, Donald V., "A Computer Program for Optimal Control of Water Supply Pump Stations: Development and Testing" (1990). Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Faculty Publications. 19.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/cee_fac_pub/19
Comments
Approved for public release. Permission documentation is on file.