Water Industry Solutions

Pump Control

Reduce energy andmaintenance costs whileincreasing reliability anddiagnostics with automatedpump control.

 

Benefts:

• Reduceenergyusage/costs

• Reducemaintenancecosts

• Regulatehydraulicharmonics

• Improveprocesscontrolanddiagnostics

• Increasesystemreliabilityanduptime

• Reducewaterhammer

• Near-unitypowerfactorthroughoutspeed

ranges 

Rockwell AutomationWater Industry Solutions

Handleyourpumpcontrolchallengesinfresh

water,wastewateranddealinationwith

solutionsfromRockwellAutomation®.

Ourindustryexperiencemeansthatyoureceive

productsandservicesthatconformtostringent

industryrequirements,andproducerealenergy

savingsandprovidegreatercontrolsoyoucan

demonstratepaybackandminimizerisktothe

utilityandyourservedcommunity.

The Challenges

Pumpandowcontrolisthefoundationofmanagingwaterandwastewater

facilities.

Fixedspeedpumpsmakeregulatingwaterpressureandvaryingowrequirements

complicatedandtime-consuming.Continuous-runhighhorsepowerindustrial

pumpsandblowersinthewaterindustryarehugeenergyconsumersand

contributetomechanicalandelectricalmotorissues.Peakdemandelectricity

chargescanfurtherincreaseenergycosts.

Reliability,eciencyandredundancyofpumpsystemsarecrucialtoseamless

waterservicetoyourcustomers,andlackofdiagnosticinformationresultsin

increasedmaintenanceanddowntime.

Municipalitiesneedtoapplycurrenttechnologiestorunthepumpsandmotorsfor

overallreducedoperatingcosts.

 

Publication WATER-AP016B-EN-P – July 2012 Copyright ©2012 Rockwell Automation, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in Canada

Optimize Pump ControlIntelligentMotorControlsolutionsfromRockwellAutomationcombineleading-edgemotorcontrolandprotectiondeviceswithadvancednetworkinganddiagnosticcapabilities.

Youcanimprovespeedandpowercontrol,reduceenergyuse,andaccessmotorspeed,voltage,powerconsumption,andfaultconditioninformationthroughnetworkedvariablefrequencydrives(VFDs),motorcontrolcenters(MCCs)andsmartmotorcontrollers(SMCs).

Excellent motor performance, reliabilityand reduced energy use

OptimizemotorperformanceandreduceenergyusebyregulatingmotorspeedwithVFDstocontrolsystempressuresandows.Theycanalsoreduceoravoidpeakdemandutilitychargesbycontrollinguctuationsinwaterdemand.

TheAllen-BradleyPowerFlex®familyofworldclassdrivesfrom0.2kW(0.25Hp)to25.4MW(34000Hp)allusethesamecommunicationinterfacesforeasyintegration.PowerFlex7000mediumvoltagedrivesoperateatminimum96percenteciencyandprovidenearunitypowerfactorthroughoutthespeedrange.

IntegratethePowermonitor™3000powerqualityandsub-meteringmonitorinpumpingstations,electricalrooms,andpuricationandwater-dischargingequipmenttogetreal-time

powerqualitydata,harmonicsanalysis,oscillography,andsub-meteringviaavarietyofcommunicationprotocols.

Motor protection and reduced maintenance

AchieveoptimalmotorperformanceandextendedmotorlifethroughnetworkedcontrolandprotectionfeaturesfromRockwellAutomation.

• Allen-Bradley®CENTERLINE®MCCsusethetimeprovenandindustryleadingCENTERLINEbusdesign.Thisbusdesignallowsforimprovedheatdissipation,easierinstallationandmaintenanceandincreasedcurrentcarryingcapacity.

• PowerFlexVFDseliminatemostharmonicsissuesandhelpprotectmotorsandotherelectronicequipment.

• Allen-BradleySMC™Flexsmartmotorcontrollershelpreducewaterhammer,oerelectronicmotoroverloadprotection,meteringandbuilt-inDPIcommunications.

Allen-Bradleyintelligentmotorcontrolproductshelpyouaccessdiagnosticinformationtosimplifymaintenanceandtroubleshooting,andhelpreducedowntime.Embeddedstartuproutines,commonlanguageparametersandlocalparameterarrangementsreduceprogrammingandtroubleshootingtime.

Reduceyouroperatingcosts,totalcostofownershipandprovidefutureexpandabilitywithfullwaterandwastewatersolutionsandsupportservicesfromRockwellAutomation.

Water and wastewater pump control solutions that help you save

energy and reduce operational costs.

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