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Modelling, Simulation and Controlling of a Multi-Pump System with Water Storage Powered by a Fluctuating and Intermittent Power Source

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  • Dorin Bordeașu

    (Department of Automation and Applied Informatics, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Vasile Parvan, No. 2, 300223 Timisoara, Romania)

  • Octavian Proștean

    (Department of Automation and Applied Informatics, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Vasile Parvan, No. 2, 300223 Timisoara, Romania)

  • Ioan Filip

    (Department of Automation and Applied Informatics, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Vasile Parvan, No. 2, 300223 Timisoara, Romania)

  • Florin Drăgan

    (Department of Automation and Applied Informatics, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Vasile Parvan, No. 2, 300223 Timisoara, Romania)

  • Cristian Vașar

    (Department of Automation and Applied Informatics, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Vasile Parvan, No. 2, 300223 Timisoara, Romania)

Abstract

In recent years, many pumping systems have begun to be powered by renewable energy generators, including mostly photovoltaic generators and, less frequently, electrical wind generators. Because of the technology’s complexity and novelty (it has not yet reached its maturation), most of those systems consist of single pumps powered by photovoltaic generators or electrical wind generators. For this reason, the current paper proposes a strategy for driving a multi-pump system with water storage powered by a fluctuating and intermittent power source, such as power grids, which are limited by price variation over different periods during the day, or photovoltaic generators and/or electrical wind generators. The current work begins by proposing a model of a multi-pump system with water storage, followed by the design of a control strategy for operating such a system powered by a fluctuating and intermittent power source in an energy-efficient manner, without sacrificing the reliability, robustness and lifetime of the plant. Finally, an analysis of two concrete situations encountered in practice is made: in one, the considered multi-pump system is powered only by a power grid limited by price variation over three periods; in the other, it is powered by a photovoltaic generator.

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  • Dorin Bordeașu & Octavian Proștean & Ioan Filip & Florin Drăgan & Cristian Vașar, 2022. "Modelling, Simulation and Controlling of a Multi-Pump System with Water Storage Powered by a Fluctuating and Intermittent Power Source," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 10(21), pages 1-24, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:10:y:2022:i:21:p:4019-:d:957123
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