Measurement and verification of a municipal water pumping project

Authors

  • I E Bosman North-West University, Potchefstroom
  • L J Grobler North-West University, Potchefstroom

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2006/v17i1a3365

Keywords:

measurement and verification, water pumping, load management, baseline development

Abstract

The processes that were followed to develop the baseline to Measure and Verify (M&V) a Municipal Demand Side Management (DSM) water pumping project that is being implemented is described in this paper. This paper is a follow-up on a previous paper presented at the ICUE 2004 (Measurement and Verification of a Municipal Water Pumping Project). The previous paper described the M&V process and the methodology that would be used to develop the baseline for the project. The project is currently in the implementation phase. To develop the baseline, energy data was recorded for all the pumps as well as the total flow from the pump station. The baseline was developed by determining an average 30 minute weekday, Saturday and Sunday profile. The baseline also includes a relation between daily water pumped and electricity consumption. Therefore, the baseline can be adjusted if the total amount of water pumped daily is lower or higher than the average values used. This will ensure that the baseline takes possible load growth or possible load reduction into consideration. The baseline will be used to determine the impact of the project after implementation.

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Published

2006-02-01

How to Cite

Bosman, I. E., & Grobler, L. J. (2006). Measurement and verification of a municipal water pumping project. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, 17(1), 42–49. https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2006/v17i1a3365