Pump-as-Turbine Selection Methodology for Energy Recovery in Irrigation Networks: Minimising the Payback Period

Pump-as-Turbine Selection Methodology for Energy Recovery in Irrigation Networks: Minimising the Payback Period

In pressurized irrigation networks, energy reaches around 40% of the total water costs. Pump-as-Turbines (PATs) are a cost-effective technology for energy recovery, although they can present low efficiencies when operating outside of the best efficiency point (BEP). Flow fluctuations are very import...

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Main Authors: Miguel Crespo Chacón, Juan Antonio Rodríguez Díaz, Jorge García Morillo, Aonghus McNabola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
hydropower
irrigation networks
combinatorial analysis
statistical analysis
pump-as-turbine
payback period
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/1/149

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