Open AccessEnergy Savings Potential Associated with Reactive Power in Water Pumping Systems
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of thermal and environmental engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1923-7316
DOI - 10.5383/ijtee.11.01.009
Subject(s) - ac power , work (physics) , power (physics) , environmental science , energy (signal processing) , water pumping , current (fluid) , process engineering , electrical engineering , engineering , mathematics , physics , mechanical engineering , quantum mechanics , inlet , statistics
This paper presents the potential of energy saving in water pumping system. A sample of 32 pumping units has been chosen randomly for the current work. Measurements of power quality energy loss were performed, using Fluke 437-ii power quality and energy analyzer. It was found that energy losses due to reactive power is about 22% of the total power energy losses in water pumping units in Jordan. Losses due to reactive power is 14.57 GWh in 2012 with an expected cost of 51.2 GWh during 2015-2017; unless reactive power is cured.