Safely landing water networks during power outages with energy storage

Josh A. Taylor, Richard Perryman, Aimy Bazylak, Bryan Karney

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2 Scopus citations

Abstract

One of the main causes of water hammer in water networks is power outages. Water hammer is usually mitigated with surge tanks and by mechanically interfacing flywheels with pumps. We propose to use electrical energy storage to keep pumps operational through power outages. We formulate a safe landing problem, in which the pressures and flows are brought to zero without damaging the network and before the storage runs out of energy. We show results from a preliminary numerical study for a single pipe system.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2018 56th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages346-350
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781538665961
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event56th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2018 - Monticello, United States
Duration: Oct 2 2018Oct 5 2018

Publication series

Name2018 56th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2018

Conference

Conference56th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMonticello
Period10/2/1810/5/18

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Signal Processing
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Control and Optimization

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