Study of Power Consumption Smoothing for Water Distribution System Based on Water Supply Management and Demand Adjustment

Abstract

Two power consumption smoothing methods for a water transition and distribution system based on water supply management and demand adjustment are proposed and evaluated by simulations. One is the power smoothing method with the achievable power target calculation. The other is the power smoothing method with a demand adjustment that can achieve a flat demand by effectively using the storage capacity of receiving tanks of heavy consumers. Simulation tests showed that the former method is effective to attain flat power consumption during a time zone with a high water demand and the latter method can achieve almost flat power consumption throughout a day.