PAT design strategy for energy recovery in water distribution networks by electrical regulation

Energies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 411-424

  Carravetta, Armando ^a   del Giudice, Giuseppe ^a   Fecarotta, Oreste ^a   Ramos, Helena M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

PAT electrical regulation; PAT Hydraulic Regulation; Pump as turbine (PAT); Variable operating strategy (VOS); Water Distribution Networks

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; DROPS; ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; INVESTMENTS; TURBINES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

OPERATING STRATEGY; PAT ELECTRICAL REGULATION; PAT HYDRAULIC REGULATION; PUMP AS TURBINE (PAT); WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84873155010     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en6010411     Document Type: Article

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