GREENVILLE, SC – March 1, 2015 Motors@Work LLC today announced the commercial availability of Motors@Work™ v 2.0. Building on Motors@Work™ electric motor life-cycle energy performance management capabilities. Release 2.0 incorporates the energy management of water and wastewater pumping motor-driven systems including the patent pending Multi-source Pumping Optimization configurator.
The water/wastewater focused release 2.0 is based on a Motors@Work™ industry specific solutions product strategy. There are in excess of 75,000 water and wastewater systems in the United States alone, estimated to consume well over 150 billion kilowatt- hours (kWh) a year, approximately 12% of the total electricity consumed in commercial and industrial sectors. Not only is energy consumption an industry sector concern today but if consumption growth is in line with projections it will further add to the economic challenges water/wastewater operators face today.
The majority of water processing and distribution energy consumption is by motors and motor-driven systems related to pumping. Given that over 80% of the electricity used by water systems is from pumping, most of the energy reduction gains can be realized through operating the water pumping systems more efficiently and cost effectively. These efficiencies are gained not only from a design and asset life-cycle management perspective, but by operating the right (most efficient available) component pumping system(s), at the right time, for the right duration, to meet operational requirements at the least cost.
Patent Pending Multi-source Pumping Optimization provides the water/wastewater operator the intelligence needed to systematically determine: Motors@Work LLC Company Confidential
- The operating system component efficiency
- Which pumping systems should be operating to meet the operational demand
- What the optimal pumping strategy and system operating configuration
- How long should each pumping system operate per day
- When should each pumping system operate per day
- If the pumping systems operating at the least possible cost
- The cost per day to operate the pumping systems
- If additional capacity is required to meet demand
- The environmental impact of the pumping operation and the management controls required to keep the program sustainable
“We are very excited to bring to market the Motors@Work™ Release 2.0 pumping system optimization capabilities which enable our water/wastewater utility customers the ability to know exactly where their pumping system energy is going and, more importantly, where it should be going and when. The Motors@Work™ Patent Pending Multi-source Pumping Optimization will systematically support water and wastewater Utility’s pumping operations efficiency and cost effectiveness. Motors@Work™ will enable the Utility Operator to systematically achieve the best outcome (i.e., minimum costs and maximum system efficiency) through the optimization of pumping system demand, capacity, and costs in addition to supporting normalizing the electric Utility Providers generating capacity.” noted Rod Ellsworth, Founder & CEO Motors@Work LLC.