Water Industry SolutionsEnergy Management

Conserve energy - and reduce costs - with energy management and optimization

solutions.

Benefits:• ControlmotorspeedandsaveenergywithPowerFlex®variablefrequencydrives

• Reducemechanicalwearwithsoft-starttechnology

• Activelygatherandtransmitpowerdata,includingloadmonitoringandprocessrequirements,throughoutyourenterprise

• Streamlineprocesseswithintegratedrecordingandreporting

• Enablereal-timevisibilityofenergyusageanddemandrequirementswithFactoryTalk®EnergyMetrixsoftware

Rockwell Automation Water Industry Solutions

Reduceyourenergyconsumptionandimproveoperationalperformanceinfreshwater,wastewateranddesalinationwithplant-widesolutionsfromRockwellAutomation.WhenyouchooseRockwellAutomation,youareassuredinnovativeproductsandservicesthatconformtostringentindustryrequirements.

Oursolutionsforthewaterindustryimproveyourabilitytomonitor,controlandoptimizeyouroperations–soyoucanbettermanageyourenergyusage.

The Challenges

Inthewaterindustry,energycostsaresubstantial.Globally,pumpingandaerationprocessesaccountfor60percentofenergyusedinwaterandwastewatermanagementapplicationsandrepresentthenumberoneenergyexpense.Peak-demandchargescanfurtherincreaseyourenergyexpenditures.

Butenergyconsumptionisalsothesinglemostmanageablecostvariableintheindustry.Andimprovingenergymanagementcanhaveadramaticimpactonloweringyouroveralloperationalcosts.

Tocapturethesesavings,youneedthelatesttechnologytooptimizeyoursystems–andtoimprovethemonitoringandmanagementofyourmostenergy-intensiveprocesses.

Publication WATER-AP021-EN-P – July 2012 Copyright ©2012 Rockwell Automation, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA.

Water wastewater solutions improve motor control and system visibility – so you can manage energy consumption.

Monitor Energy Consumption and Power QualityThemulti-disciplinedPlantPAx™ProcessAutomationSystemprovidestheprocessandIntelligentMotorControlyoursystemrequires–plusvisibilityintoenergyconsumption.Throughintegratedprogrammableautomationcontrollers(PACs)andscalablesoftwarecomponents,youcanachievehighlydetailedtrendinganalysisthatcanhelpyoudetermineandautomateon-demandandpeakusage.WhenyouintegrateAllen-BradleyPowerMonitor™energymetersintoyourpumpingstations,electricalrooms,andpurificationandwater-dischargingequipment,youcanalsoobtainreal-timepowerqualitydata.Witharangeofofferingstofityourneeds,thePowerMonitorfamilyincludeswirelessandcompactmeters,aswellasthePowerMonitor5000whichprovidespowerandenergymetering,harmonicsanalysis,flicker,andwaveformcaptureviaarangeofcommunicationprotocols.Finally,FactoryTalkEnergyMetrixisascalable,web-basedenergymanagementsoftwareprogram.Itallowsyoutocapture,analyze,store,andshareenergydataacrosstheentireenterprise.

Asaresult,youcanachieveanintegratedcontrolsystemwithreal-timereportingthatallowsyoutoproactivelyrespondtochangesinpowerrequirements.

Deploy an Energy Management StrategyEnergymanagementbeginswithaplan,andtheRockwellAutomationIndustrialGreenPrint™methodologycanhelpyourcompanydevelopaholisticenergyresourcestrategythatencompassesyourconsumptionofwater,air,gas,electricityandsteam(WAGES).TheIndustrialGreenPrintmethodologyiscomprisedoffourstages–Awareness,Efficiency,OptimizationandAggregation.Bypersonalizingeachphaseofthemethodologytomeetyourspecificgoals,RockwellAutomationcanhelpyou:•Effectivelymanageenergyconsumptionpatternsandassetperformance.•Predicttheoverallimpactofprocesschangesonenergyuseandemissions.•AutomateprocessesforoptimalWAGESconsumptionacrossyourenterpriseandthroughoutthesupplychain.

Reduce Energy Use – Not ServiceIntelligentMotorControlsolutionsfromRockwellAutomationcombineleading-edgemotorcontrolwithreal-timecommunicationstohelpyoumanageandreduceenergyconsumption.Youcanachievedramaticenergysavingsthroughoutyourprocessbyreplacingacross-the-linestartingandmechanicalflowcontrol–dampersandvalves–withsoft-starttechnologyandvariablefrequencydrives.Intrinsicallyenergyefficient,Allen-Bradley®SMC™FlexcontrollersapplyreducedvoltagetoACmotorstoenablesoftstartingandstopping.Soft-starttechnologylimitsin-rushcurrent–andalsoreducestheeffectsofwaterhammerinpumpingsystems.Allen-BradleyPowerFlexvariablefrequencyACdrivesallowoperatorstoregulatemotorspeedtomatchactualloaddemandonpumpsandblowerswhilecontrollingflowratesandsystempressurefluctuations.Byreducingmotorspeedduringlow-demandcycles,youcansignificantlydecreaseenergyusage.

Allen-Bradley, GreenPrint, PlantPAx, PowerFlex, PowerMonitor, FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix and SMC are trademarks of Rockwell Automation, Inc. Trademarks not belonging to Rockwell Automation are the property of their respective companies.

EnergyMetrixVisualize your energy usage with FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix