Water Industry Solutions

Energy Management

Conserve energy - and reduce costs - with energy management and optimization solutions. Benefits:
Control motor speed and save energy with PowerFlex variable frequency drives Reduce mechanical wear with soft-start technology Actively gather and transmit power data, including load monitoring and process requirements, throughout your enterprise Streamline processes with integrated recording and reporting Enable real-time visibility of energy usage and demand requirements with FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software

The Challenges
In the water industry, energy costs are substantial. Globally, pumping and aeration processes account for 60 percent of energy used in water and wastewater management applications and represent the number one energy expense. Peak-demand charges can further increase your energy expenditures. But energy consumption is also the single most manageable cost variable in the industry. And improving energy management can have a dramatic impact on lowering your overall operational costs. To capture these savings, you need the latest technology to optimize your systems and to improve the monitoring and management of your most energy-intensive processes.

Rockwell Automation Water Industry Solutions

Reduce your energy consumption and improve operational performance in fresh water, wastewater and desalination with plant-wide solutions from Rockwell Automation. When you choose Rockwell Automation, you are assured innovative products and services that conform to stringent industry requirements. Our solutions for the water industry improve your ability to monitor, control and optimize your operations so you can better manage your energy usage.

EnergyMetrix
Visualize your energy usage with FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix

Water wastewater solutions improve motor control and system visibility so you can manage energy consumption.
Reduce Energy Use Not Service
Intelligent Motor Control solutions from Rockwell Automation combine leading-edge motor control with real-time communications to help you manage and reduce energy consumption. You can achieve dramatic energy savings throughout your process by replacing across-the-line starting and mechanical flow control dampers and valves with soft-start technology and variable frequency drives. Intrinsically energy efficient, Allen-Bradley SMC Flex controllers apply reduced voltage to AC motors to enable soft starting and stopping. Soft-start technology limits in-rush current and also reduces the effects of water hammer in pumping systems. Allen-Bradley PowerFlex variable frequency AC drives allow operators to regulate motor speed to match actual load demand on pumps and blowers while controlling flow rates and system pressure fluctuations. By reducing motor speed during low-demand cycles, you can significantly decrease energy usage. Monitor Energy Consumption and Power Quality As a result, you can achieve an integrated control system with real-time reporting that allows you to proactively respond to The multi-disciplined PlantPAx Process Automation System changes in power requirements. provides the process and Intelligent Motor Control your system requires plus visibility into energy consumption. Deploy an Energy Management Strategy Energy management begins with a plan, and the Through integrated programmable automation controllers (PACs) and scalable software components, you can achieve highly detailed Rockwell Automation Industrial GreenPrint methodology can trending analysis that can help you determine and automate help your company develop a holistic energy resource strategy on-demand and peak usage. that encompasses your consumption of water, air, gas, electricity and steam (WAGES). The Industrial GreenPrint methodology is When you integrate Allen-Bradley PowerMonitor energy meters comprised of four stages Awareness, Efficiency, Optimization into your pumping stations, electrical rooms, and purification and and Aggregation. water-discharging equipment, you can also obtain real-time power quality data. With a range of offerings to fit your needs, the By personalizing each phase of the methodology to meet your PowerMonitor family includes wireless and compact meters, as specific goals, Rockwell Automation can help you: well as the PowerMonitor 5000 which provides power and energy Effectively manage energy consumption patterns and asset metering, harmonics analysis, flicker, and waveform capture via a performance. range of communication protocols. Predict the overall impact of process changes on energy use Finally, FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix is a scalable, web-based energy and emissions. management software program. It allows you to capture, analyze, Automate processes for optimal WAGES consumption across store, and share energy data across the entire enterprise. your enterprise and throughout the supply chain.
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.

Publication WATER-AP021-EN-P July 2012

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