Optimal design and operation of irrigation pumping stations using mathematical programming and Genetic Algorithm (GA)
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Abstract
For many water authorities worldwide, one of the greatest potential areas for energy savings is in pump selection and in the related effective scheduling of daily pump operations. The optimal control and operation of an irrigation pumping station is achieved here by first solving the nonlinear governing model using Lagrange Multipliers (LM) and then through Genetic Algorithm (GA) approach. Computation in both methods is driven by an objective function that includes operating and capital costs subject to various performance and hydraulic constraints. The LM approach first specifies the annual energy costs and minimizes the total cost for all sets of pumping stations; the method then selects the least-cost pumps from among the feasible sets. The GA model simultaneously determines the least total annual cost of the pump station and its operation. The solution includes the selection of pump type, capacity, and the number of units, as well as scheduling the operation of irrigation pumps that results in minimum design and operating cost for a set of water demand curves. Application of the two models to a real-world project shows not only considerable savings in cost and energy but also highlights the efficiency and ease of the GA approach for solving complex problems of this type.
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| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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