Introducing Derceto's Aquadapt Operations Optimization Software
The only "customized off-the-shelf" (COTS) software tool which works online and in real-time to reduce the costs of treated water distribution, Derceto's Aquadapt software optimizes pump and valve schedules to minimize distribution costs guided primarily by electricity tariffs. Direct connection to the SCADA system provides live data, which is then used by the Aquadapt system to choose the lowest cost solution for water production and distribution which it then automatically outputs directly to pumps and valves.
Aquadapt optimizes water distribution operations in five ways:
- Reduces energy cost against tariff
- Reduces electricity peak demand charges
- Uses lowest cost source of water
- Uses lowest cost path to deliver water to customers
- Maximizes pump efficiency and reduces greenhouse gas footprint
Aquadapt calculates the minimum cost solution from the multitude of possible combinations of water production rates, pump costs and flow valve settings to meet the day's evolving demand while maintaining defined constraints such as water turnover and storage requirements. Running in real-time, Aquadapt excels in recognizing and reacting to sudden and evolving changes in demand (e.g.: fire fighting draw-off) quickly and accurately and can handle noisy or poor quality data, providing maximum reliability. Choosing the optimal solution without sacrificing reliability or safety, production and pumping is moved to the lowest cost (kWh) tariff periods, using the elevated storage tanks to satisfy demand. Aquadapt software also minimizes peak tariff charges (kW) maintaining system pressure with the lowest cost sub-set of pumps. Schedules are created for the next 48 hours for each treatment plant, pump and valve, and then re-optimized every half an hour as Aquadapt adapts to changing conditions. Aquadapt software also automates the entire water distribution process, providing consistent and reliable operation 24 hours a day.
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Aquadapt and Aquadapt-Lite
Aquadapt optimizes pump schedules to minimize distribution costs. On-line data collection allows Aquadapt to choose the lowest cost source of water. By predicting future consumption, Aquadapt calculates the thousands of possible pump schedule combinations to meet the day's evolving demand, all in real time. Aquadapt excels in picking up changes in demand quickly and accurately and can handle noisy or poor quality data, providing maximum reliability. Choosing the lowest cost solution without sacrificing reliability or safety, pumping is moved to the lowest cost tariff periods. This enables peak tariff windows to be avoided, where possible, by using the storage capacity of reservoirs to satisfy demand. Derceto also reacts quickly and accurately to sudden changes in demand such as fire fighting draw-off.
Flexibility to match your system
A team of engineers and technical specialists with experience in water treatment, hydraulic modelling and optimization techniques has developed this award winning software with flexibility in mind.
- Maintenance can be scheduled within Aquadapt at the most cost effective times.
- Each plant and pump can be manually scheduled on or off for any number of half-hour time units, or left in automatic or any combination of the two modes.
- Plant production rates and ramp rates can be changed at any time, a new solution is generated a few minutes later.
- Each reservoir can be included or excluded from automatic scheduling at any time.
- Aquadapt can be used with gravity systems, pumped systems and well fields, or any combination of these sources.
