Derceto Pump Scheduling Software

From Derceto’s web site:

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 optimizes pump schedules to minimize distribution costs guided primarily by electricity tariffs. Direct connection to the SCADA system provides live data, which is then used by Derceto to choose the lowest cost sources of water as well as distribution and booster pump schedules. Derceto calculates the minimum cost solution from the multitude of possible pump schedule combinations to meet the dayג€™s evolving demand while maintaining defined constraints such as water turnover and storage requirements.

Running in real-time, Derceto 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, pumping is moved to the lowest cost (kWh) tariff periods, using the elevated storage tanks to satisfy demand.

Derceto 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 pump and treatment plant, and then re-optimized every half an hour as Derceto adapts to changing conditions. Derceto also automates the entire water distribution process, providing consistent and reliable operation 24 hours a day.

For more information see Derceto web site.