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    1. Installing a variable frequency drive (VFD) on an existing 125 HP centrifugal pump that operates 1,787 hours per year at a farm could save 28,891 kWh per year and $1,733 in annual power costs based on an analysis. 2. The VFD would allow the pump to operate more efficiently at lower speeds, reducing energy use. It would pay for itself in about 11 years based on the estimated savings and $19,500 installed cost. 3. Graphs show the original pump curve at 60 Hz and estimated curves at lower frequencies from the VFD, along with operating points projected to have lower head requirements and energy use.

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    1. Installing a variable frequency drive (VFD) on an existing 125 HP centrifugal pump that operates 1,787 hours per year at a farm could save 28,891 kWh per year and $1,733 in annual power costs based on an analysis. 2. The VFD would allow the pump to operate more efficiently at lower speeds, reducing energy use. It would pay for itself in about 11 years based on the estimated savings and $19,500 installed cost. 3. Graphs show the original pump curve at 60 Hz and estimated curves at lower frequencies from the VFD, along with operating points projected to have lower head requirements and energy use.

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    Pump VFD ES Estimator

    Uploaded by

    Veeresh Mustapure
    1. Installing a variable frequency drive (VFD) on an existing 125 HP centrifugal pump that operates 1,787 hours per year at a farm could save 28,891 kWh per year and $1,733 in annual power costs based on an analysis. 2. The VFD would allow the pump to operate more efficiently at lower speeds, reducing energy use. It would pay for itself in about 11 years based on the estimated savings and $19,500 installed cost. 3. Graphs show the original pump curve at 60 Hz and estimated curves at lower frequencies from the VFD, along with operating points projected to have lower head requirements and energy use.

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    Variable Frequency Drive - Energy Savings Estimator 062010

    Irrigator Name and Address Utility Name and Acct No

    When beginning
    Scooby Do Farms Nice Cooperative a new analysis,
    Wally World, WA Meter # begin with a
    "clean sheet".
    Management inputs Selected or Existing Pump Erasing all data
    Manufacturer Type Model Pump RPM from a sheet
    Existing may result in
    System flow Gross Calc Annual Franklin Centrifugal 86CCP14 1,780
    errors.
    Field size rate irrigation Operating Base pump curve (60 Hz)
    (irrig ac) (gpm) applied (in/yr) Hours Point Flow (gpm) Head (ft) Efficiency (%)
    500 2300 18 1,771 1 1250 215 60
    Annual Usage 150,000 kWh/yr 2 1750 205 73
    3 2000 200 78
    Motor assumptions Costs 4 2250 190 83
    5 2500 185 86
    VFD Average Cost Installed 6 2750 180 86
    Motor Efficiency per kWh Cost VFD 7 3000 170 85
    Efficiency (%) (%) ($) ($) 8 3250 160 83
    90 95 $0.06 $19,500 9
    Motor HP 125 nameplate HP 10
    Calc Op Hrs 1787 Compare to above hrs 11

    Operating points/ system curve without VFD Operating points/System curve with VFD

    Pump
    Efficiency Head Reqs VFD freq Pump
    Point Flow (gpm) Head (ft) (%) Flow (gpm) (ft) (Hz) Efficiency (%)
    1 750 226 45 750 150 49.3 50
    2 1,500 212 67 1500 150 51.4 73
    3 2,250 192 83 2250 160 55.4 85
    4 2,800 177 86 2800 170 59.1 86
    5 3,000 171 86 3000 170 60.0 86
    6

    Operating points/ system curve without VFD Operating points/System curve with VFD
    Point %Hrs Input-HP KWh VFD freq (Hz) Input-HP %Hrs KWh
    1 10% 107 14,073 49.3 67 10% 8,817
    2 30% 133 52,796 51.4 91 30% 35,999
    3 30% 146 58,032 55.4 125 30% 49,726
    4 20% 161 42,613 59.1 163 20% 43,043
    5 10% 168 22,217 60.0 176 10% 23,256
    6

    Efficiency (%)
    60 Hertz Base pump curve
    175 12
    Head in ft

    170 10
    60 hz
    165
    57 HZ 8
    160
    150
    150 6
    155
    4
    150

    145 2

    140 0
    500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
    Flow in gpm

    With out VFD With VFD


    Annual Power Cost/season Annual Power Cost/season Energy Savings Power Savings Payback
    use (KWH) ($) use (KWH) ($) (kWh/yr) ($/yr) (yrs)
    189,731 $11,383.88 160,841 $9,650.43 28,891 $1,733 11.2
    Pump Curves for Various Frequency Speeds and Specified Operating Points
    175

    60
    HZ
    170 55
    HZ
    Total head in ft

    50
    HZ
    40
    165 HZ
    35
    HZ
    Ctrl
    pt 1
    160
    Ctrl
    pt 2
    Ctrl
    pt 3
    155 Ctrl
    pt 4
    Ctrl
    pt 5
    Ctrl
    150 pt 6
    Slid
    er
    73%
    eff
    145 78%
    eff
    83%
    eff
    86%
    140 eff
    0 500 1000 1500 2000
    Flow in gpm 2500 3000 3500

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