Industrial Engineering Projects

Bacon Pump Station

For this project, Interface provided electrical and instrumentation design associated with a major renovation of an existing water booster pumping station. The existing eight-pump (2-200 HP, 6-100 HP) system served three pressure zones. The pumps were used in a single pumping scheme that boosted water pressure associated with the three pumping zone. Improved pressure zone control, improved energy usage, and additional pumping capacity were project goals. The existing pumping station had to remain in service during the construction phase. This required a staged approach to construction, including combined pressure zone operations. A fourteen-pump (5-200HP, 2-100HP, 3-75HP, 4-30HP) system was developed to replace the existing pumping system. The new pumping system consists of both new and existing pumps (2-200 HP and 2-100 HP) to achieve an economical design and to allow for the staged construction.  Much of the existing electrical switchgear was reconfigured and reused. The existing pumping station was powered by two utility services. Two emergency generators were installed to provide back-up power.  The existing PLC system and control strategies were replaced with a new PLC system and enhanced control strategies.  A combination of Full Voltage, Reduced Voltage and VFD based motor starting techniques were utilized for motor control.  Control and monitoring functions of the new system were integrated with the existing SCADA system.

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